A teenage nerd discovers a leprechaun in an empty beer bottle. The nerd is in love with a cheerleader and the leprechaun must grant three wishes to escape from his glass prison. If you think this sounds like the setup for a teen sex comedy, you are right.
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Sometimes I wonder if I will ever outgrow my ability to enjoy teen comedy films. More accurately, I worry that I will eventually outgrow my ability to enjoy comedies made for teenage males. I say this because “Better Off Dead” and “Bachelor Party” still make me laugh, and most of my enjoyment while watching “Hot Tub Time Machine” was noticing the homages to earlier teen comedies. Sooner or later (probably when I am in my seventies), I am suddenly going to decide that a nerd accidentally dumping five gallons of yogurt on a blonde wearing a bikini is not funny.
When that happens, I want you to smother me with my pillow and escape to Canada.
Lesson Learned:
Miniature golf has never gotten anybody laid.
#1 by Ed on May 4, 2011 - 9:23 am
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Good stuff, Andrew. It worries me to no end that Mike Myers might have seen this movie while writing “The Love Guru”. There’s a similar “funny guru name” pun in that one too.
#2 by Jen S on May 4, 2011 - 11:38 am
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Hey, I still love Better Off Dead and I’m a 39 year old woman!
I always know when someone’s around my age (no matter what expensive surgery/cosmetics they have shelled out for) by walking up and shouting “I want my TWO DOLLARS!!”
If they burst out laughing they’re my age.
#3 by damanoid on May 4, 2011 - 8:50 pm
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I distinctly recall watching this movie on USA Up All Night with my regular group of ne’er-do-wells back in college. For weeks afterward, the phrase “bicycle seat” was invoked in conversation as often as possible.
I also remember that the movie’s end credits had the most outrageous series of dick jokes probably ever shown on basic cable. I am not sure whether the folks at USA didn’t care or just hadn’t noticed. However, check out the movie’s ‘full cast and crew’ listings on IMDb:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099648/fullcredits#cast
#4 by Andrew on May 5, 2011 - 6:28 am
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Better Off Dead is a favorite of mine. The paperboy’s scream of “two dollars” is probably the most recognized, but a lot of the dialog is hilarious. “It’s got raisins in it. You like raisins.” is another fun one. However, I think that Charles made me laugh the hardest. The part in the classroom with him shaking the pickled piglet and mouthing “wake up” is weird and funny.
The scene with mini Bill is so cheaply done, but impossible not to remember. It also speaks directly to something in the teenage male.