_**I WANT MY TWO DOLLARS!**_

Two dollars........ I want my two dollars!!

wow. what can i say about this movie. in my top 5 of all time definitely. just showed it to the kids and they loved it too. proof that it holds up?

One of my all-time favorite comedies

I haven't seen a movie as silly and nonsensical as "Better Off Dead" for a long time. Instead of a reasonably structured story, this is more of a series of sketches. Nothing is taken seriously, not even the subject of suicide. But despite all the silliness, or probably because of it, the movie is actually a lot of fun. The humor may take some getting used to, but it works pretty well, at least in some places. There are certainly a few genuine laughs to be had watching "Better Off Dead."

Starring an in-his-element John Cusack, there's no question why this one's still remembered so fondly today: it's a great embodiment of everything one could expect to see from a zany '80s teen-geared comedy.

Although Cusack plays his role with a typically dark slant (and many of the jokes are similarly themed), the film's general outlook is upbeat and silly, which makes for a tasty pairing. Occasionally it ventures too far into the realm of the absurd, such as the scene where Cusack's character daydreams a romancing pair of claymation cheeseburgers (which, naturally, pantomime to Van Halen), but it's also those dalliances into surrealism that provide many of its best moments.

Funny as both a dated glimpse at life in the mid-eighties and a timeless relation to teenaged heartbreak, it's enriched by a sweet romantic subplot and a vast array of colorful supporting characters.

It's way too episodic and juvenile in the jokes that don't really stand the test of time. While there's some really groan-inducing moments, there are enough cute, funny bits to make it easy to digest. And it helps that Diane Franklin is super adorable, as usual.

This one of the lesser known comedies of the '80's but it's one of my favorite. The humor is clever and the movie itself is downright funny. Lane's awkward attempts at suicide, his awkward friends, and his progres throughout the movie. And there are little gems throughout like the drag racing nemesis and the demon paper boy who just wants his two dollars. This is one that you can watch over and over again.

Better than I expected. Good humour. Not tacky.

I love this movie and John cusck in this.

>"I want my two dollars!"

I decided to finally watch this random Christmas movie and I was at a loss for words. It is so random and so many crazy things happen, I was worried that it was one of those "you just had to be alive then to enjoy it" movies. Halfway through it turned me around and I enjoyed the rest of it. That being said, John Cusack himself left during the screening because he claimed he was tricked into doing this movie and it was not what he expected.

John Cusack plays a kind of poor man's Ferris Bueller in this silly comedy about a teenager battling a rival skier a girlfriend who dumps him some drag racing Asian teens that talk like Howard Cosell a killer ski run and so on. The movie has many unbelievable elements that really are funny. Cusack plays it cool here and although a lot of crazy things are happening he carries an almost disaffected attitude toward it all. Another familiar face is Curtis Armstrong who plays Cusack's sidekick. You'll remember him from his role as "Booger" in "Revenge of the Nerds". Overall this is a very good '80 teen humor movie.