Better Off Dead...
511 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
- Rate511 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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