Better Off Dead
1985 · Movie · PG · 97 min · ★ 6.6
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.
Also known as Better of Dead
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Details
- Years
- 1985
- Release date
- 1985-08-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 97 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (549 votes)
- Box office
- $10,297,601
- Budget
- $3,500,000
Themes
- duck
- nerd
- paperboy
- suicidal
- teen comedy
- snow skiing
- aftercreditsstinger
- duringcreditsstinger
- skiing
- hilarious
- admiring
- familiar
Cast & crew
John Cusack
as Lane Meyer
Amanda Wyss
as Beth Truss
Diane Franklin
as Monique Junot
- AD
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
- LW
Laura Waterbury
as Mrs. Smith
Dan Schneider
as Ricky Smith
Directed by Savage Steve Holland