Better Off Dead DVD Movie

Better Off Dead

List Price	$14.99 (You save $4.74)
Studio	Paramount Home Entertainment
Orig Year	1985
DVD Encoding	Region 1
All Time Sales Rank	642
CD Universe Part number	3528102
Catalog number	871914
Discs	1
Release Date	Jul 16, 2002
Rating	PG (MPAA)
Running Time	97 Minutes
Additional Info	Widescreen
Movie Details	Color; Digital Sound; Stereo Sound; Letter Boxed; Widescreen; Sensormatic

Better Off Dead Movie Review

Average Rating: (4.6 out of 5 stars) 4.5 stars

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5 stars Great Comedy!
Very funny 80's teen comedy. John Cusack is hilarious. Chuck Mitchell from Porky's brings some good humor as well! Check this out for sure!
Submitted by Mike (Greensburg, Pa)
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3 stars Original and Entertaining
I saw this movie years ago, when it first came out, and still laughed at it years later. Excellent use of teen angst, comedy, and animation to tie it all together.
Submitted by satternut (Bradley, Il.)
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4 stars One of my all time faves
Love the movie. Was dissapointed that it had no 5.1, only strereo. Still enjoyed the movie.
Submitted by horrid69 (Bayview,Id)
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4 stars Cusack's Ground Breaking Role
Great Dark Comedy with superb one-liners. Terrific CULT movie! One of the best from the 80s. Lane Myer (Cusack) has everything imaginable go wrong in his life. Everything, that is, for a high schoold student. He comtemplates death and even attempts it, only to be made aware of what he really has going for him by the foreign exchange student (Diane Franklin) next door. Too bad Franklin's acting career only consists of a few movies.
Submitted by a reviewer (Charles Town, WV, USA)
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5 stars Cracks me up!!!
This show is a riot! Everytime that I watch it, I spot something else that I missed and laugh harder each time. Great off the wall humor. Highly recommended.
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Better Off Dead DVD

Region 1
Keep Case
Letterbox -
1.85
Widescreen -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital Stereo - English
Interactive Features:
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