Lane meyer is obsessed with his girlfriend beth and is crushed when she falls for the new captain of the ski team, roy. Mare winningham, tyra ferrell, kevin tighe, don harvey a lawyer fights a losing battle against the courts to overturn the death sentence for a convicte. Mare winningham stars in this madeforcable tv movie about a woman who, after a lifetime of bad luck, ends up on death row where she insists the sentence be carried out promptly. But holland had been exercising his own peculiar brand of deviltry on live characters long before eek. Better off dead is a 1985 american teen black comedy film starring john cusack and written and directed by savage steve holland. The film is nonsensical and surreal but its so good natured and likeable. Apparently cusack hates this movie and that once upon a time he had to spend a night in jail and he said the worst part was that people kept coming up to him and saying i want my 2 dollars. This documentary crystallizes national debate on this question at the time when righttolife groups, the reagan administration, and congress had just come forward with baby doe regulations. Better off dead is a must see classic comedy from the 1980s. Some individual bits here are falldown hilarious, if pretty much throwaways in a severely disjointed plotline. Anyway, poor lane is left alone and thinks up treacherous ways of killing himself. Pg, 1 h 37 min john cusack, david ogden stiers, kim darby, demian slade director. She then won the lead role of the dream girl, karen, in cult classic the last american virgin 1982 and soon after played the.
The original trailer in high definition of better off dead directed by savage steve holland and starring john cusack, david ogden stiers, kim darby and demian slade. A lawyer fights a losing battle against the courts to overturn the death sentence for a convicted female robbermurderer despite demands from the woman that her death sentence be carried out. With john cusack, david ogden stiers, kim darby, demian slade. Meanwhile, he must beat roy on the slopes to regain his honor.
It tells the story of high school student lane myer who is suicidal after his girlfriend breaks up with him shortly before christmas while the film was not a commercial or critical success at the time of its release, it has since been regarded as a cult classic. Most posters we source are on a standard poster paper however some may have a gloss. Better off dead 1985 savage steve holland synopsis. Better off dead movie posters are rolled in newsprint to protect edges and ship in a sturdy triangular tube approximate size is 27 x 40 inches whether you are a collector or just generous with gifts, movie posters are perfect for any occasion.
After his girlfriend amanda wyss ditches him for a boorish ski jock, lane john cusack decides that suicide is the only answer. Better off dead is a 1985 film about a teen learning how to move on after his long time girlfriend dumps him for the captain of the ski team. The story is basic but there are so many little inventive touches that it feels pretty unique among 80s teen comedies. There is a singular humor to the film that can only be found in one other film, one crazy summer by the same director and also starring cusack, and although it is also a very funny film, it still cannot match the magnificent zaniness that is better off dead. Beginning her acting career at the age of ten, diane started with modeling, theater, commercials, and soap opera work. Better off dead diane franklin is an iconic 80s american film actress, known for her dark curly hair, and dialects. Better off dead 1985 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. A teenager has to deal with his girlfriend dumping him among family crises, homicidal paper boys, and a rival skier. Most animation aficionados of the 1990s know savage steve holland as the cocreator with bill kopp of the allstopsout tv cartoon series eek. Watch better off dead online without registration in hd on 123movies for free. Better off dead 1993 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. After his girlfriend dumps him for a skier, a teen meets an exchange student from france. After several failed suicide attempts, narrow escapes from the relentless paper boy, and nearly unbearable dinners at home with his crazy family, lane finds a new love in french exchange student monique junot. Modern comedies are entirely dependent on the set piece, usually of the gross out variety.
It is set in the 80s in the mythical state of northern california. Better off dead is jam packed with aburdist visual jokes like that one. Compare something like the first american pie with its five or six gag sequences to better off dead, which has more visual jokes in its first 15 minutes that most contemporary comedies squeeze into their entire running times. Better off dead graduated to theaters with a homeroomful of similar comedies many inspired by porkys, whose title character cameos here fixated on teen lust, teen drugs, and teen feudsrevengepayback. Buy or rent better off dead movie now family video.
Better off dead has the body of a tired teen comedy but the soul of an inspired student film. With mare winningham, tyra ferrell, kevin tighe, don harvey. What marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration. Filled with memorable characters, funny misfortunes and hilarious dialogue, this is a movie youll find yourself quoting for years to come. The eighties wouldnt have been the same without his power cameos in movies like fast times at ridgemont high and better off dead.
Breakin up is hard to do written by neil sedaka and howard greenfield performed by neil sedaka courtesy of rca records. Dumped teen john cusack meets a french exchange student diane franklin. Overview of better off dead, 1993, directed by neema barnette, with mare winningham, tyra ferrell, kevin tighe, at turner classic movies. Savage steve holland, along with cusack and the rest of his cast, accomplish something unique with better off dead. Im a big john cusack fan and ive always had a soft spot for better off dead. Better off dead 2 hours and 00 minutes movie 1993 a lawyer fights a losing battle against the courts to overturn the death sentence for a convicted female robbermurderer despite demands from the woman that her death sentence be carried out. At the surface, the film exhibits the same regressive political traits as many. Lane meyer is a depressed teen who loses his girlfriend beth. John cusack plays lane meyer, who goes through a series of misfortunes after his high school. Lane, i think itd be in my best interest if i dated somebody more popular. See the full list of better off dead cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Amazons choice for better off dead additional dvd options.
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