Better Off Dead
I never really knew what this movie was about. I knew it starred John Cusack, was an 80's teen comedy, but I also thought he dealt with zombies. I was under the impression it was almost exactly like My Boyfriend's Back (a film I almost nominated). So I was surprised to see it was just about a girlfriend obsessed teen.
At first I was thinking, this guy is legit crazy. 6 months and he has cardboard cutouts of this girl in his closet for every coat hanger? Run girl....RUN!!!!! Then the film quickly acknowledged that we are simply seeing the world through a love-struck teenagers mind. When the food his mom makes decides to run away or when the students' hair stand up due to screeching from chalk on a board, these are moments his mind exaggerates. These little elements take us into the mindset of our protagonist and tell us that what we see is from an unreliable narrator.
As far as 80's teen comedies go, this one is solid. I had a little subplot in my mind where the mother was actually an alien trying to take over a family, but no one would eat her blue food. The always reliable 80's teen sidekick Curtis Armstrong shows up as well. That was like....his thing back in the day.
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