“Better Off Dead…” (1985) – This teen comedy cult-classic features John Cusack – in his second leading role – as Lane, an ordinary Los Angeles kid who does not cope very well after his girlfriend dumps him. He only sees one way out: suicide. The premise does not seem like a winning formula for laughs, but writer/director Savage Steve Holland packs mountains of oddball gags, quips and characters that underscore and overscore the ridiculous nature of our high school years. “Better Off Dead…” feels like John Hughes wrote the script…
10 Quirky Comedies: ‘Better Off Dead…”
