As a title, Better Off Dead doesn’t give one much of a clue as to what the movie’s about. It does, however, reflect a likely audience reaction to this crude, cartoonish comedy. Not surprisingly, ...

A few years after she was in the ‘80s teen comedy “Better Off Dead,” Kim Darby caught some showings where the audience was reciting the movie word for word. “You know, like the ‘Rocky Horror Show,’” ...

An early film starring a young John Cusack and a fresh take on World War II are among the more intriguing recent DVD releases: "Better Off Dead" (CBS/Paramount Home Entertainment, $21.99 Blu-ray, ...

I watched Better Off The Dead for the first time since I was a kid. Here are six thoughts I have after revisiting the 1985 John Cusack movie.