Better Off Dead...

Aug 23, 1985

1h 37m

★ 6.6

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

A&M Films

CBS Theatrical Films

Better Off Dead... Trailers

Cast

Lane Meyer

John Cusack

Beth Truss

Amanda Wyss

Monique Junot

Diane Franklin

Roy Stalin

Aaron Dozier

Charles De Mar

Curtis Armstrong

Al Meyer

David Ogden Stiers

Jenny Meyer

Kim Darby

Johnny Gasparini

Demian Slade

Mrs. Smith

Laura Waterbury

Ricky Smith

Dan Schneider

Yee Sook Ree

Yuji Okumoto

Chen Ree

Brian Imada

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