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        Better Off Dead...
        6.5
        (490 votes)

        Better Off Dead...

        1985
        Comedy
        Romance
        1 hr 37 min

        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.

        Creators

        Writer
        Savage Steve Holland
        Better Off Dead...

        Cast

        Full Cast
        John Cusack
        John Cusack
        Lane Meyer
        David Ogden Stiers
        David Ogden Stiers
        Al Meyer
        Kim Darby
        Kim Darby
        Jenny Meyer
        Demian Slade
        Demian Slade
        Johnny Gasparini
        Amanda Wyss
        Amanda Wyss
        Beth Truss
        Diane Franklin
        Diane Franklin
        Monique Junot
        Scooter Stevens
        Badger Meyer
        Curtis Armstrong
        Curtis Armstrong
        Charles De Mar
        Yuji Okumoto
        Yuji Okumoto
        Yee Sook Ree
        Brian Imada
        Brian Imada
        Chen Ree
        Laura Waterbury
        Mrs. Smith
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        Movie Details

        Status
        Released (23/08/1985)
        Original language
        English
        Box office
        $10,297,601
        Country
        Production companies
        Duck
        🤓Nerd
        Paperboy
        Suicidal
        Teen comedy
        Snow skiing
        Post-credits scene
        Scene during credits
        Skiing
        Hilarious
        Admiring
        Familiar
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