• yyyesss?@lemmy.world
    10·
    2 days ago

    Better Off Dead (1985)

    Lane Meyer (John Cusack) is a teen with a peculiar family and a bizarre fixation with his girlfriend, Beth (Amanda Wyss). When Beth dumps Lane, he decides to kill himself, making bumbling attempts at suicide. Outside his morbid endeavors, Lane spends time with his oddball buddy, Charles (Curtis Armstrong), and befriends Monique (Diane Franklin), a visiting French student. Eventually, Lane resolves to race Beth’s obnoxious new beau on the ski slopes, with unexpected results.

    there are so. many. montages.

    • NABDad@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      Love this movie.

      “Man, that’s a real shame when folks be throwing away a perfectly good white boy like that”

    • PodPerson@lemmy.zipEnglish
      4·
      2 days ago

      Lane Meyers. Truly a sight to behold. A man beaten. The once great champ, now, a study in mopishness. No longer the victory hungry stallion we’ve raced so many times before, but a pathetic, washed up, aged ex-champion.

      Edit: also, this isn’t a good “bad movie” but an excellent great movie.