Better Off Dead...
19851h 37m6.6
Comedy, Romance
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genre
- Comedy
- Certificate
- PG
- Budget
- $3,500,000
- Revenue
- $10,297,601
- Origin
- United States of America
About
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.
Where to watch
With ads
Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.
Details
- Director
- Savage Steve Holland
- Writing
- Savage Steve Holland
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Aug 23, 1985
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Box office
- $10.3M
- Studio
- A&M Films, CBS Theatrical Films
Cast
John Cusack
Lane Meyer
Amanda Wyss
Beth Truss
Diane Franklin
Monique Junot
Aaron Dozier
Roy Stalin
Curtis Armstrong
Charles De Mar
David Ogden Stiers
Al Meyer
Kim Darby
Jenny Meyer
Demian Slade
Johnny Gasparini
Laura Waterbury
Mrs. Smith
Dan Schneider
Ricky Smith
Yuji Okumoto
Yee Sook Ree
Brian Imada
Chen Ree
Scooter Stevens
Badger Meyer
Chuck Mitchell
Rocko
Frank Burt Avalon
Roy's Ski Buddy #1
Vincent Schiavelli
Mr. Kerber
Taylor Negron
Mailman
E. G. Daily
Elizabeth Daily
Joe W. Davis
Roy's Ski Buddy #2 (as J. Warren David)
Peter Ellenstein
Roy's Ski Buddy #3
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