Better Off Dead (1985)
Director: Savage Steve Holland
Starring: John Cusack & Curtis Armstrong
Synopsis: John Cusack, clay-mation hamburgers, and numerous failed suicide attempts. All the traditional features of cinematic greatness are represented in this 80s staple. After Lane Myers loses his girlfriend to Roy, the captain of the ski team, his life becomes unbearable. It seems that Lane can't do anything right (who else could unintentionally survive a bridge jump?). Throw in a few narrow escapes from the relentless physco-paper boy, a drug-crazed best friend, and unbearable family dinners, and Lane is the poster boy for suffering and other-wordly salvation. But soon Lane's luck changes. He finds a new love in French exchange student Monique and a new purpose in life: beating Roy on the slopes and regaining his honor.
The selling point of the movie is not the plot, though; it's the unforgettable charm of a young, depressed John Cusack, mixed with some timeless sick humor that has made Better Off Dead a cult-classic. Best part is, you won't have to pay a pre-pubescent paper boy two dollars to see it.