License to Drive
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License to Drive is a 1988 teen comedy film about a teenager who secretly takes his grandfather’s prized Cadillac out for a wild night after failing his driving test.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| License to Drive canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6444125 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: License to Drive Context triple: [Grant Heslov, notableWork, License to Drive]
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A.
The Driver
The Driver is the laconic, unnamed street racer portrayed by James Taylor in the 1971 cult road movie "Two-Lane Blacktop."
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B.
Hands on the Wheel
"Hands on the Wheel" is a country song featured on Willie Nelson’s landmark concept album *Red Headed Stranger*.
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C.
Shut Up and Drive
"Shut Up and Drive" is an uptempo dance-pop and rock-influenced song by Rihanna known for its car-themed metaphors and energetic, radio-friendly production.
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D.
Drive, He Said
Drive, He Said is a 1971 American drama film directed by Jack Nicholson that explores campus unrest, basketball, and countercultural disillusionment during the Vietnam War era.
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E.
Key to the Highway
"Key to the Highway" is a classic blues standard, most famously associated with Big Bill Broonzy and later covered by numerous artists including Eric Clapton.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: License to Drive Target entity description: License to Drive is a 1988 teen comedy film about a teenager who secretly takes his grandfather’s prized Cadillac out for a wild night after failing his driving test.
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A.
The Driver
The Driver is the laconic, unnamed street racer portrayed by James Taylor in the 1971 cult road movie "Two-Lane Blacktop."
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B.
Hands on the Wheel
"Hands on the Wheel" is a country song featured on Willie Nelson’s landmark concept album *Red Headed Stranger*.
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C.
Shut Up and Drive
"Shut Up and Drive" is an uptempo dance-pop and rock-influenced song by Rihanna known for its car-themed metaphors and energetic, radio-friendly production.
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D.
Drive, He Said
Drive, He Said is a 1971 American drama film directed by Jack Nicholson that explores campus unrest, basketball, and countercultural disillusionment during the Vietnam War era.
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E.
Key to the Highway
"Key to the Highway" is a classic blues standard, most famously associated with Big Bill Broonzy and later covered by numerous artists including Eric Clapton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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teen comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| boxOfficePerformance | commercially successful ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Dean is Les Anderson's best friend
NERFINISHED
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Les Anderson is a teenager who fails his driving test NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercedes Lane is Les Anderson's love interest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Russ T. Alsobrook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Greg Beeman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Wendy Greene Bricmont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresDuo | The Two Coreys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Les Anderson’s attempts to impress a girl despite failing his driving test ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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teen comedy ⓘ |
| hasTagline | Some guys get all the brakes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
coming of age
ⓘ
responsibility ⓘ teenage rebellion ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grandpa Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercedes Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jay Gruska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A teenager secretly takes his grandfather’s prized Cadillac out for a wild night after failing his driving test ⓘ |
| producer | Michael Hertzberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Dino De Laurentiis Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988-07-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 88 ⓘ |
| setIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| starring |
Carol Kane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Corey Feldman NERFINISHED ⓘ Corey Haim NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvey Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Heather Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ James Avery NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Masur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | teenagers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| vehicleFeatured | Cadillac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Neil Tolkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: License to Drive Description of subject: License to Drive is a 1988 teen comedy film about a teenager who secretly takes his grandfather’s prized Cadillac out for a wild night after failing his driving test.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.