Gagner ou mourir

Titre original : Better Off Dead...

1985
PG
1h 37min

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John Cusack, Curtis Armstrong, Kim Darby, Diane Franklin, Yuji Okumoto, and Dan Schneider in Gagner ou mourir (1985)

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51 k

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2 237

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Anecdotes
According to Savage Steve Holland, the film is mostly autobiographical. He was suicidal when his high school girlfriend left him for the captain of the ski team. Following the film's release, his ex-girlfriend contacted him to apologise.

Gaffes
At the final race, the race official signals Lane to go first. The official then sends Roy 5 seconds later, thus suggesting that the race is based on time. Lane beats Roy by only a fraction of a second. Therefore, Roy had the better time and should have won the race.

Citations
Johnny: [49:50]
[1:08:48]
Johnny: [1:24:56] Two dollars!
Paperboy: Two dollars

Crédits fous
The last line of the credits reads The film's over... you can go now.

Versions alternatives
Network TV/HBO versions include two additional shots at the end of the film, one being a wide angle shot of the baseball stadium, and the other being a close up shot of Monique and Lane kissing together. Because of the deletion of these shots, the music and sound effects on the current video release are not synchronized with the picture.

Connexions
Featured in At the Movies: Better Off Dead/The Journey of Natty Gann/Commando (1985)

Bandes originales
Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do
Written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield
Performed by Neil Sedaka
Courtesy of RCA Records

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Stupidly Insane in the best way

I was introduced to this movie by my dad a few years back during a family vacation, and even though I didn't let him know it then, Better Off Dead has turned out to be one of my favorite movies to come out of the 80's. I'm definitely not the target age audience for this movie - just 17 a few months back - but I can definitely appreciate the film's dry humor and stupid gags throughout.

As an artist myself I LOVED the little cutaway animated bits, and had to appreciate it knowing that was uncommon for the time, and, in my opinion, is too creative to still be so underused now.

On the other hand, I can understand why people don't appreciate the way teen suicide is shown, having lost a few friends to it myself, but it's interesting how it's almost come back to mock us now in a way with how lightly and jokingly I see people tossing around the idea of killing themselves at the smallest and silliest things - like a crush dumping them.

Overall, I know this movie isn't for everyone, being a sort of cult classic as it is, but it is one of the few movies that has brought me and my dad a bit closer recently, so I'll always appreciate it. Better Off Dead will always hold a special place in my heart. :)