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Better Off Dead

Paramount Pictures (1985)

Comedy | Romance

USA | English | Color | 01:37

7.1

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1 disc

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.

Cast View all

	John Cusack	Lane Meyer
	David Ogden Stiers	Al Meyer
	Kim Darby	Jenny Meyer
	Demian Slade	Johnny Gasparini
	Scooter Stevens	Badger Meyer
	Diane Franklin	Monique Junot
	Laura Waterbury	Mrs. Smith
	Dan Schneider	Ricky Smith
	Yuji Okumoto	Yee Sook Ree
	Brian Imada	Chen Ree
	Chuck Mitchell	Rocko
	Amanda Wyss	Beth Truss
	Curtis Armstrong	Charles De Mar
	Aaron Dozier	Roy Stalin
	Frank Burt Avalon	Roy's Ski Buddy #1
	Joe W. Davis	Roy's Ski Buddy #2
	Peter Ellenstein	Roy's Ski Buddy #3
	Vincent Schiavelli	Mr. Kerber
	Edward Mehler	Buster
	Thomas Rollerson	Roller Skater
	Toby Iland	Nerd #1
	Jonathan Charles Fox	Nerd #2
	Darren Harris	Nerd #3
	Randy Stoklos	Jock #1
	Sam High	Jock #2

Crew View all

Director	Savage Steve Holland
Writer	Savage Steve Holland
Producer	Gil Friesen, Michael Jaffe, Andrew Meyer, William Strom
Musician	Rupert Hine
Photography	Isidore Mankofsky