Shine - Martin Ansell

Better Off Dead
soundtrack (1985)
A&M Records 75021 5071 2
1. With One Look (The Wildest Dream)
2. Arrested by You
3. Shine
4. Better off Dub (Title Music)
5. Dancing in Isolation
6. Come to Your Rescue
7. A Little Luck
8. Falcon Beat [Instrumental]
9. One Way Love (Better Off Dead)
10. Race the K-12 [Instrumental]

[@peterhowe2027]

Language lessons, inspiring words from a man who knows how to ski.

[@pauljensen519]

Lane, I've been going to this high school for seven and a half years -- I'm no dummy.

[@retro_gamer8587]

I know high school.

[@unclebob1959]

I can't even get real drugs here.

[@mouse059]

@@unclebob1959 WHAT ABOUT YOUR SAX

[@evanflowforever6615]

Have u any idea the street value of this mountain?

[@_colton_6452]

i could be at home right now drinking this monster eggnog my brother makes with lighter fluid!

[@stephenbarringer235]

"I think all you need is a small taste of success . . . and you will find that it suits you."

[@Daniey89]

"Wait this is pure snow...do you know what the street value of this mountain is?"

[@doorran]

"wait a minute wait a minute Hold it!, Outrageous!! I think I just froze the right left half of my brain.. Look! I can't move my right arm!"

[@doughazzard2532]

Haha!! My God that funny! ; )

[@michaelburke5643]

MAN! Now that's a real shame when folks be throwin' away a perfectly good white boy like that!

[@noutheticcounseling5447]

Men at Work movie quote!

[@doughazzard2532]

Haha! Great movie!

[@countdebassi]

@@noutheticcounseling5447it’s when Lane stands on the overpass contemplating whether to jump. Charles pats him on the back and Lane falls off the overpass into a garbage truck passing below. Two workers make the comment as the truck passes with Lane seated comfortably among the refuse.

[@doughazzard2532]

Sounds sounds like the jets when they suck the life out a top 5 QB every year!

[@randydalton4799]

Better Off Dead one of the best comedies from the 80s with an awesome soundtrack!!!

[@selinasofianos7826]

The full soundtrack! Oh, it's a Christmas miracle!!

[@71tarheelfan]

"Look Lane, I've been going to this high school for seven and a half years, I'm no dummy"

[@DamonPerry]

I want my Two Dollars!

[@Khm89787]

Having a serious 80s flashback listening to this song! Omg

[@stephenedwards8934]

Absolutely love this song!! Right there with ya!!!

[@Bungle975]

Always liked the music from this movie. I think in the hands of Duran Duran, Tears For Fears or the like, this song would’ve been in a hit in the 80’s.

[@spencerallison3196]

Definitely has a Duran Duran sound with a base guitar like that. Reminds me of Rio

[@sithlord8012]

It sure sounds like both groups. The chorus sounds a lot like Duran Duran.

[@roleplayingunlimited1111]

I spent a good chunk of my life convinced this was Duran Duran 😅🤙🏻

[@PoppedPodcast]

You can hear the production value that went into Howard Jones albums. That chorus, though, it's so Duran Duran, Rupert was a genius.

[@matttipton6009]

I thought for sure this was Duran Duran when I saw this way back then. Still a great movie today!! And dammit this song was catchy too!!

[@deviltownstudios]

Love this song.. when i was kid i always thought it was the singer from duran duran lol

[@anonymoushuman8344]

Loved this one when I first heard it in the movie in the skiing scene. Love it still

[@71tarheelfan]

I loved Badger...and the book he bought, "How to pick up trashy women." Classic!

[@MS-mi4mv]

It's a good book!

[@ixanongamer9508]

Finally bought this movie and I forgot how great the music was in this. Love this and one crazy summer… John’s best!

[@archepytus8596]

Thanks so much for putting the soundtrack album on here. It's gold.

[@digipimp75]

One of the most quotable films ever... so many classic lines. I can't believe that John Cusack has such hatred for this film and never answers any questions about it.

[@leftyhara3876]

+digipimp75 He hated that after doing this movie he couldn't get any other kinds of roles; everyone wanted to see a sequel or a reprise of his performance in this movie. As it is he was in other teen comedies, "Sixteen Candles", "One Crazy Summer", "The Sure Thing'; Everyone kept comparing other movies to "Better Off Dead".. because they wanted more... and he wanted more serious roles. If you haven't seen it try "One Crazy Summer". It was an attempt to recapture the feel of "Better Off Dead". it was pretty funny.

[@pyrrhus17]

If you ask me that's the kinda "stuck"in a role I would love to be in.( beloved ) and he is an ass for hating it .

[@gregwinston4625]

+Lefty Hara Thing is, he had many roles that were very different from Lloyd in Better Off Dead, and more serious. SO many, and in films of note, like Say Anything, High Fidelity, Gross Pointe Blank, Being John Malkovich, The Grifters. So he was hardly typecast, and I don't get why he has to be such an ass about B.O.D. - which is a hilarious, clever, cult classic, beloved by millions.

[@gregwinston4625]

You are SO RIGHT about that, WOW! CRAZY how many brilliant quotable lines in this movie, what a treasure. For the last 30 years, every time anyone orders corn at the restaurant, or serves it at dinner, I chuckle..."He likes corn...". Corn for Christmas, lol!!!

[@1vapookie]

Whoaa I never knew that smh that's corny

[@kev3d]

God's favorite decade.

[@Chonciceptor]

Ah, come on! It's Christmas Eve! I could be home right now, drinking this MONSTER eggnog my brother makes with lighter fluid.

[@mouse059]

He snorts nasal spray? You know where I could score some?

[@edenseal]

I came for the better off dead comments and you did NOT disappoint me. Also... this song makes my skin tingle, and i'd love to hear it covered by Chvrches.

[@80sdisco]

Seen Chvches live front row with my dad and it was FRICKEN amazing

[@cookiesandpie5605]

Go that way really fast, if something gets in your way, turn!

[@kort1344]

One of the funniest movies i have ever watched.

[@OMG_BeCkY]

Moniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiique!

[@christophergibson9893]

Frieeends, you have friends in France?

[@Lanestunes123]

I had this cd but lost it. I need this soundtrack going skiing and need it in my ears so I can live the the 80's. Only good part of the 80's for me was this movie, skiing with ski club friends, and this soundtrack, and I did not have to work. Only part time dishwasher teen stuff and then you get fired and were happy about it! Where is my two dollars!!!! Wait I was making $2 an hour!

[@davidramos-sz2uk]

One speaks no English and the other learned to speak English by watching Wide World of Sports. Not tell me which is worse, speaking no English at all or speaking Howard Cosell?

[@peterson88keyz]

"Jenny Meyer, you sure do go to the outer limits to make an impression!"

[@mouse059]

PERU!

[@deathstrike]

"This is fabulous liqueur, reminds me of his daddy's old moonshine"

[@jetfueljp4]

4 weeks twenty papers that's two dollars plus tip.....gee johnny I dont have a dime, my brother got his arm caught in the microwave and my grandma dropped acid and hijacked a schoolbus full of penguins so its kind of a family crisis, come back later? great!

[@teddyrubskin54]

"Didn't ask for a dime!"

[@cptbuchman1403]

Perfect!

[@matttipton6009]

It’s great lines like this that you only catch with repeat viewings of this gem!!!

[@scottanderson2218]

“Truly a sight to behold. A man beaten. The once great champ, now, a study in moppishness.”

[@Dawgs241]

The best song Duran Duran never sang.

[@gmansi]

It sounds like Howard Jones

[@RoyPage1970]

​@@gmansiMartin Ansell

[@productofthe80s]

Freaking AWSOME song! Thanks for posting! "Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa SHINE"

[@KBOWFOTO]

“You make a gnarly run like that girls will go sterile just looking at you”

[@stephenedwards8934]

100% pure snow!!!! Love Booger

[@Avayya]

one of the best movies,, no cap 😌✨

[@sidearmsalpha]

Damn! I wanna go skiing now. XD

[@HerecomestheCalavera]

Did anybody else notice how this has a slower tempo than the one in the movie?

[@georgejacob3162]

Definitely slower than the movie version. I've tried playing it quicker and it still doesn't sound like the movie version.

[@HerecomestheCalavera]

@@georgejacob3162 It is the same thing for the song Like to get to know you well that plays when they are fixing up the car.

[@nrdpc5975]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2G8Z6qufruHlck

[@eldanny2880]

Who's still here in 2020?

[@vielka503]

Thanks for adding this!! A couple of years ago I couldn't find a complete playlist on KZbin!!!!!

[@cookingisart2050]

I always thought this was duran duran :)

[@surgicalmachete9278]

Me too

[@snipindowntown]

Same!!

[@gregwinston4625]

The chorus and refrain sound SO MUCH like them!

[@Tracy-Lee-Staton]

Tina Casale i hear John Taylor bass & some Simon Le Bon vocals. Def has a Duran Duran vibe! Good call!

[@dumbangel6795]

Me too, until just now!

[@robertwalker3413]

It’s just a great movie

[@dcarreira4913]

"YOU wash your hands on your own damn time now get to work!!"

[@bytemevv-4616]

_Lane, I know this is a little awkward me being a comment on youtube and all..._ _...I was wondering how'd you feel if I took out Beth!?_

[@NalaAmari]

My favorite song from the movie!! I use to think it was Duran Duran.. LOL!!

[@teddyrubskin54]

Samesies

[@toddterrell7006]

I thought it was Rupert Hine.

[@willmorris6035]

I would have sworn it was Duran Duran!

[@RoyPage1970]

​@@toddterrell7006Martin Ansell

[@ColoradoB5]

I always loved this song. This one is ready for a serious remake!

[@damonscarface2063]

@Sound Logic leave all 80 Movies alone don’t make a remake it’s perfect just as it is💯

[@goodboistudios3332]

no

[@josealsina7204]

The song, yes. The movie, no. It’s too perfect.

[@doughazzard2532]

@@soundlogic6353Sadly your right.

[@Jamietheroadrunner]

Best! Line! Ever!!!

[@myusernamewastaken0]

I don't care about the tempo it's awesome!

[@bidipbo]

Has anybody ever figured out why the big artists like Howard Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Van Halen don't appear on this soundtrack? It's really strange to have received clearance for use in the film, but not the corresponding soundtrack, since these songs are used to sell the whole package.

[@gmansi]

This song sounds like Howard Jones

[@cntower1997]

SHINE!

[@RoyPage1970]

Yeah I'm sure Duran Duran is just envious of this they were so freaking huge in 1983

[@MrFlyersfan1999]

great song!!!!

[@madfzr]

This should be required music for Kirkwood ski resort

[@schultz1963]

CD's! Crap I bought the casette back in the day and wore it out! Good Times!!

[@cntower1997]

The Film's Over.....You Can Go Now.

[@ValleyOfTheWindFan06]

I see this one in One crazy summer (which was directed by the same guy who made Better Off Dead Savage Steve Holland)

[@futurecanadian]

watching Better Off Dead ...

[@Horkslair]

From 2:20 is the background music for the clip from the skiing scene in Better Off Dead.

[@jonmcclane7433]

This song goes perfect with the skiing of Lane and Monique. “Language Lessons, Inspiring words from a man that knows how to ski”

[@doorran]

"in honor of our special guest I've created dinner mon dieu"

[@ventolen]

If any of you had an atari, they made the game paperboy because of this movie.

[@gregwinston4625]

Hilarious!!

[@davidharden7575]

i'm pretty sure Paperboy existed before this movie came out. But i could be wrong

[@johnnywishbone8985]

ventolen - Paperboy was made long before this movie ever existed LOL.

[@Lanestunes123]

I had atari at 10 and was obsessed with this movie when it came out when I was a teen...

[@erichensel2721]

How do you know it was because of this movie?

[@Agent52k]

"you know it's a real shame when folks be throwing away a perfectly good white boy like that" LMFAO

[@deviltownstudios]

Lol.. one of my favorite scenes

[@gmansi]

It sounds like Howard Jones

[@vp5236]

Two dolllllllarrrrrrssss!!!!!!!!!

[@matttipton6009]

I think I just froze the left half of my brain! LOOK!! I can’t move my right arm!!

[@KNS1996DFS]

Go that way, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn.

[@wickedillusion66]

First time I heard this in the movie I honestly thought it was Duran Duran

[@scrabdusanproductions2104]

Here's a good example. Two brothers, one speaks no English, the other learned how to by watching the wide world of sports. So you tell me which is better speaking no English or speaking Howard Cosell

[@deviltownstudios]

A mawkishness of his former self

[@bsutton1985]

Just song such a classic love the movie

[@TheRealVodun13]

BUENOS DIAS!

[@71tarheelfan]

"Franch Bread, Franch Fries, Franch Dressing. And to to drink, Peru!!"

[@nrdpc5975]

Ah, look dude, it's Christmas Eve. I could be home right now drinking this monster eggnog my brother makes with lighter fluid.

[@Blueberry-sk7kg]

Duran Duran wishes they wrote this song.

[@RoyPage1970]

Lmfao

[@toddterrell7006]

Wish that Apple Music would make this available.

[@samsoup8]

@evil2392 it's funny you should say that .. i use to hear this song and i always though tit had the Duran Duran sound too ..

[@funnybusiness6491]

I didn’t ask for a dime.

[@marksmith5535]

Why can't I find this song in iTunes?

[@marksmith5535]

I did find it here, but I would rather it be in iTunes for organization. bandcamp.com/download?cart_id=23361847&sig=66f8d7a1aff0ce6711b05a871bf6ade0&from=checkout

[@midnamoon6365]

I literally just watched Better off Dead.

[@josez1]

When I first heard this song in the movie, I thought it was Duran Duran..

[@ForlornFreddy]

*tentacles

[@honuman39]

A once great, now, a study in mopishness.

[@scottanderson2218]

“Gee, Ricky, I'm sorry your mom blew up.”

[@Dr_Doyle]

This song I wrote back in high school is only named Language Lessons because Better Off Dead, the greatest movie ever, was created: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5unZatsoLR-ocU

[@joydivision75]

song not available on i-tunes.......bugger!!!

[@troyheikkila9867]

Well "honk my hooter", this song isn't by Duran Duran... sure sounded like it though especially in the chorus.

[@bruce92106]

I was trying to get Google to search for this song but it was stumped.

[@Bigcockandballs223]

love this film y does John Cusack hate it??

[@myusernamewastaken0]

i want my $2

[@KKutac1]

RICKY!!!

[@cadenhickey148]

The international language

[@Aiedan]

"Well honk my hooter!"

[@stephenedwards8934]

Sorry that I blew your mom’s face up Rickey…. This movie will always live on!!!!

[@c4lderone649]

IT'S PURE SNOW!!! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF THE STREET VALUE OF THIS MOUNTAIN???

[@archepytus8596]

Shine

[@Sparklemotion1976]

the one on my cd(soundtrack) is faster too.. it drives me crazy listening to the versions on youtube cause i know it is faster..lolz

[@evanflowforever6615]

Any idea the street value of this mountain?

[@MantronixRetroTV]

@2:27

[@madfzr]

I always thought this was a duran duran song as a kid when movie was new

[@gmansi]

It sounds like Howard Jones

[@jeffmontalvo3352]

I can not find this soundtrack anywhere!

[@OMG_BeCkY]

I just downloaded it on Megaboon : P

[@HEIDIMOHAMMED]

@evil2392 omg! me 2!!!!

[@beavinator420]

I thought it was Rupert Hines?

[@felsner1]

It's a duet.

[@nrdpc5975]

For anyone wondering about this version sounding different from the movie, check this out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2G8Z6qufruHlck This version says it's Martin Ansell AND Rupert Hine and sounds a lot closer to the movie version.