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Better Off Dead...
Comedy, Romance
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.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy offbeat teen comedy with absurd side characters, cartoonish escalation, and a sincere romantic streak.
- Tone
- playful, darkly comic, surreal
- Payoff
- amusement, swoon
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- heartbreak, adolescence, eccentricity, resilience, romance
- Setting
- contemporary, snowy suburban high school town
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