Classic 80s Comedies You Have To See

The 1980s were the heydey of highconcept, classic comedies, with the teen genre especially hot throughout the decade. In this supersized edition of WTF Happened to this Movie, we dig into three additions to the genre Better Off Dead: This classic teen comedy gave John Cusack his first leading role as a heartbroken teen trying to win back his ex. If it sounds runofthemill, you don t know the strange style the director, Savage Steve Holland, brings to it. Losin It: An early film for Tom Cruise and director Curtis Hanson Confidential), this teen sex comedy has a lot of unexpected heart, making it somewhat unfairly obscure. UHF: Weird Al Yankovic s classic satire of Cable TV and movies was a flop theatrically, but time has been kind this this hysterical slice of nostalgia. For more MOVIE NEWS, visit: Buy EXCLUSIVE JoBlo Merch here: , BetterOffDead, UHF, weirdalyankovic