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Monique finds him utterly repulsive, and simply pretends not to speak English (while Ricky and his mother do not speak a word of French) in an attempt to reduce the amount of time she has to spend around him.
#Better off dead series
Better Off Dead is a 1985 black comedy film written and directed by Savage Steve Holland and starring John Cusack.Īfter being dumped by his utterly-unfaithful girlfriend Beth ( Amanda Wyss), luckless teenager Lane Meyer (Cusack) makes several futile attempts to kill himself, while wandering in and out of a series of encounters with the residents-or should we say inmates-of his bizarre hometown of Greendale, California.