Better Off Dead... (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 his eccentric family, a tenacious paperboy and an obnoxious neighbor whose mother is hosting a beautiful French exchange student named Monique.
- Released
- 1985-08-23
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Savage Steve Holland
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 574 votes
Cast
- John Cusack as Lane Meyer
- Amanda Wyss as Beth Truss
- Diane Franklin as Monique Junot
- Aaron Dozier as Roy Stalin
- Curtis Armstrong as Charles De Mar
- David Ogden Stiers as Al Meyer
- Kim Darby as Jenny Meyer
- Demian Slade as Johnny Gasparini
- Laura Waterbury as Mrs. Smith
- Dan Schneider as Ricky Smith
- Yuji Okumoto as Yee Sook Ree
- Brian Imada as Chen Ree
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