Better Off Dead... (1985)
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 named Monique.
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You’re So Good At Conversation!
"that scene in Better Off Dead when early on John Cusack is having like his early, a flashback"
— Chuck
Chuck compares conversation analysis making him self-conscious to a scene where the main character overthinks a interaction with his girlfriend.
Sep 11, 2025
#071124
Salsa: NOT THE DANCE
"His mom boiled, boiled the mom, and John Cusack's mom boiled everything, and at one point she's serving bacon"
— Chuck
Referenced as an example of a movie featuring strange boiled food, comparing boiled bacon to how a 1700s salsa recipe mentioned boiled dishes.
Jul 11, 2024
#081816
The Delightful History of Steam Technology
"Remember Better Off Dead? Yeah, sure. That was the ski movie of sorts, in part."
— Chuck
Chuck mentioned Better Off Dead as an example of 1980s ski movies, referencing its cultural significance.
Aug 18, 2016
#122415
The Stuff You Should Know 2015 Jolly Christmas Extravaganza
"Was it Better Off Dead or Revenge of the Nerds that he burped in?"
— Josh
Referenced when discussing a character known for burping
Dec 24, 2015
#122514
Josh and Chuck's 2014 Christmas Extravaganza!
"He actually went on to become the $2 paper boy in Better Off Dead"
— Josh
Josh is discussing what happened to the child actor who played Grover Dill in A Christmas Story.
Dec 25, 2014
Cast
John Cusack
Lane Meyer
Amanda Wyss
Beth Truss
Diane Franklin
Monique Junot
A
Aaron Dozier
Roy Stalin
Curtis Armstrong
Charles De Mar
David Ogden Stiers
Al Meyer
Kim Darby
Jenny Meyer
Demian Slade
Johnny Gasparini
L
Laura Waterbury
Mrs. Smith
Dan Schneider
Ricky Smith
Yuji Okumoto
Yee Sook Ree
Brian Imada
Chen Ree
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