Drive Me Crazy (1999)

Director:

John Schultz

Writers (WGA):

Todd Strasser (novel)
Rob Thomas (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 October 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

They were best friends. Then they fought. Then they faked. Then they fell.

Plot:

A high school girl must find a substitute date to escort her to the prom.

Plot Keywords:

Dating | School Dance | Young Love | Basketball | Underage Drinking

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Melissa Joan Hart	...	Nicole Maris
Adrian Grenier	...	Chase Hammond
Stephen Collins	...	Mr. Maris
Susan May Pratt	...	Alicia DeGasario
Mark Webber	...	Dave Ednasi
Kris Park	...	Ray Neeley
Gabriel Carpenter	...	Brad Seldon
Ali Larter	...	Dulcie
Lourdes Benedicto	...	Chloe Frost
Keri Lynn Pratt	...	Dee Vine
Natasha Pearce	...	Sue Ryan
Jordan Bridges	...	Eddie Lampell
Keram Malicki-Sánchez	...	Rupert
Mark Metcalf	...	Mr. Rope
William Converse-Roberts	...	Mr. Hammond

Also Known As:

Girl Gives Birth to Prom Date (USA) (working title)
Next to You (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for teen alcohol and drug use, and for language.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (certificate #36571) | Finland:K-14 | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | New Zealand:M | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Sweden:Btl | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Foothill Boulevard, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company:

Amy Robinson Productions

Trivia:

The school scenes were filmed at Ogden High School in Ogden, Utah. Their mascot is actually the tiger and the colors are orange and black.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Nicole begins talking to Brad at the party, her hair is flipped up at the ends. In the next shot, it is curled under and tends to alternate between the two for the remainder of the party.

Quotes:

Nicole: You think you're so James Dean, Chase!

Movie Connections:

References Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Soundtrack:

Sugar

Decent movie...for a teen drama/comedy.

If you don't like teen comedy/drama films, then don't bother seeing this film, you're going to hate it. There is nothing terribly original or spectacular about this film, compared to similar films, but it's still got some good stuff. There really isn't a whole lot of comedy in the film, so I'd be much more inclined to classify this film as a teen drama, so don't watch this film expecting a hilarious movie.

The cast is surprisingly good in the film. Melissa Joan Hart does a great job in her first starring role and puts on a pretty good show for the most part. She also looks very attractive throughout the film. The other main character, Chase, played by Adrian Grenier is a new face to me, but does a good job with his role. Ali Larter looks very nice in the film as well and does a fine job in her role. Stephen Collins was another familiar face to me, and does a good job, although his role is rather minor. Susan May Pratt caught my eye in "10 Things I Hate About You" and pulls off another good job in this film as well. Keri Lynn Pratt (I wonder if they're related) is another new face to me, but I will definitely keep my eyes open for her future work after seeing her in this film. She is also quite easy on the eyes. The rest of the cast did a good job as well. Nothing to complain about in that respect.

Most of the characters were actually rather interesting. I really liked the characters of Ray and Dave, they both seemed like very likeable people and quite the underdogs (gotta root for the underdogs). I also really liked that even the jocks in this film were not really made out to be idiots and jerks (of course one of them in particular was...Eddie). The character, Brad, was the most important jock-character and he wasn't made out to be a bad person or unlikeable person at all, just a guy that Nicole (Melissa Joan Hart) was head over heels for...and then wasn't.

Another thing this film really had going for it was that it stayed away from all the gross-out, stupid comedy that is so abundant in most teen movies these days. I can really appreciate a film that doesn't resort to that...sure sometime it's really funny, but most of the time it's just un-needed.

If you are the kind of person that likes teen comedy/drama films, then give this one a chance, you just might like it. Other than that, I would recommend you spend your money and time elsewhere. If you do see the film, I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for reading,

-Chris