Better Off Dead...

Better Off Dead...

1985
1h 37m
6.6

6.6/10

544 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy Romance

"Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops."

Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $3,500,000

Revenue: $10,297,601

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
A&M Films CBS Theatrical Films
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

duck nerd paperboy suicidal teen comedy snow skiing aftercreditsstinger duringcreditsstinger skiing hilarious admiring familiar

Quick Facts

Release Date August 23, 1985
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0088794

Cast

John Cusack
John Cusack

Lane Meyer

Amanda Wyss
Amanda Wyss

Beth Truss

Diane Franklin
Diane Franklin

Monique Junot

Aaron Dozier
Aaron Dozier

Roy Stalin

Curtis Armstrong
Curtis Armstrong

Charles De Mar

David Ogden Stiers
David Ogden Stiers

Al Meyer

Kim Darby
Kim Darby

Jenny Meyer

Demian Slade
Demian Slade

Johnny Gasparini

Laura Waterbury
Laura Waterbury

Mrs. Smith

Dan Schneider
Dan Schneider

Ricky Smith

Yuji Okumoto
Yuji Okumoto

Yee Sook Ree

Brian Imada
Brian Imada

Chen Ree

Key Crew

Savage Steve Holland
Writer
Savage Steve Holland
Director
Gil Friesen
Executive Producer
Michael Jaffe
Producer
Andrew Meyer
Executive Producer