Category: Movies → Drive Me Crazy (1999) [DVDRip]

Drive Me Crazy is a teen-oriented romantic comedy based on the novel How I Created My Perfect Prom Date by Todd Strasser. Originally titled Next to You, the title was changed to capitalize on the success of the first single from its soundtrack, a remix of Britney Spears's song, (You Drive Me) Crazy.

However, the song failed to adequately promote the movie, which ended up grossing a modest $17,843,379 domestically, against an $8 million budget. The soundtrack also featured The Donnas who appeared in the movie.

User Rating:5.0/10 6,530 votes
Director:John Schultz
Writers (WGA):Todd Strasser (novel), Rob Thomas (screenplay)
Genre:Comedy | Drama | Romance
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
Christopher Elsewhere ... Ray Neeley (as Kris Park)
Gabriel Carpenter ... Brad Seldon
Ali Larter ... Dulcie
Lourdes Benedicto ... Chloe Frost
Keri Lynn Pratt ... Dee Vine
Natasha Pearce ... Sue Ryan

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

Nicole Maris is a popular high school preppy senior in Utah who gets her life turned upside down when her perfect date, Brad, falls for a cute cheerleader from another school a month before the school's centennial senior prom. After recovering from the shock, Nicole comes up with a solution to save her reputation: find a guy to appear like they're going steady and to take her to the dance hoping to make Brad jealous. Nicole then hooks up with her next door neighbor, prankster and trouble maker Chase Hammond, and tries to model him in her own image while he's looking to make his long-term girlfriend Dulcie jealous too. However, both Nicole and Chase don't expect their charade to lead it where they never expected it to.