The Horror! This one washed up on my shore via the
You Tube robots. Basically a coming of age story,
John's surrounded by various disfunctonal family
members and friends. It's been done before but
two creative touches make this unique, one
the use of magic surrealism where it goes off
into other skits and musings here and there
and Cusack being able to have a lot of free
reigns and he shines here in his young
comedic self. Using my Palm Springs
Rating System of course I give this one
Three Nice Palm Trees....The Horror!!
'Better Off Dead' -- The Stars' Oral History of Their 1985 Cult Comedy
"I want my two dollars!" If you know what that means, then you belong to the cult of 'Better Off Dead' -- a surreal 1985 comedy in which John Cusack starred as Lane Meyer, a suicidal teenager who tries to win his girlfriend back by skiing the dreaded K12 mountain.
30 years later, Better Off Dead has earned its two dollars ... and John Cusack's hatred
Is there a John Cusack movie from the '80s that you adore more than Better Off Dead? Think. The dark comedy about a teen named Lane Meyer - who turns suicidal when his girlfriend breaks up with him - probably could never be made today.
The Horror!!
