Better Off Dead...
Better Off Dead...

Better Off Dead...

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

1985 PG-13 1h 37m 6.6 (576) Released
Director Savage Steve Holland
Screenplay / Story Savage Steve Holland
Music Composer Rupert Hine
Cinematography Isidore Mankofsky

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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Production Budget $3,500,000
Worldwide Box Office $10,297,601
Original Language EN
Production Country United States of America
Content Rating PG-13
Release Status Released

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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

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