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The goofy students of a remedial drivers education class find themselves butting heads with their abusive police instructors.The goofy students of a remedial drivers education class find themselves butting heads with their abusive police instructors.The goofy students of a remedial drivers education class find themselves butting heads with their abusive police instructors.
Willard E. Pugh
- Jeff Roth
- (as Willard Pugh)
Joe Alfasa
- Jim
- (as Josef Alfasa)
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This movie is cheesy, but come on it's hysterical. Bill Murray's brother is a hoot, Keach is funny too as the over the top officer. The scene that tears me up every time I see it is when Murray gets Keach so upset in class he reaches for his gun, only to be stopped by his partner. That had me rollin! Take it for what it is, and lightin up!
If you would like to wow your friends with a 1980s comedy that they probably have never heard of, then look no further than "Moving Violations". This movie has a cast of pedigreed comedians, including Fred Willard, Jennifer Tilly, and Sally Kerrerman. The lead goes to John Murray, brother of Bill Murray. His performance is far from unique, as it clearly mimics Bill Murray and John Belushi. In fact "Moving Violations" has certain scenes that seem to have been influenced by "Animal House, and "The Blues Brothers". Overlook these minor annoyances and be mesmerized by the rapid fire gags which make time fly by with maximum laughs. If you admire any of the above films or actors, this is a must see. - MERK
I'll go on paper or on-line and say that Moving Violations is one of the most underrated comedies of all time. I don't think it is shown enough for one thing. I can name about 14 friends I have shown this to who have never heard of it, but were needing stitches from laughing afterwards.The movie focuses on a bunch of misfits who have to go to traffic school to get their licenses back. The leader of the group is Dana Cannon played by John Murray (Bill's brother) who displayed a fine comedic talent in his first film. His deadpan deliveries such as Woopsie,You kids have fun, Hey its not an ashtray,and when the tough get going the tough get going in their pants. Cannon and his friends give Halek, the teacher, hell throughout the course. Halek holds a personal grudge to Cannon because he's responsible for screwing up his promotion as a cop. There's even some love interest in the film. The puppeteer, the dieter, the horror movie-maniac, the "doc", the blind old lady all fill their parts very well. This movie has been criticized for being too much like Police Academy,but trust me its as funny. The one-liners are memorable and the gags are plenty. It took me forever to find this film to purchase, hopefully it won't take you as long to rent.
I loved this silliness which didn't try to pass itself off as anything but a totally goofy spoof. I particularly enjoyed Keach's stiff backed, rule happy[exempting himself, of course]cop intent on breaking a group of citizens' while taking advantage of them. If you like super silly farces having no roots in reality this is the ticket.
Very hilarious! It's the only film I've ever known to have my mom laughing every 2 minutes [or less] while she watched. She was laughing so much, I had to stop what I was doing and go and see what was all the hubbub about. Even though it didn't receive great reviews, it's really entertaining. I like Dana's line after the car/bigrig collision -- "When the going gets tough, the tough gets going in their pants." Thanks :).
Did you know
- TriviaNedra Volz was 76 years old at the time of filming. She shot many of her tricky scenes, including sliding and falling to the floor from sitting on a man's lap, and being lifted through the window onto the floor of the bathroom, without the use of a stunt double.
- GoofsWhen the driving-school students have rigged Halik's police cruiser so that it will only go into reverse--and Halik is forced to engage in a high- speed pursuit driving backwards--it's obvious that the "rear" tires of the car are doing the steering. (That's because the Malibu's body is turned backward. Also, the small-but-noticeable gas cap is visible in the center of the front bumper.)
- Quotes
Terrence 'Doc' Williams: [voice-over] Drain out all the water, take in plenty of oil, grease up that back end, get out on the highway and go at full speed for about ten miles. See how it feels.
Joan Pudillo: No-one's ever mentioned this to me before.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen (1988)
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Loca academia de conductores
- Filming locations
- 2776 Gum Cir, Simi Valley, California, USA(Roth residence- where Wink and Jeff drop off Jeff's father)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,627,754
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,469,488
- Apr 21, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $10,627,754
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