Lane Myer (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 of 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.









This one has been a long time coming! I always said I'd run a Better Off Dead mafia game so might as well meet my yearly obligation now. I kinda whipped this one up over the last couple of hours so not sure how it's gonna turn out. I'll need exactly 18 so we will begin when it is full. Sign up below, and by all means, give the film a watch, it has been one of my favorite comedies ever since my dad shared it with me as a kid and I always love sharing it with people who have never heard of it. Killer 80s soundtrack too!