 Better Off Dead 1985   PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Savage Steve Holland
Cast: John Cusack, Kim Darby, Diane Franklin, David Ogden Stiers, Amanda Wyss, Curtis Armstrong, Vincent Schiavelli, Taylor Negron, Demian Slade, Scooter Stevens, Laura Waterbury, Dan Schneider, Yuji Okumoto, Brian Imada, Chuck Mitchell
When teenager Lane Meyer (John Cusack) gets dumped by his girlfriend Beth (Amanda Wyss) after she falls for the ski team captain, he tries, without success, to kill himself. Hoping to win Beth back, Lane challenges the new boyfriend to a ski race. In the meantime, Lane meets French exchange student Monique (Diane Franklin) and begins to fall for her. And through it all, Lane endures his mother's (Kim Darby) imaginative, but terrible, cooking. Followed by "One Crazy Summer." 1 User Review
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| | 80's A+ | HossFire 04/11/2012 | | Laugh out loud I want my two dollars |
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One Crazy Summer 1986  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Savage Steve Holland
Cast: John Cusack, Demi Moore, Bob Goldthwait, Curtis Armstrong, Joel Murray, Tom Villard, William Hickey, Joe Flaherty, Linda Warren, Grenville Cuyler, Kristen Goelz, Taylor Negron, Laura Waterbury, Jeremy Piven, John Matuszak
After graduating from high school, aspiring cartoonist Hoops McCann (John Cusack) spends the summer before college vacationing with his friend George (Joel Murray) on Nantucket where he plans to write a cartoon love story. While traveling to Nantucket, they pick up Cassandra (Demi Moore) who is on her way to her grandfather's funeral. When Cassandra learns that her grandfather's home is going to be turned into a lobster restaurant, Hoops and George, along with their friends Ack Ack (Curtis Armstrong) and the Stork twins (Bob Goldthwait and Tom Villard), come up with a plan to save the home. As the story progresses, occasional cartoon sequences fill the screen illustrating what is going on. Sequel to "Better Off Dead."
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Stuck in the Suburbs 2004   TV, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy / Family / Musical
Director: Savage Steve Holland
Cast: Danielle Panabaker, Brenda Song, Amanda Shaw, CiCi Hedgpeth, Jennie Garland, Ryan Belleville, Todd Stashwick, Taran Killam, Kirsten Nelson, Corri English, Ric Reitz, Patrick Stogner, Lara Grice, Johnny Alonso, Chip Carey
Brittney Aarons (Danielle Panabaker) leads a totally boring life, according to her, until hip and cool Natasha Kwon-Shwartz (Brenda Song) moves to town. Although Brittney's friends dislike Natasha, she befriends the new girl, and when pop-star Jordan Cahill (Taran Killam) comes to town for a music video, the girls go to watch the filming together. In a flash, Brittney's life becomes anything but boring when she bumps into Jordan's assistant, and, unnoticed by either, her cell phone is switched with Jordan's. Brittney and Natasha take charge of Jordan's life, using the cell phone to change his look. But they are in over their heads as they realize when they almost get Jordan's best friend fired! (review by LW) 4 User Reviews
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| | wrem 08/09/2007 | it was one of the greatest movies and it has a great story line
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| | hvh 08/09/2007 | | great |
| | hghiu 08/09/2007 | | wouderful |
| | Ric 01/15/2007 | | It was so cool! |
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| 1. Better Off Dead (1985)
2. How I Got Into College (1989)
3. One Crazy Summer (1986)
4. Stuck in the Suburbs (2004)
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