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Better Off Dead...

Better Off Dead...

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

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.

ComedyRomance

Release: 1985-08-23Runtime: 97 minRating: 6.573 (544)

Cast

John Cusack

John Cusack

Lane Meyer

Amanda Wyss

Amanda Wyss

Beth Truss

Diane Franklin

Diane Franklin

Monique Junot

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

Mrs. Smith

Dan Schneider

Dan Schneider

Ricky Smith

Crew

Savage Steve Holland

Savage Steve Holland

Writer

Savage Steve Holland

Savage Steve Holland

Director

Bill McIntosh

Stunts

Tom Morga

Tom Morga

Stunts

Bill Hart

Bill Hart

Stunts

Jean Coulter

Stunts

Wally Rose

Stunts

Keith Harvey

Stunts

Johnny Hock

Johnny Hock

Stunts

A. Michael Lerner

A. Michael Lerner

Stunts

Clips & Videos

Better Off Dead... (1985) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Better Off Dead... (1985) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]