24. BETTER OFF DEAD
Directed by Savage Steve Holland (1985)
Not a sports movie, you say? Well, name one other film that features a Japanese drag-racing Howard Cosell impersonator, a big wet smooch at Dodger Stadium's home plate, and a climactic ski race in which a lovable loser (John Cusack) goes up against both the local legend and a psychotic bike-riding paperboy on the formidable K12 — on one ski! And of course, this underrated teen gem also shares the most basic of sports film themes — it's all about the underdog. And what best-of list can't use a good underdog?
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