
Summary
Isn't Life Terrible? encapsulates the absurdity of human endeavors and the unpredictable nature of circumstance through a series of escalating misfortunes. Charley, a perpetually unlucky soul, takes his family on a camping trip, where a series of comically disastrous events unfolds, culminating in the loss of his young daughter. This film is a poignant and hilarious exploration of the human condition.
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Charley is plagued with failure and with his brother-in-law, who's allergic to labor. When he decides to take the family on a camping trip, his wife learns about a contest sponsored by a pen company, with the first prize being an ocean trip. To win the prize Charley has to sell those pens - surprisingly he wins, but the ship turns out to be a wreck on it's last trip to the scrapyard. To make things worse they accidentally leave their young daughter on the dock and the ship sails without her. What else can go wrong on this trip?
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