Despite failing his test for a driver's license, nice guy 16-year-old Les Anderson (a fine and engaging performance by Corey Haim) decides to sneak out of the house and use his grandfather's prized '72 Cadillac for a date with the luscious Mercedes Lane (an extremely sweet and delectable Heather Graham in her first substantial film role). Les' brash hipster best friend Dean (Corey Feldman in top-rate supremely cool form) and their nerdy pal Charles (a charmingly geeky Michael Manasseri) tag along for the wild and outrageous ride. Director Greg Beeman, working from a smart and witty script by Neil Tolkin, relates the eventful and entertaining story at a zippy pace, maintains an amiable good-natured tone throughout, and adroitly milks the funny sense of inspired zany humor for loads of major laughs (the final gag concerning Les' grandpa in particular is a gut-busting corker!). Moreover, this movie deserves extra praise for having actual teenagers portraying adolescents. The lively acting from the able cast helps matters a whole lot: The strong and appealing chemistry between the two Coreys keeps the picture humming, with sturdy support from Richard Masur as Les' easygoing father, Carol Kane as Les' wacky pregnant mother, Nina Siemaszko as Les' stuck-up snob sister Natalie, James Avery as Les' hard-nosed DMV examiner, Helen Hanft as formidable DMV head honcho Miss Hellberg, and, in an especially bravura uncredited turn, Henry Alan Miller as a raucous drunk driver. Jay Ferguson's rousing score and the spirited rocking soundtrack both hit the stirring spot. The polished cinematography by Bruce Surtees gives the picture a pleasing bright look. A total blast.

License to Drive is a cheery, cheesy late 1980s comedy that stars the two Coreys.

Corey Haim is a 16 year old High School Kid who arrives to school by bus. He daydreams of driving a red corvette with school hottie Mercedes Lane.

The film starts of breezily as he tries to pass the test and gets his licence. His twin sister sails through the theory test, he does not. His twin sister gets a very nice examiner for the practical, he gets James Avery who is gruff, takes him on difficult roads and puts a cup of hot coffee on the dashboard and Corey better not spill it.

Corey flunks his tests and does not mention this to his parents and friends. The second half of the movie is less interesting as Corey borrows his grandfather's Cadillac to take Mercedes out on a date as she wants to make her boyfriend jealous and ends up getting in various scrapes.

License to Drive is not a great film but even after almost 30 years it is still fun. Corey Feldman as always is still annoying. It always surprised me how far he went with such limited talent for a few years.

Corey Haim fails his driver's test. But this does not stop him from picking up his new girlfriend (Heather Graham) and his friends (including Corey Feldman) and going on an all-night adventure. This movie is so 80s it hurts!

I love 80s movies. I love Corey Feldman movies. So, yes, I love this movie. My friend Jason and I watched this and could predict the entire plot as it went along (so many 80s clichés, so little time). You would think this predictability would make it a bad movie, but it only made it better. There should be an 80s movie Bingo with things like "mobsters chase kids" or "kid steals car from parents" on it... between this film and "Adventures in Babysitting", you would have a blackout.

I wonder one thing: would Corey Feldman be better as the lead actor rather than the supporting cast? He is funnier and more likable than Haim (and more handsome),but can he carry a film? I guess we will never know. And luckily Heather Graham spends the majority of this movie in the trunk of a car. I know many people think she is hot, but even in the 80s when she was still young she was just not attractive to me. For the 80s, give me Ione Skye or Jennifer Jason Leigh or Elisabeth Shue, please.

But yeah, if you like car chases and the dad from "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", this is your movie. If you like Carol Kane playing a pregnant woman, this is your movie. If you like excessive vulgarity and sex, this is not your movie (sorry, this is not "Fast Times").

I recommend this film. Heck, rent a few Feldman classics. "Lost Boys", "Goonies" and this are all great. Maybe even "Dream a Little Dream" if you plan to be up all night. I can think of a worse film to watch while enjoying a cold beer and some buttery popcorn. Feldman may have grown up to be a complete jerk, but his glory days will never fade.