Better Off Dead (1985)
- Original title
- Better Off Dead...
- Directed by
- Savage Steve Holland
- Genre
- black comedy, teen film, romantic comedy, surrealist film
- Country
- Australia, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 553 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A teenager struggles to win back his girlfriend and repair his car in the 1960s. His attempts are complicated by bizarre neighbors and a French exchange student.
quirkyabsurdplayfulsentimentalcomedicoffbeatlightheartedmelancholic
What happens
Better Off Dead is a 1985 American teen black comedy film written and directed by Savage Steve Holland. It stars John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Diane Franklin and Kim Darby. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on August 23, 1985. Initially met with mixed reviews on release, it has since developed a cult following for its unconventionally surreal and absurdist humor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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