Director: Savage Steve Holland
Writer: Savage Steve Holland
Cast: John Cusack, Diane Franklin, Amanda Wyss, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby
Genre: Teen, Rom-Com
Better Off Dead... is in many ways a typical Cusack-role before those became his usual roles, but lacks several of his trademark qualities. Adding a quite unrealistic French exchange student, quite unlike the American Pie-one, but still..., a paperboy from hell and several other special experiences with one thing in common; they're not funny enough.
I (almost) always enjoy Cusack, but this piece of early Cusack isn't something I'm about to revisit anytime soon. Franklin was also a lot better in
The Last American Virgin, which honestly does tell quite a lot.
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