with different jurisdictions. It was a real hassle. So, I suggested the idea of the film to Joe Roth, our producer, and he had just been to traffic school, too, so he thought it was great." However he says "Traffic school is boring ... I interviewed a lot of people, including a man who owned a traffic school, but all his stories were boring. So, we made up everything." Robert Conrad appeared in the film, unbilled, as a favor to Pat Proft, who was an old friend. A spokesman from the studio said, "We'd describe it as an uncredited star turn. It's no different from Robert de Niro in Brazil or Darren McGavin's part in The Natural, neither of which was mentioned in the credits." Reception The film was reviewed poorly by Janet Maslin at The New York Times, who described it as an "especially weak teen-age comedy, even by today's none-too-high standards." In a later appraisal, David Nusair of Reelfilm.com wrote that Moving Violations contains "enough laughs to be had here to warrant a mild recommendation." See also List of American films of 1985 Notes External links 1985 films 1980s teen comedy films American teen comedy films Films set in California Films shot in California Films shot in Los Angeles 20th Century Fox films Films directed by Neal Israel Films produced by Joe Roth Films with screenplays by Neal Israel 1985 comedy films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films