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Review - Better Off Dead - YouTube

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 1:33

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If you’re looking for a quirky, absurd, hilarious movie kind of like Airplace, then you’d probably enjoy the John Cusack film BETTER OFF DEAD.

This eighties film full of teen angst and suburbia cliches is ridiculous and laugh out loud funny in so many places you’ll want to jump back and see the scenes again.

Written and directed by Savage Steve Holland, this 1985 American film was billed as a teen black comedy.

When it was first released, I don’t think anyone knew what to think about it because the reviews were mixed, but it’s become a cult film since then for the very things critics didn’t get back in 1985.

Joining Cusack are David Ogden Stiers as his dad, Kim Darby as his weird mom, Diane Franklin as the French exchange student, and Curtis Armstrong as the wacko Charles de Mar.

What’s the film about? Let’s just talk tropes: high school misfits, popular girl heartbreaker, bullies, French exchange student, weird parents, 80′s music, genius psycho little brother, awesome muscle car, sports competition, and complete absurdity.

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When you need a good laugh and don’t want to over-analyze something, watch Better Off Dead free on Netflix.

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