Better Off Dead (1985)

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" You've blown up your neighbor's mom. Your seven-year-old brother has better luck with women than you do. Your girlfriend has a new boyfriend. Relax, you're never... Better Off Dead. High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion. Meanwhile, he has to deal with his eccentric family, a tenacious paperboy and an obnoxious neighbor whose mother is hosting a beautiful French exchange student n"

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" "Lane, I've been going to this high school for seven and a half years. I'm no dummy. I know high school girls." Directed by Savage Steve Holland Written by Savage Steve Holland Music by Rupert Hine Cinematography by Isidore Mankofsky Editing by Alan Balsam"

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" Directed by: Savage Steve Holland Produced by: Gil Friesen, Michael Jaffe, and Andrew Meyer Written by: Savage Steve Holland Cinematography: Isidore Mankofsky Edited by: Alan Balsam Music by: Rupert Hine Distributed by: Warner Bros."

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"First viewing - Sept. 12th "Savage" Steve Holland is a national treasure, and I'll not hear a word against him. I've always loved One Crazy Summer and I used to watch Eek! the Cat all the time growing up, and had I known he made Better Off Dead I would've watched it a long damn time ago. Those who care deeply about the technical aspects of filmmaking might be justified in hating on this movie, but there are so many wonderful jokes that hit the mark and the animated sequences are inspired. I lov"