Better Off Dead...

1985
PG
1h 37min

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John Cusack, Curtis Armstrong, Diane Franklin, Tina Littlewood, Yuji Okumoto, and Dan Schneider in Better Off Dead... (1985)

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Después de que su novia lo deje por un deportista de esquí grosero, Lane decide que el suicidio es la única respuesta. Sin embargo, sus intentos, cada vez más ineptos, sólo le traen más agon... Leer todoDespués de que su novia lo deje por un deportista de esquí grosero, Lane decide que el suicidio es la única respuesta. Sin embargo, sus intentos, cada vez más ineptos, sólo le traen más agonía y vergüenza.Después de que su novia lo deje por un deportista de esquí grosero, Lane decide que el suicidio es la única respuesta. Sin embargo, sus intentos, cada vez más ineptos, sólo le traen más agonía y vergüenza.

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Trivia
According to Savage Steve Holland, the film is mostly autobiographical. He was suicidal when his high school girlfriend left him for the captain of the ski team. The character Johnny Gasparini was based on, and named by, a local paperboy who would harass him for two dollars. According to Holland, following the film's release, his ex-girlfriend contacted him to apologize.

Errores
At the final race, the race official signals Lane to go first. The official then sends Roy 5 seconds later, thus suggesting that the race is based on time. Lane beats Roy by only a fraction of a second. Therefore, Roy had the better time and should have won the race.

Citas
Johnny: [49:50]
[1:08:48]
Johnny: [1:24:56] Two dollars!
Paperboy: Two dollars

Créditos curiosos
The last line of the credits reads The film's over... you can go now.

Versiones alternativas
Network TV/HBO versions include two additional shots at the end of the film, one being a wide angle shot of the baseball stadium, and the other being a close up shot of Monique and Lane kissing together. Because of the deletion of these shots, the music and sound effects on the current video release are not synchronized with the picture.

Conexiones
Featured in At the Movies: Better Off Dead/The Journey of Natty Gann/Commando (1985)

Bandas sonoras
Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do
Written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield
Performed by Neil Sedaka
Courtesy of RCA Records

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8/10

I don't think they'd make a movie like this today

Better Off Dead is a childhood favorite that I still enjoy as an adult. Yes, the filmmaking is a little amateurish, but that's part of the charm. This movie has so many quotable quotes ("I want my two dollars!" "Gee, I'm really sorry your mom blew up, Ricky.") and moments that make me smirk. I don't think they'd ever make a movie like this these days, so I'm glad they did in the 80s.