Drive Me Crazy (1999)

28% of critics liked it
(36 reviews)
51% of users liked it
(57,907 ratings)

Based on the novel, How I Created My Perfect Prom Date, by Todd Strasser, Drive Me Crazy stars Melissa Joan Hart as Nicole, a trend-conscious teenager living next door to Chase (Adrian Grenier), a self-conscious, downbeat type who reads poetry and spouts political platitudes. Needless to say, Nicole… More Based on the novel, How I Created My Perfect Prom Date, by Todd Strasser, Drive Me Crazy stars Melissa Joan Hart as Nicole, a trend-conscious teenager living next door to Chase (Adrian Grenier), a self-conscious, downbeat type who reads poetry and spouts political platitudes. Needless to say, Nicole and Chase have nothing in common and little to say to each other. But when the boy of Nicole's dreams asks someone else to the prom, she decides to remake Chase into worthy date material as a way to make her old flame jealous. Before long, Nicole and Chase aren't just pretending that they like each other. Drive Me Crazy presented Sabrina, the Teenage Witch star Melissa Joan Hart in her first leading role in a feature film; it was produced under the title Girl Gives Birth to Prom Date and test-screened as Next to You before the producers settled on Drive Me Crazy. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 31 min.
Directed By: John Schultz
Written By: Rob Thomas
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Oct 1, 1999 Wide
On DVD: Jan 8, 2002
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

Nell Minow, Common Sense Media
Drunken teens in a story stretched way too thin.
Clint Morris, Moviehole
Vivacious fun....an impressive effort from Joan Hart
Luke Y. Thompson, New Times
The story, based on a book, is incredibly vapid, but both leads are charming and have great potential.
Jeffrey Westhoff, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
Despite its terrible title "Drive Me Crazy" proves more substantial than bubble gum. The story is less comedy than drama, populated by teenage characters who are - you had better sit down for this - believable.

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Featured Audience Ratings

Cynthia S

Pre-Entourage Adrian Grenier.....cute!! so is this movie.
J P

I first watched this movie when I was 10 years old. I just watched it again, and I could've sworn this movie didn't used to be so lame. Like seriously, I saw this movie on Netflix and I was like "Oh yeah! I used to love that movie! It's awesome!" Then I… More
I first watched this movie when I was 10 years old. I just watched it again, and I could've sworn this movie didn't used to be so lame. Like seriously, I saw this movie on Netflix and I was like "Oh yeah! I used to love that movie! It's awesome!" Then I watched it and it was really, really lame. Bad writing, bad story, bad everything. I guess when I was 10 I didn't pay attention to that stuff. It's kind of disappointing in a way though; one of the movies I thought I loved as a kid turns out to be one of the stupidest movies ever made. It's really sad and depressing when you think about it.
Jason S

A teen flick with the feel of something from the 80's. It was a fun story and I really liked the casting.
Daniel P

The stars are only for the montage at the end.
Michael G

This movie would be so incredibly awesome if I were an incredibly ugly and unpopular teenager with no interest in sex. And Melissa Joan Hart's lazy eye? Mmm, mmm, mmm...
Dean M

Great funny about two mismatched teens who scheme to make their ex's jealous.
Leigh R

Kinda funny; okay in my book.
Christopher H

Drive Me Crazy tends to suffer from being a run-of-the-mill, generic teen movie with the same old teenage problems and the same old storybook of tying loose ends. The same pieces are all present, including the jocks, the social outcasts, the preppies, and the sluts. However, to be… More
Drive Me Crazy tends to suffer from being a run-of-the-mill, generic teen movie with the same old teenage problems and the same old storybook of tying loose ends. The same pieces are all present, including the jocks, the social outcasts, the preppies, and the sluts. However, to be fair, these pieces are far more articulate than the average set of teenage comedy dwellers.
Sarah B

You'll only like this if you grew up with Melissa Joan Hart as Sabrina the teenage witch or Clarissa. Pity about the Britney track.

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Cast

            Melissa Joan Hart as Nicole Maris

            Adrian Grenier as Chase Hammond

            Susan May Pratt as Alicia

            Kris Park as Ray Neeley

            Mark Webber as Dave

            Ali Larter as Dulcie

            Stephen Collins as Mr. Maris

            Gabriel Carpenter as Brad

            Mark Metcalf as Mr. Rope

            William Converse-Roberts as Mr. Hammond

            Faye Grant as Mrs. Maris

            Jordan Bridges as Eddie Lampell

            Keram Malicki-Sánchez as Rupert

            Doug MacMillan as Mr. Webb

            Lee Holmes as Joshua

            Lourdes Benedicto as Chloe Frost

            Keri Lynn Pratt as Dee Vine

            Natasha Pearce as Sue

            Jacque Gray as Kathy

            Kristy Wu as Liz

            Terry Cain as diner waitress

            Derrick Shore as Tom

            Andrew Roach as Big Fred

            Joey Lopez as Student TV director

            Jessica Frandsen as Drena

            Ivey Lloyd as pretty girl

            Lauren Renée Boyer as vixen

            Elizabeth Hart as vixen

            Mary A. Daniels as faculty sponsor

            Holly Swain as Nordic Blonde

            Maya Ford as Electrocutes bass

            Torrance Castellano as Electrocutes drums

            Allison Robertson as Electrocutes guitar

            Brett Anderson as Electrocutes vocals

            Marc Valasquez as Pit Band lead singer

            Brendon Te as Pit Band guitar

            Tone Te as Pit Band drums

            Darby Bailey as Pit Band bass
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