Better off Dead (1985) * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary * Millennial Movie Monday
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I cannot stress how many times, over the past many decades, I've told people "I want my $2," and they look at me clueless. This was a great movie that fit a certain niche back in the day. It's considered John Cusack's best teen film by most, but I always preferred "One Crazy Summer."
Best quote ever!
you need some new friends, my guy! This movie is legendary and fully quotable.
I'll agree about the two dollars and raise you about two fiddy.
Tapeheads is another Cusack gem
I've heard of a lot of Cusack films,but I've never heard of this one...and the 80s were my teen years🎩
"Man, that's a shame, folks throwing away a perfectly good white boy like that." One of the best movie lines of the 80s.
Also used to good effect in MEN AT WORK.
Steven Williams from "21 Jump Street" and "The X-Files".
@@Madbandit77 He was in one of the "Friday the 13th" movies too!
They did that quote again as an omage to this movie in the film "Men at work" with Charlie Sheen and Emilio. Two trashmen/friends who get caught up in a plot about illegal toxic waste dumping.
@@LibraKing3121 "Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday".
I told my wife I was so excited for your review of this film and she asked why, and I told her about how much I loved it when I was a kid and she was all “Is this the two dollars movie you always quote?”
Lord help me I almost choked I was laughing so hard. I guess I’m one of “those” guys after all.
I just married a woman who also quotes this movie. Made life a lot easier. 😉
But seriously, our love for this movie was one of our first "we have that in common" things.
@Russell Crockett That quote, plus "tentacles,.... they're tentacles" and of course ".....throwing away a perfectly good white boy like that."
One of my favorite bits in any movie is when he answers the door, it's the paperboy, and he says "Sorry, my grandmother took a sheet of acid and stole a school bus full of penguins, it's sort of a family emergency". Fantastic!
I love this movie so much. It’s a movie that is completely aware of how ridiculous it is and just leans hard in to it, and it works.
I wish it had just skipped over the ridiculous parts. There's so much to love here, it just doesn't need them.
Correct. If you don't love them stick with John Hughes movies which pretend the ridiculous is normal.
"One Crazy Summer" is a movie with a similar vibe. Same director and some of the same cast, but a lot more characters overall. It's got Demi Moore (Ghost)
Joel Murray (Bill's little brother)
Niedermayer (Animal House) and several others. You can definitely tell they had more money to make it. In my opinion it is even more zany than this one. Love them both equally.
"You know what I was NOT prepared for? A newspaper gang."
No one is ever prepared for a newspaper gang. 😁
“Who is this, Cindy Lauper?“
It’s EG Daily, pop singer, cartoon voiceover artist, and Dottie from peewees big adventure.
Also, the “throwing away a perfectly good white boy” joke is one of my favorites from any movie I’ve ever seen.
14:22 You, Ash, likely know her as *Tommy Pickles*
Lines from this movie have been stuck in my head for over 30 years. This film was on heavy rotation on HBO in the 80's and I think I watched it every time.
Glad I wasn’t the only one…
Yea seen it over 150times at least mostly on HBO in the 80s.back then there was one HBO and it came on twice a day
Oh yeah! This and Real Genius and Roxanne. I never get tired of watching any of these. I was lucky enough to find these on DVD in the $5 bin in Walmart.
Charles is played by Curtis Armstrong. He played the character known as Booger in the Revenge of the Nerds movie. That name tells you everything you need to know about his character.
If you’re a fan of Penny Marshall and I know you are you gotta see “Awakenings”
Nerds nerds nerds nerds 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
He's also the voice of "snot" on American dad
BOOGER
He was also Metatron in Supernatural, that is where someone may have seen him before and recognized him without knowing it.
Ashley! Your reactions were AWESOME!! Thank you for watching this BETTER OFF DEAD and I LOVE Beans!! From the girl who played Monique!😁🎩⚾️🐙
Between this and _Bill and Ted,_ you were in two of my favorite movies growing up!
Never forget the Last American Virgin and Diane love being your friend on Facebook.
You were wonderful in that movie, Diane. And BOD will live forever. I'm so curious what it was like working with Savage Steve on his first movie. There's a really fun vibe that comes through- I just get the feeling it was a blast.
Man, I had the biggest crush on you because of THIS movie.
@@michaelpatton7065 You are not alone :)
I ditched school with some friends to go see this movie! Great times! Also, John Cusack has pretty much abandoned this movie and does not really acknowledge it. Which is sad, because this movie means a lot to some of us 80's kids.
@mypl510 This may not be one of his best, but it is enjoyable and entertaining... which is light-years better than a lot of the direct to DVD stuff he has done for the past decade or so.
Come on, Mr. Cusack, all of us fans know you're "better off dead" than your recent filmography output shows. (Sorry, I couldn't resist the terrible pun!)
Wrong, dumbass. He has not abandoned it and has talked about it lots.
@geoffelder2236
It IS his best by far, dumbass.
All the trailers for this movie would show the "people be throwing away a perfectly good white boy" scene.
I love how crazy, and fun this movie is. And you can't lose with John Cusack and/or his sister Joan Cusack.
Joan Cusack in "Adams Family Values," as Debbie, is iconic.
@@tiktok010 but Debbie...pastels???
I'm partial to Grosse Point Blank or Identity for face John Cusack films.
@@JasonON but he was sooo good in "The Grifters"
a line so good it was used in another movie th-cam.com/video/tjJPFWAtG4I/w-d-xo.html
"I want my two dollars" is probably the movie quote that I use the most...lol it's random as this movie is underrated and nobody ever gets it but I chuckle inside and that's all that counts. Lol
I know I watched this movie many times as a kid. Somehow before watching this reaction, I wouldn’t have been able to say what it was about other than “I want my two dollars!”
It all came back to me while watching though. But I’ve used that quote so many times!
Yes, I use it also, and my other favorite to use with people is 'buck up little camper'.
These are quotes from my favorite 80s movies by the bouncing souls
Where's my 2 dollars ? WHERES MY TWO DOLLAARRSSS !!!???
@@firegaze21 Same. I almost skipped this one because the thumbnail and the title didn’t really ring any bells for me. But then a few minutes later I was like, “wait, that’s the ‘two dollars’ movie!”
I was a teenager during the 80's and I LOVED this film when it came out. It was a regular rental for me. It spoke to me at the time. It stood out among the large field of teen movies of the decade with it's cartoony sense of humor. Sure, it's not aged perfectly, but I still love it. That soundtrack is one of my favorite. I literally still listen to it to this day.
Fun Fact: The girl singing at Prom is E.G. Daily, the voice actor for Buttercup of the PowerPuff Girls.
I used to have a neighbor growing up that would constantly record movies: Better off Dead, Ferris Buellers' Day Off, The Breakfast Club, to name a few. I think this one was the constant, because anyone can relate to the contents of the movie, except for being a hotshot on the school ski team like Roy Stalin I guess.
And Tommy Pickles.
If there's a more iconic 80's John Cusack movie than "Say Anything", I don't know it. It's a smart high school comedy/drama, with really beautiful characters and character development. That's a must watch for sure.
If you liked this, definitely watch One Crazy Summer. Same director/writer and also staring John Cusack. While this is a perfect winter movie, One Crazy Summer (no surprise) is a perfect summer movie.
Thanks for not breaking my heart. I've always loved this movie more than other 80s comedies because of all of the little side pieces. It was way funnier for those who grew up in the late 70s and 80s because Howard Cosell was a staple due to him hosting so many sports events, and his cadence and voice were iconic for those decades. Check Van Halen for those awesome tunes.
I totally get this. I was born in the early 70s so I always felt like this movie really encapsulated that era for me and others my age better than many of the other teen comedies. I know I've found one of my people if I can say "I want my two dollars!" or "Go that way really fast. if something gets in your way, turn!" and they laugh.
"2 dollars! 2 dollars!" Is the most quotable line ever that can absolutely confuse most people. Lol
John Cusack is an amazing actor and Hot Tub Time Machine is one of my favorite movies.
John and his sister Joan Cusack have been in a ton of great movies.
This first I met one of my friend was in 1998 in Chicago's O'Hara airport, which is huge. We were all going to a party. The group finds me and another friend at one terminal and we have to run all the way to the other end to get the next person. My friend Lisa and I look at each other abd say in unison, "Go that way. Really fast. If something gets in your way, turn!" We've been friends ever since.
Curtis Armstrong laughing at the bully's joke during the party scene is one of the greatest laughs in movie history.
That scene & laugh had me laughing til I cried the first time I watched it. He's my favorite character in the movie, love Curtis Armstrong!
God yes! Gets me everytime
Same, love that scene and how he stole Salins vibe...
Sometimes it still gets me to laugh to the point of belly aching, especially if I've already got the giggs. He also had a good cameo in Smokin Aces(2006)
@@mikethemotormouth Smokin' Aces is freaking INSANE. I love it.
Thank you for FINALLY watching this! The girl who played "Monique" was also one of the Princesses in " Bill and Ted's excellent adventure". Also, the guy doing the Howard Cosell voice in the racing car is the villain in " Karate Kid part 2" Also, Speaking of John Hughes, you still need to watch " SIXTEEN CANDLES".
And Beth was the first girl to die in Nightmare on Elm Street
and of course the dad is Maj. Winchester from M*A*S*H
@@geoffreyfreebern9037 he was also in an episode or two of the TNG era Star Trek. Great actor.
The mom was the girl who hired John Wayne in True Grit.
what a weird movie. Loved it! One of my fondest moments was on the top of a New Zealand mountain a few years ago with an noob at skiing who asked how best to get down the run... my moment had arrived, "Go that way really really fast! If something get's in your way... turn"
this is one of the great films of my High School years. Thank you for giving it a watch
The woman singing at the concert is actually Elizabeth "E.G." Daily, aka the voice of Tommy Pickles on Rugrats. You can also see her playing a full role in another charming '80s teen comedy, Valley Girl.
And she was one of the Powerpuff Girls. And she was in Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. And she was a contestant on The Voice.
Love love love Valley Girl, the original only and not that remake monstrosity.
She was in Streets of Fire too.
I believe some made a Spotify playlist of the soundtrack. Also, all the songs can be found on TH-cam as well.
She's also in the movie Fandango (1985).
I graduated HS in 1986 so these movies were great because I was living these movies out. Now you have to watch “One Crazy Summer”. Many of the same actors and it’s a very similar movie.
The race car drivers brother talking like Howard Cosell was hilarious! I lost it every time he spoke. I remember watching this movie when I was a kid.👍
I was hoping someone would react to this someday! You've stumbled upon what my family has dubbed the "initiation" movie. If you're gonna be close with our family (through either marriage or just a really close family friend), you have to sit & watch this movie with us.
Awesome
When Ashleigh said Beans wouldn't chase boys, I was expecting a fat cat joke. I wasn't expecting Beans to have dedicated her body to the Lord.
Beans is gay for Jesus.
There are some great suggestions here, but one I haven't seen yet is Real Genius with a young Val Kilmer. It fits the genre.
Real Genius is a must watch!
Also, Top Secret.
Have to give points to Real Genius for the quotability factor.
"Sure, I tell you, you tell somebody else, next thing you know we're in middle of another ice age."
It is classic 80's college shenanigans.
@@thrakkorzog75002 "It's just another long series of diversions to avoid responsibility."
@@richardheinzIn the immortal words of Socrates, "I drank what?"
Best ever John Cusack movie "Grosse Point Blank" with Dan Ackroyd, Minnie Driver, Joan Cusack and a hell of a cast.
Dan Ackroyd is so hilarious yet strangely terrifying at the same time...
Dana says- Tom and I have been saying, "I want my two dollars!" to each other at random moments for decades. Such a good line. Another John Cusack fave is "Serendipity". His sister Joan Cusack is a great actress too (Check her out in "Runaway Bride").
Joan is phenomenal in In & Out and Arlington Heights.
He had a role in the John Hughes movie "Sixteen Candles". He also had roles in some 80's rom com such as "The Sure Thing", "Say Anything". He also starred in "Con-Air", "Grosse Pointe Blank", "High Fidelity" and "Being John Malkovich". All are worth watching. His sister Joan Cussack also make appearance in some of his movies.
Grosse Pointe Blank is one of my favorite movies its so fun.
I like John more than Joan, but she is a better actor. Oscar, Golden Globe, and other nominations, wins for an Emmy, ACA and others...
I vote "Being John Malkovich". Ashleigh's variety of "What the heck is going on?" expressions will expand for sure!
@@donferoce5652 Do you really want to break her like that?
@K Cheng I agree, I also like how some items in that movie made its way in "Serendipity". It appears to be a nod to it.
I love the scene were Curtis Armstrong (Charles) can’t stop laughing at the joke stiles says about him. It completely kills it Power. Especially stiles reaction on the dance floor when Charles laughs again.
One of my many favorite parts of the movie!!
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Darby? The character is Charles DeMar.
@@KevyNova my mistake. Got his character mixed up with his character in Risky Business.
It's actually a very effective psychic disincentive. Laugh like it's just the funniest thing you've ever heard and you can't help yourself. do it every time you see the person who tried to insult you. Watch them deflate and they will never try it again. It's a great way to battle verbal abuse, it makes them the butt of their own joke.
Wow. This is one of my childhood favorites. I was trying to buy this movie a month ago, I couldn't find it. I thank you for this. Really making my day.
This was one of my favorite movies growing up in the 80's I was still a kid, but enjoyed it. A simple time in movies, when the point was to entertain, without being so serious or having to be molded in some shape of realism. When actors and actresses had discipline, when each character felt like a unique character, instead of today where it seems like everyone plays the same character for every part.
This movie makes me think of other movies, that are not all so similar.
People talked about Curtis Young and the movie he comes from, "Revenge of the Nerds"
His boss at the hamburger place, and the guy he ran into a few times is also Porky from the movie "Porky's"
Revenge of the Nerds
Porky's
Loverboy
Can't Buy Me Love
Sixteen Candles
Moving Violations
License To Drive
Ski School
Your follow up to this is "One Crazy Summer".
Also starring John Cusack and directed by Savage Steve Holland.
You'll love it.
Perfect double feature.
agreed!!!!!!!
I had both a VHS, I can't tell you how many times I watched them back to back.
Oh man, one of my all time 80s films. Gen Xers quote this movie constantly 😄. Glad you enjoyed this Ashleigh.
This is absolutely one of my favorite movies of all time. So many quotes from this movie in my life.
An 80s classic. It's amazing how many great films came out of the 80s. And so many great scenes. One of my top favorites.
As a teenager of the 80's, this is my favorite 80's movie! My best friend and i watched it so much, we wore out both our VHS copies and could recite the whole film word for word. And I still want my two dollars!
Hi there, I know this is a little awkward me being a random TH-cam commenter and all, I was wondering how you'd feel if I took out Beth?
@@jonathanross149 🤣
@@jonathanross149 omg 😆
Vincent Schiavelli (the teacher) is one of those actors that you instantly recognize. You've seen him in Ghost, Amadeus, and one flew over the cuckoos nest.
One of those instantly recognizable and welcome actors. His very distinctive appearance was the result of Marfan's Syndrome, and he died way too young, at age 57, of lung cancer. I fondly remember a cooking show he hosted, "Cucina Amore", and wish he was still around to delight us.
He was also Mr. Vargas in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
And Buckaroo Banzai!
This made me so happy. It is one of my absolute favorites, and I have never met anyone in real life who has seen it. Completely made my week watching this review.
Yuji Okumoto is the Asian brother who speaks in Howard Cosell - he's also Chozen in The Karate Kid II and now Cobra Kai. Dude's a legend.
The paperboy cracks me up. This is one of my favorite 80s comedies. I still wonder sometimes if he ever got his two dollars. 😁
I hope Beth can get some sleep in this movie. Not so lucky in Nightmare on Elm Street.
You have no idea how happy you just made me. I've been trying to get some one to react to this for years. One of my alltime favourites from childhood. Definitely In my top 20 of all time. Thank you.
This movie was a trip down memory lane. I saw it when I was 15 and I remember the "Perfectly good white boy" line as soon as he fell into the garbage truck. It was funny then, it's funny now.
Makes me feel damn old that this move is 37 years old. To a 15 year old watching this movie today, it's as old as a movie from 1948 was when I saw this movie for the first time. Golly geeze.
This movie is so brilliant. This brand of humor is so on point. I love the soundtrack, the movie quotes. It's dark and hilarious.
Savage Steve Holland. Genius
Better Off Dead is one of my two favorite movies from growing up in the 1980s. (My other favorite is Johnny Dangerously, also a must-watch for you, Ashleigh!) I can pretty much recite the entire movie. Whenever my sister and I visit, we reference the movie in our conversations without even a thought.
The two brothers in the car who kept racing Lane were dressed in the yellow/gold jackets of ABC Sports broadcasters (from the days before ESPN began to dominate). The brother on the PA loudspeaker was doing an imitation of iconic sportscaster Howard Cosell, who anyone from the seventies and eighties would know because of his unmistakable voice.
Johnny Dangerously is a fantastic movie. It is also funny how nobody today knows about ABC's Wide World of Sports with Howard Cosell.
@@kennethfharkin Other than people who watch reactions to Blazing Saddles on TH-cam.
@@kennethfharkin Right? How may times did you quote "The THRILL of victory . . . and the agony of defeat" when the skier would crash through those barrels?
@@88wildcat “What in the Wide, Wide World o' Sports is a goin' on here?”
@@MordicusEgg th-cam.com/video/l-oaNRelbXI/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for rating my most watched movie of all time 4 1/2 stars. This movie never gets old. so many great lines
John Cusack and his sister Joan were both in a John Hughes film called "Sixteen Candles", he was one of Anthony Michael Hall's minions.
The 7 year high school druggie was most known for his role as "Booger" in "Revenge of the Nerds". He also was one of Tom Cruises friends in "Risky Business". Both are must-see 80's classics!
There's a movie from 1976 called Murder by Death that I think you would really like. It's a comedy murder mystery. It also has an all star cast.
Great movie, underrated classic!! Everybody knows and loves Clue, but Murder by Death is just as good, really.
One of my favorite movies!!!! I just watched it again 3 weeks ago!
Watched this with a group of friends on VHS pretty much every weekend in 1988. I love the different types of animation Savage Steve Holland employs in the film. The whole thing is zany, creative, and damned funny. Cusack and Holland teamed up again to make ONE CRAZY SUMMER which is not as strong but has its moments. Moving forward, I totally recommend John Cusack in HIGH FIDELITY. He is really terrific in it, though the film is better known for catapulting Jack Black out of supporting roles and into bona fide stardom.
Interesting that you mentioned John Hughes because John Cusack had a small role in Hughes' 1984 film SIXTEEN CANDLES along with his sister Joan Cusack who, as far as I'm concerned, totally steals the movie without even trying. Interestingly, SIXTEEN CANDLES feels a lot like BETTER OFF DEAD as they both share an episodic skit quality that is woven into their respective narratives. BTW, John and Joan Cusack appeared together in HIGH FIDELITY.
Joan is in a lot of John’s movies, and they have a sister who is also an actress, Ann, who was in Grosse Pointe Blank with them. You may remember her as Shirley Baker in A League of Their Own, or Starlight’s mom in The Boys.
I've seen this movie about 30 times. Cusack was a breakout comedy star from the 80s. The guy who plays the burger joint boss is Porky from the iconic film "Porky's". There is a knock-off sequel of this film called "One Crazy Summer" which was actress Demi Moore's first film. The guy who plays his druggy friend basically plays the exact same character in "Revenge of the Nerds" The family dad was on the hit TV show "M.A.S.H". It says something for how well loved Better Off Dead is that they reused the characters in other films. Yuji Okumoto, who played the Asian sports announcer (Howard Cosell voice), starred as the villain in "The Karate Kid 2". It's ironic because in real life Yuji is a hilarious jokester. I found your review to be outstanding and I look forward to the next. Here are 3 films you might check out. #1 Johnny Dangerously #2 Mr. Mom #3 Wildcats
The horror film Parasite (1982) was Moore's first film.
Oh, yes - Johnny Dangerously! Definitely! Classic!
I LOVE this movie! I don't even know how many times I've seen it, as you mentioned, there are so many side stories to keep you interested. Glad you enjoyed it.
The best John Cusack movie is "Gross Pointe Blank." One of my all time favorite movies. Great love story/comedy about a hit man who goes to his 10 year high school reunion. Nearly a perfect movie.
My all time favorite movie..❤️
I’ve always thought of Martin Blank as being the culmination of all the sensitive nice guy characters that Cusack played in the 80s becoming jaded by life and taking the dark path
And has a fantastic soundtrack..
Soundtrack is awesome
Awesome movie!
This film is in my top 10 of "childhood memories" films. So happy you watched & liked it!!!
My family & I still use the "two dollars" line ALL the time :)
"Y'all had soda in school?"
My high school had smoking areas.
I literally GASPED when I saw this upload. My mom and I bond over your reviews together and she has asked multiple times if I think you’ll do this film. I kept saying it’s not popular enough and she doesn’t like 80’s teen movies very much so far 😆 So my mom is here right now with me and I said “let’s check out what Ashleigh has added recently” and I was shocked to see this. I almost had to do a double take.
We were so excited to start it, and I said “she’s going to be confused so many times in this movie, I can’t WAIT until she sees the burger kitchen part” We are so glad you loved it and it’s been an annual tradition my whole life for the family to watch this together every Christmas. Along with Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, the Home Alones and since it released…Elf.
Curtis Armstrong (the guy with the good snow) has been in a ton of things. A lot of people know him as Metatron from Supernatural. John Cusack has done some fantastic movies. I hope you get to Grosse Point Blank and High Fidelity.
High Fidelity is a lot of fun. It was a great book that actually became a very good movie, which is always rare.
He'll always be Booger to me!
@@alhollywood6486 Same. When he was Metatron on Supernatural, I always referred to him as "Boogertron"
I'll bet Ashleigh probably knows him as the voice of Snot on American Dad.
I loved him in supernatural but he'll always be Booger to me.
Yes! Finally someone does a reaction to this movie! Such a great movie with dark comedy and zaniness.
loved this movie back in the day. glad it still holds up. thank you. john cusack was kinda the go to '80s teenage everyman. seriously can't think of anything during the time that wasn't gold. all are worth a watch.
One of my favorite movies from childhood. Love John Cusack and it's still funny and quotable today. Love that you are doing this. Been watching your reactions for a while now, but this movie earned my first comment. Keep it up Ashleigh!!!
OMG! No one has done this movie yet(to my knowledge). I absolutely LOVE this movie for it's 80s cheeziness.
No, John Cusak was not Ferris Beuller. However, he has gone on to do some really good roles as he got older. Curtis Armstrong always seems to play a similar type of character(He was in Revenge of the Nerds as "Booger").
Oh, and the "paper boy" actually has really GOOD aim. He intended to bust out those windows. He's such a little asshole, but I love him in this!
6:30 - The two Asian guys are lesser antagonists in this movie. The funniest part is that the one talking like Howard Cossell, was the main antagonist to Ralph Macchio in Karate Kid II. He also had a part in another 80s cheese-fest of a movie called "Real Genius"(which I REALLY SUPER HIGHLY RECOMMEND!)
7:55 - Ashleigh, you and I have something in common at this moment: We both have a calico in our lap. Not even kidding. You have Beans, I have Sneaky.
13:42 - That mailman.... I had forgotten he was in this movie. You can see more of him in the Pauli Shore movie "Biodome". Recommend that rabbit hole(Pauli Shore movies).
14:16 - It was cheaper to live in the 80s.
19:55 - Actually, yes, we DID have soda in school. Although, we weren't allowed the fancy stuff like Coke/Pepsi..... we had RC Cola.
And no, I'm NOT kidding.
Girl, I gotta tell you, there are SO many 80s comedies along this line. Meaning, "very silly", but in a really good way. Even still, there IS an underlying message that resonates with people(especially us Gen-Xers). In this case, there were several. With Lane, it was "be confident and believe in yourself", with Ricky it was "don't be a creepy bastard, and you will find your match", with Beth, it was "don't be so damned superficial or you'll never be happy".
I was a teen in the 80's, and I love this movie. One of the 80's comedies that I can watch any time.
The "Two Dollars" gag comes out of the Vaudeville era, an old gag called "Just Pay the Two Dollars". A guy gets fined $2 for a minor infraction in public (like, spitting on the floor of a train). He's all ready to grudgingly pay it, but the guy next to him is an attorney and insists on taking his case whether he likes it or not. The situation escalates to prison time for the hapless guy who just wanted to "Pay the two dollars," each time made worse by the attorney's interference.
I’m so happy to find this in your viewed movies! I once watched this movie six times in one weekend, with different groups of friends each time.
Probably one of my favorite movies ever. Went through a really bad breakup in which I also tried taking my life a few times, and this movie helped me through a lot. Helped me realize how ridiculous I was being and how suicide is not the answer.
This is such goofy 80s fun, I haven't seen it in ages so really enjoyed the walk down memory lane. Looking forward to your reviews of The 'Burbs and Willow someday. Also think you'd get a kick out of Adventures in Babysitting.
Also, the actress who plays Lane's mom in this film always seemed like a female Rick Moranis. 😄
+1 to Adventures in Babysitting!
Yes to Adventures in Babysitting but the original not the remake.
For all the South Park fans this was the movie parodied (amongst a few others) in season 6's "Asspen"
One of the best movies I ever saw John Cusack in was "Identity" (2003) It was one of the best suspense mystery movies ever! It keeps you guessing constantly.
1408 was underrated
@@brutallyhonest123 True.
@@brutallyhonest123 good one 🥰
Another Stephen King movie that I loved is "Dr. Sleep" with Ewan McGregor. The main character is "Danny" the grown -up child from "The Shining "
The film was directed by a cartoonist, animator, writer so that should give you an idea of the tone on the film. It's like a teen 80’s comedy written as a dark comic strip. It's so damn good.
The singer you thought was Cyndi Lauper was actress/singer Elizabeth Daily. She had a short career as a character actress doing bit parts in various movies during the 80s before pretty much becoming a full time voice actress. Her biggest live action role was probably Dottie in "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure", but as a voice actress she's the voice of Tommy Pickles from "Rugrats," Baby Mumbles in "Happy Feet," Buttercup from "Power Puff Girls," and many many many more.
Sounds like we need to get Ashleigh on watching Pee Wee's Big Adventure..
@@MrRSCHECK Lisa Simpson is voiced by Yeardley Smith.
@@scottlyttle5586 Yes you're right, was mixing those two up...
You forgot how awesome she was in Valley Girl..
E. G. Daily also sang "Mind Over Matter" in the movie Summer School. Actually, she had 2 songs on that soundtrack. She was also the voice of Annabell, Eek the Cat's girlfriend, who is said to be fat.
Absolute 80's classic. Probably the most quoted and referenced movie between my sister and I.
Your reaction to the "Raisins in it" dish was hilarious! That image stuck with me for years. 🤔Maybe because it grossed out my little brothers, which was very hard to do!
Watching this reaction gives me hope that you'll one day react to and enjoy The Sure Thing (1985)
The whole "TWO DOLLARS!!" Ling has been in my gaming groups lexicon for almost 20years now! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
"An ENTIRE mountain of SNOW!!!"😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😎
So happy you watched this! Best classic 80s ski movie ever.
You may also recognize the teacher as the subway guy from the movie Ghost - "Get off my train!" :)
Ashleigh, I just love watching your reactions. As a Gen-Xer, I am so happy to see you enjoyed this movie. It's one of my all-time faves.
Saw this in the theater in 85. John Cusack and the rest of the cast somehow makes this weird movie work. All the 80s teen anxiety filled daydreams pushed to the extreme and forced into real life. Also "With one look" the movies closing song is one of my favorites.
😁😂🤣 My first time seeing this, I woke up in the middle of the day back in the summer of 87 and it became an instant classic for me! Now you have to follow it up by watching *One Crazy Summer*
This movie came out my sophomore year in high school. Love this movie! You can, at any given time, randomly yell "2 dollars!" to someone that was a teen back then and they automatically know what you are talking about.
I used to own a switchcomb, and would do the $2 cash bit with my brother. After awhile, he got annoyed with me.
So much nostalgia watching you react to these movies. A couple of my favorites similar to this one are Sixteen Candles and Just One Of The Guys..
When ever I make french fries I spend the rest of the day quoting the mother from the dinner scene. :D
And we all know what I say when ever I have two one dollar bills... two dollars!
Porky's (1981)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Last American Virgin (1982)
Valley Girl (1983)
Risky Business (1983)
Class (1983)
Many of the people you remarked on in this movie are in these movies as well.
All are very popular 80's high school teen comedies with exception of Porky's. Although it was filmed in the 80's it took place in the 50's.
I was thinking about the movie nepotism with the ones you mention.
-- the burger joint owner/truck driver ... Played Porky in Porky's
-- Taylor Negron who played the Mailman in this movie was the pizza delivery guy in Fast Times...
-- E.G. Daily was the singer at the prom in this movie and she was a supporting character in Valley Girl...
-- In this movie, Diane Franklin (Monique) was the female lead in The Last American Virgin.
I've been thinking about The Last American Virgin as of late (that ending scene gets me every time...) but recently learned that its a remake of a 1978 Israeli movie name Lemon Popsicle (Eskimo Limon) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_Popsicle.
Finally! Glad you reviewed and enjoyed Better Off Dead!!!
After "Better Off Dead," there sort of became a tiny sub-genre of comedies where there are a weird assortment of characters who keep popping up at the worst possible moment. Bubble Boy is probably the funniest of these, (Not counting "Better Off Dead") I also enjoyed "It's a Guy Thing" and "Dude Where's my Car."
Movies like these have to be well written to work, or as you said, they end up too cheesy. (To be honest, "Dude Where's my Car" might have been on the wrong side of that 'Too Cheesy' Mendoza line. (But it still made the twelve-year-old in me laugh.)
The bit at the end with Beans was quality, thank you for sharing! 🥰
This is probably my favorite performance by David Ogden Stiers. Every nuance is just perfect.
She left out his best line:
"What in the name of all that is sacred and holy..."
I enjoy: “The subject is... is the mystery car. Which even as we speak darkens our domain under a moldy tarp. You do know the car of which I speak?
Let me refresh your memory. Cast your mind back. It's a crisp September morning. You borrowed $200 from me to purchase the car...mainly because your girlfriend Beth said it was...I believe the term was "tasty." Since then, that "tasty" car has slept in an auto cocoon on my front lawn.”
Mine too.
This is mine and my mom's favorite movie. "And to drink, Peru!" It's such a classic.
Another 80s classic you should react to is "Moving Violations" _..If_ you can find it.
And fun fact, Ricky is played by Dan Schneider. Who created the hit nickelodeon shows "Amanda show" "Drake and Josh" "Zoey101" "iCarly" and "Victorious"
I always remember Dan Schneider as the big guy from "Head of the Class"..
One of my favorite movies. The comedy is just so bizarre and great! I completely agree about the amount of 80s, there's a LOT of 80s in it, but there's so much going on that works. And the humor is very unique to the movie. This was my first experience with humor that gets just absurd.
I’m old… I remember when this released. An all time favorite of mine. I was 9 yrs old in 85 so imagine this movie through that lense
Great reaction.
Another John Hughes movie I’d love you to react to is Sixteen Candles. John Cusack has a minor role and it’s stars Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall both from The Breakfast Club.
Also, please please please please please,
React to True Lies.
Jamie Lee Curtis and Arnold’s Schwarzenegger. Best action comedy of the 90s.
And a Must is The Fugitive with Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones.
Oh, True Lies would be a really good one..
This is definitely one of those movies I make references to every now and then and most people do not get it. But I have a couple of friends that always do which is why they are my best friends
I completely missed seeing this film in all it's formats, from limited theatrical release, HBO, VHS, and DVD (if it was even made into that format). I didn't even know it existed.
My dad was a big time war movie
,John Wayne type movie fan. He absolutely adored this movie. One of his favorites . He passed away a few years back and every time I watch this movie I think of him. Thanks for the great reaction .
More John Cusack please. ‘Gross Point Blank’ ‘High Fidelity’ ‘Say Anything’.
Diane Franklin plays Monique and she’s in one of my favorite T&A movies from the 80s called “The Last American Virgin”. It’s literally like 2 movies in one. The whole first part is the typical guys trying to get laid, but the nerdy main guy is secretly in love with this one girl. The second half is him and that girl and he’s helping her out of a jam that his best friend put her in and left her to deal with it alone. You think they are falling in love…man it has the best soundtrack too!! Diane is also in the first Bill & Ted movie as well.
She has a TH-cam channel.
She's also one of the princesses in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
@@chromdom9301 I said that in my original post 😜
@@iChristyD My bad! Phone cut off about half your post and I just didn't see it! You got it all! ☺️
@@chromdom9301 It’s all good, my post was a wee bit long.
This movie is a great father/daughter movie. When I first heard you were presenting it I thought, “oh man, she going to hate it, won’t get the jokes because it’s too weird”, but hell no you loved it. Monique’s command of English was a great spin and Rickey’s balloon problem was hilarious.
The singer at the dance was Elizabeth Daily, she was in a bunch of 80's movies ('No Small Affair', 'Valley Girl') and was best known as the voice of Tommy on Rugrats. The actress who played Beth also played the girlfriend of Judge Reinhart's character in 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High.' The gal who played the french girl also starred in 'That Last American Virgin,' which probably has the most crushing ending of any 80's teen movie. To the point where she goes out of her way to make it right at fan conventions.