Reviews could have been better when “Better Off Dead” premiered in theaters on Aug. 23, 1985. Siskel & Ebert gave it “two thumbs down.” The Hollywood Reporter called it a “crude, cartoonish comedy.” ...

Savage Steve Holland once said at a Q&A (that I was lucky enough to attend) that he got his tough-guy nickname ironically. He said that, as a child, he was competing in a sporting event when he ...