License revoked R jrWCAFLCNCOTO U r i u I r It rfu nr’ t nt U rtU r Producer- probablv pitched Li i 'i t Dm i as "Ferris Bueller Gets Behind the Wheel ” The movie pi u s like a prequel to John Hughes' 19s6 comedy borrowing its look and whack-you-over-the-head appro ich to comedv The bludgeoning starts with the trst stene a dream sequence where Les (Corey Haim) the kid who can't get his license finds himself chained to the seat of a school bus — a lumbering morbid vehicle that looks like a reject from I he Toad H arum This is formula — kid fails driving test kid makes date with hottest girl m school kid is forced to take thecaroutanvwav Still there are some genuine thrills in this sitcomic joy ride especially when Les gets behind the wheel of the family car — Grandpa's 1972 Cadillac (with only 20000 miles on it) Les almost kills himself to take care of the vehicle and he’s too preoccupied to enjoy his dream date with a girl named Mercedes (Heather Graham) K i Mv to Dt ti i takes too much license with its nuttmess playing wackv moments to the point where the comedy sputters Director Greg Reeman — who is making his feature debut after two Disney Sunday movies — doesn’t know when to let off the gas The director has lost i ontrol by the closing scenes a ludi-i rous burkuard drive during which Les rushes his pregnant mother to i Iip hospital Haim and co-star Corey Feldman (both Irom I in Ln'-t lb us) go through the comic motions well and have enough sense to overact during the funniest moments If not they’d be smothered by Beeman’s et ess Richard Masur one of those v ou’ll-know-him-w hen-vou-see-him character actors is a not as Les’ Dad Fiovio Review Licence to Drive (PG-13) ' In fact the best things about this movie are the supporting performances minor moments and subplots — hubcaps and body-side molding The actual motor needs a tune-up - A Yf iY' fc ' i SOUTH OADE - WW£TCO DADELAND thiple US 1 51)5 279 C990 AMC TMf KENDAUE LAKES SOUTH DAOE TRtPtE AVE UNOAUOIA 385 8363 251 - - CORAL GABLES WOMTTCO MIRACLE 4 MO KMACU MAJ 443-5201 DOWNTOWN AMT TNtATt OMN1 10 OftM M’ L WJIT 0 ru games 358-2304 MIAII BEACH WOMETCO BYRON CARLYLE 7 SOO-7 ST 866-9623 BROWARD GATFWAV IV MOVIE arv 10 THUNDERBINO CINEMA 3 INVERRARY MOV ES AY PLANTATION FOX PALM BEACH BOCA MALL 6 8HAOOWOOO BOCA RATON MOVIES CHECK TIME CLOCK DISCOVER THE ACTION AND WONDER OF ‘WILLOW’ ' fe ft 9WV fe & W I L L-OV JJJ NOW SHOWING j t AlHt MOVIES AT HIALEAH CINEMA — 1S?1
