Better Off Dead is about Lane, a depressed loser (95% of teenagers) whose girlfriend leaves him because, well, he's a loser. He tries to find ways to kill himself until Monique, an exchange student, changes his outlook. All the while, he must prepare to ski against Roy, the token high school jerk.
This movie started so many cliches it's not even funny. Many people don't even realize that a lot of jokes which seem overused now started here. South Park even recently made an episode that was like this and every other teen comedy in the 1980s. You can be seeing this movie for the first time and still recognize many plot elements now used ad naseum. A good early film for John Cusack.
This movie started so many cliches it's not even funny. Many people don't even realize that a lot of jokes which seem overused now started here. South Park even recently made an episode that was like this and every other teen comedy in the 1980s. You can be seeing this movie for the first time and still recognize many plot elements now used ad naseum. A good early film for John Cusack.