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Better Off Dead…

Better Off Dead...
6.6 /10
Better Off Dead...
1985 · 97
Dir. Savage Steve Holland
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Better Off Dead...

“Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.”
6.6 /10 (542) 1985 1h 37m
Comedy Romance
Screenplay Savage Steve Holland
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.
Release
Aug 23, 1985
Budget
$4M
Revenue
$10M
Country
United States of America

Cast

John Cusack
John Cusack
Lane Meyer
Amanda Wyss
Amanda Wyss
Beth Truss
Diane Franklin
Diane Franklin
Monique Junot
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
Dan Schneider
Dan Schneider
Ricky Smith
Yuji Okumoto
Yuji Okumoto
Yee Sook Ree
Brian Imada
Brian Imada
Chen Ree
Chuck Mitchell
Chuck Mitchell
Rocko
Vincent Schiavelli
Vincent Schiavelli
Mr. Kerber
Taylor Negron
Taylor Negron
Mailman
E. G. Daily
E. G. Daily
Elizabeth Daily
Edward Mehler
Edward Mehler
Buster
Steven Williams
Steven Williams
Tree Trimmer
Stuart K. Robinson
Stuart K. Robinson
Tree Trimmer's Helper
Yano Anaya
Yano Anaya
Paperboy
Rick Rosenthal
Rick Rosenthal
Smity
Rich Little
Rich Little
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