80s Flashback...For the First Time! "License to Drive"

Who's your favorite Corey?

The Story:

Les Anderson (Corey Haim) is 16 and ready to test for his driver's license.  His twin sister aces the exam, but Les isn't so lucky.  Having promised the hottest girl in school (Heather Graham) to take her out Saturday night, Les sits home, bummed.  A late night call asking if he's coming, and Les decides to sneak out in Grandpa's prized Cadillac.  What could possibly go wrong?

For those with rose-colored glasses, I'm about to trash one of your favorite films, since this was my first viewing of the movie.

Well okay, I'm not going to trash it, so much as I'm going to simply shrug my shoulders.

Meh.

It was okay.

There was nothing great about it, that's for sure.  Richard Masur and Carol Kane are pretty much wasted in their roles as the cool yet wacky parents.  They get to have some fun, but their screen time is limited.

I'm not even sure Dean (Corey Feldman) gets enough screen time as he barely pops up at the beginning, and then doesn't come back until the very end when Les is out driving for the night.  It taints the whole Two Coreys theory of awesomeness.


Okay, not really. : )

If you watched it when it came out, you may have loved it, but it's pretty lame, pretty tame, and really rather generic comedy all the way around.

Available to stream instantly on Netflix as of this writing.

Final Grade: C-

Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: If I want to watch the Corey's, it begins, and ends, with Lost Boys.  :)