If Looks Could Kill: Directed by William Dear

Augustus Steranko is set on world domination and only one man can stop him. Sadly, agent Michael Corben has been disposed of courtesy of an old woman with a whip necklace (Linda Hunt - The principle from KINDERGARTEN COP). But where one Corben failed to make a flight to France, another succeeds. You see high school lackey Michael Corben (no relation) failed to graduate and has to make the French Club trip to France in order to gain credits. But in a wacky case of mistaken identities, high schooler Michael Corben finds himself having the adventure of someone else's life as both the good and the bad guys take him to be the American super agent they were waiting for.

Tricked out by the British Secret Service, Michael Corben has a sports car, expense account, enough gadgets to make James Bond blush and high tops that can walk on walls! ...well most of the time. The only thing he has to do in return is stop Steranko's evil plan...and pass French, if he can. Based on a story by Fred "Monster Squad" Dekker under the careful hand of William "I Directed HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS" Dear, IF LOOKS COULD KILL became the ultimate viewing experience for the '90s angst ridden teen. It gave you all the escapism fun of a James Bond movie and applied it to the everyteen. Richard Grieco was my medium for the hope of a new life involving sports cars, loose women, and machine gun fire. So grab a ticket and I'll give you all a special present. Remember the gum that goes squirt? Well this is the gum that goes BOOM! BANGARANG! (Greg MacLennan)