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Better Off Dead...

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

  • Movie
  • 1985
  • PG
  • 1h 37m

Directed by Savage Steve Holland

6.6

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6.6 out of 10 from 577 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • John Cusack

    John CusackLane Meyer

  • Amanda Wyss

    Amanda WyssBeth Truss

  • Diane Franklin

    Diane FranklinMonique Junot

  • Aaron DozierRoy Stalin

  • Curtis Armstrong

    Curtis ArmstrongCharles De Mar

  • David Ogden Stiers

    David Ogden StiersAl Meyer

  • Kim Darby

    Kim DarbyJenny Meyer

  • Demian Slade

    Demian SladeJohnny Gasparini

  • Laura WaterburyMrs. Smith

  • Dan Schneider

    Dan SchneiderRicky Smith

  • Yuji Okumoto

    Yuji OkumotoYee Sook Ree

  • Brian Imada

    Brian ImadaChen Ree

  • Scooter StevensBadger Meyer

  • Chuck Mitchell

    Chuck MitchellRocko

  • Frank Burt AvalonRoy's Ski Buddy #1

  • Vincent Schiavelli

    Vincent SchiavelliMr. Kerber

  • Taylor Negron

    Taylor NegronMailman

  • E. G. Daily

    E. G. DailyElizabeth Daily

Director
Savage Steve Holland
Writer
Savage Steve Holland
Music
Rupert Hine
Cinematography
Isidore Mankofsky