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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:album
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Sounds
gptkb:The_Moth_&_The_Flame
gptkb:The_Sentinel_series
gptkb:Lee_Child
gptkb:Jxdn
gptkb:Sleeping_With_Sirens
gptkb:One_Crazy_Summer
gptkb:Sleeping_with_Sirens
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gptkbp:artist
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gptkb:Various_Artists
gptkb:The_Underachievers
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gptkbp:box_office
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$10 million
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gptkbp:budget
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$2.5 million
$3 million
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Monique_Junot
gptkb:The_Paperboy
gptkb:Beth_Truss
gptkb:Charles_De_Mar
gptkb:Lane_Meyer
gptkb:Johnny
The Bully
The French Girl
Mr. Meyer
Mrs. Meyer
The Ski Instructor
The Ski Team
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:Mark_Irwin
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Mixed reviews
mixed
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gptkbp:directed_by
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gptkb:Savage_Steve_Holland
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Tri_Star_Pictures
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gptkbp:edited_by
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gptkb:Michael_A._Stevenson
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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I want my two dollars!
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gptkbp:film_festival
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gptkb:film_festival
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:filming_location
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gptkb:California
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Michael_A._Stevenson
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:After_the_Rain
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:musical
Hip hop
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Better Off Dead
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gptkbp:influenced
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Subsequent teen films
subsequent teen comedies.
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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slapstick comedy
teen films of the 1980s
Teen comedies of the 1980s
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Holland's own experiences in high school.
Savage Steve Holland's own experiences.
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gptkbp:is_available_on
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DVD.
Blu-ray.
streaming services.
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gptkbp:is_worshipped_by
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gptkb:theorem
gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:label
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RPMMSC
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:legacy
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Cult classic status
cult following.
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gptkbp:length
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38:12
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Barry_Mann
gptkb:Cynthia_Weil
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gptkbp:notable_appearance
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The dream sequences
The cooking scene
The paperboy chase
The ski race
The two dollars scene
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gptkbp:plot
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A teenager's life is turned upside down after his girlfriend breaks up with him.
A teenager's life becomes complicated when he falls in love with a girl.
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:It_Happened_in_Flatbush
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gptkbp:produced_by
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gptkb:Charles_B._Wessler
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gptkbp:producer
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M. D. D. A.
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:Tri_Star_Pictures
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gptkbp:published_year
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gptkb:2021
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gptkbp:recording_location
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gptkb:Borough
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gptkbp:release_date
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2017-03-31
November 16, 1985
April 19, 1985
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gptkbp:release_format
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gptkb:album
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gptkbp:released_in
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gptkb:1985
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gptkbp:remake
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gptkb:theorem
gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:runtime
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97 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Savage_Steve_Holland
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:California
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gptkbp:soundtrack
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gptkb:Better_Off_Dead:_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:John_Cusack
gptkb:David_Ogden_Stiers
gptkb:Kim_Darby
gptkb:Amanda_Wyss
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gptkbp:track_count
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gptkb:10
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