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Better Off Dead... (1985)

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Savage Steve Holland
  • Profile picture of John Cusack
    Lane Meyer John Cusack
  • Profile picture of David Ogden Stiers
    Al Meyer David Ogden Stiers
  • Profile picture of Kim Darby
    Jenny Meyer Kim Darby
  • Profile picture of Demian Slade
    Johnny Gasparini Demian Slade
  • Profile picture of Amanda Wyss
    Beth Truss Amanda Wyss
  • Profile picture of Diane Franklin
    Monique Junot Diane Franklin
  • Profile picture of Curtis Armstrong
    Charles De Mar Curtis Armstrong
  • Profile picture of Yuji Okumoto
    Yee Sook Ree Yuji Okumoto

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  • familiar