Better Off Dead...
6.589
508 reviews
Comedy/Romance
1h 37m
1985
High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion. Meanwhile, he has to deal with...
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High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion. Meanwhile, he has to deal with his eccentric family, a tenacious paperboy and an obnoxious neighbor whose mother is hosting a beautiful French exchange student named Monique.
- DirectorSavage Steve Holland
- Release23 August 1985
- Genre
- Duration1h 37m
- Budget?
- Revenue$10,297,601
- Rate6.589508 reviews
- Productions
A&M Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, CBS Theatrical Films
Cast
John Cusack
Lane Meyer
David Ogden Stiers
Al Meyer
Kim Darby
Jenny Meyer
Demian Slade
Johnny Gasparini
Amanda Wyss
Beth Truss
Diane Franklin
Monique Junot
Curtis Armstrong
Charles De Mar
Yuji Okumoto
Yee Sook Ree
Brian Imada
Chen Ree
Dan Schneider
Ricky Smith
Chuck Mitchell
Rocko
Vincent Schiavelli
Mr. Kerber
Taylor Negron
Mailman
E. G. Daily
Elizabeth Daily
Steven Williams
Tree Trimmer
Stuart K. Robinson
Tree Trimmer's Helper
Yano Anaya
Paperboy
Rick Rosenthal
Smity
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