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Better Off Dead...

19851h 37m6.6/ 10 · TMDB · 569 votes
ComedyRomance

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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Directed by Savage Steve Holland

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

John Cusack
John Cusack

Lane Meyer

Amanda Wyss
Amanda Wyss

Beth Truss

Diane Franklin
Diane Franklin

Monique Junot

Aaron Dozier

Roy Stalin

Curtis Armstrong
Curtis Armstrong

Charles De Mar

David Ogden Stiers
David Ogden Stiers

Al Meyer

Kim Darby
Kim Darby

Jenny Meyer

Demian Slade
Demian Slade

Johnny Gasparini

Laura Waterbury

Mrs. Smith

Dan Schneider

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Film details

Released23 Aug 1985
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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Dan Schneider

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Yuji Okumoto

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Brian Imada
Brian Imada

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