License To Drive -- remake
08-15-17, 01:17 PM
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License To Drive -- remake
EXCLUSIVE: License To Drive, the comedy that starred the two Coreys (Haim and Feldman) and a young Heather Graham in 1988, is being rebooted with female leads thanks to producer John Davis and 20th Century Fox. Alish Brophy and Scott Miles (Girl Problems) have just been hired to develop the remake, which is being described as the female version of Superbad.
The original film (also produced by Davis) was about a boy who, after failing his driver’s license tests, sneaks out for a night of partying with his girlfriend in his grandfather’s prized 1972 Cadillac Sedan de Ville.
Michael Ireland is overseeing the coming-of-age comedy for the studio.
The teen comedy remake comes on the heels of another reboot being developed by Davis: Invasion Of The Body Snatchers.
Brophy and Miles won the 2015 Nicholl Fellowship for their screenplay United States Of Fuckin’ Awesome and last adapted Lionsgate’s White Girl Problems.
Davis is a producing veteran (The Predator, Game Night, The Blacklist) whose next out outing is Disney’s Jungle Cruise starring Dwayne Johnson which is being directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.
The writers are repped by Paradigm, Circle of Confusion and attorney Lev Ginsburg.
The original film (also produced by Davis) was about a boy who, after failing his driver’s license tests, sneaks out for a night of partying with his girlfriend in his grandfather’s prized 1972 Cadillac Sedan de Ville.
Michael Ireland is overseeing the coming-of-age comedy for the studio.
The teen comedy remake comes on the heels of another reboot being developed by Davis: Invasion Of The Body Snatchers.
Brophy and Miles won the 2015 Nicholl Fellowship for their screenplay United States Of Fuckin’ Awesome and last adapted Lionsgate’s White Girl Problems.
Davis is a producing veteran (The Predator, Game Night, The Blacklist) whose next out outing is Disney’s Jungle Cruise starring Dwayne Johnson which is being directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.
The writers are repped by Paradigm, Circle of Confusion and attorney Lev Ginsburg.
08-15-17, 01:20 PM
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DVD Talk Legend
Re: License To Drive -- remake
The driving test scene and heather graham were the only worthwhile parts of the original.
Maybe Feldman can do the soundtrack for the remake
Maybe Feldman can do the soundtrack for the remake
08-15-17, 01:25 PM
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Re: License To Drive -- remake
Never saw it, wonder who are playing the girls.
08-15-17, 03:08 PM
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I thought the main reason we have so many re-boots/re-makes is because of the built-in audience. It's easy to advertise a movie based on something people already know (Hey, come see this new movie about the origins of Alien, or, Hey, come watch this TV show about Norman Bates when he was a kid). Is there a huge fan base for License to Drive? I don't believe I've heard a single person mention it since 1987.
08-15-17, 03:10 PM
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08-15-17, 03:13 PM
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08-15-17, 03:28 PM
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I'm all for this - loved the original as a kid but haven't revisited in years.
I wonder if they'll address the fact that kids DON'T want to get their licenses these days. It's not the right of passage that it was when this movie came out. That would be a worthy thing to include.
I wonder if they'll address the fact that kids DON'T want to get their licenses these days. It's not the right of passage that it was when this movie came out. That would be a worthy thing to include.
08-15-17, 06:41 PM
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Re: License To Drive -- remake
One of my favorites of the 80s.
This scene with James Avery ....
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This scene with James Avery ....
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08-15-17, 08:09 PM
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DVD Talk Hero
Re: License To Drive -- remake
I still say "what am I, speaking Greek!" in daily conversation.
The movie had a few funny bits but overall pretty forgettable. I'm all for a female remake.
08-15-17, 08:39 PM
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Re: License To Drive -- remake
Decent potboiler for a slow night. What I remember as the funniest moment is when the Coreys were walking home, and as they approach Haim's house and meet Dad, Richard Masur, Feldman says something that had me rolling. However, I can't recall what it was.
08-16-17, 10:13 AM
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Um no thanks. I could never get through the first one. I only tried to see it originally because a local rock band Slave Raider is supposed to have a song in it.
08-16-17, 10:26 AM
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Re: License To Drive -- remake
A less than optimal view of the whole scene
but the difference between driving tests was funny too.Also, nerdy Nina Siemaszko.
08-16-17, 12:25 PM
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DVD Talk Legend
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I loved License to Drive as a kid... probably because (no, definitely) Graham... but I'm thinking it doesn't hold up so well today.
08-16-17, 12:58 PM
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DVD Talk Hero
Re: License To Drive -- remake
Isn't this the kind of remake one would want to see? Rather than remaking a beloved classic, they're remaking a flawed movie with potential. A remake could very much be in the same vein as teen comedies like Superbad.
08-16-17, 11:00 PM
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DVD Talk Legend
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"What is the fascination about a License to Drive remake?"
I don't see the point either. The appeal (such as it was) of the original was the two Coreys teaming up. Is there such a duo today among teen actresses?
I don't see the point either. The appeal (such as it was) of the original was the two Coreys teaming up. Is there such a duo today among teen actresses?
