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    Better Off Dead...
    Genre: Comedy

    Reviewed In Issue 64 (Sept 2002) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Diane Franklin, Kim Darby, Amanda Wyss & Curtis Armstrong

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3
    DD Sound Rating: 2.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Critics' Composite Score: 4
    Internet Links
    http://www.paramount.com/homevideo
    Special Features
    There are no supplements.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Paramount Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 87191
    (MPAA Rating): PG
    (Rating Reason):

    		 NA
    (Retail Price): $24.99
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Single Layer (DVD5)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 97
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1985
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 07/16/02
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Savage Steve Holland
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    John Cusack plays Lane Myer, a lovestruck teenager, hopelessly devoted to his girlfriend, Beth (Wyss). But when Beth rips his heart out and leaves it to freeze on the ski run in favor of the popular Roy Stalin, Lane's life quickly goes to pot. Figuring he

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD exhibits a picture that has an

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    The Dolby

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