If you loved Better Off Dead..., try One Crazy Summer
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Savage Steve Holland, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Better Off Dead..., the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What One Crazy Summer is
For those who find John Hughes too sedate. A cartoonist spends his summer in Nantucket helping a singer fend off avaricious land developers. It's a noble cause, delivered with maximum cartoonishness.

