Better Off Dead...
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.
Crew and Cast
Savage Steve HollandDirector
John CusackLane Meyer
Amanda WyssBeth Truss
Diane FranklinMonique JunotAaron DozierRoy Stalin
Curtis ArmstrongCharles De Mar
David Ogden StiersAl Meyer
Kim DarbyJenny Meyer
Demian SladeJohnny GaspariniLaura WaterburyMrs. Smith
Dan SchneiderRicky Smith
Yuji OkumotoYee Sook Ree
Brian ImadaChen ReeScooter StevensBadger Meyer
Chuck MitchellRockoFrank Burt AvalonRoy's Ski Buddy #1
Vincent SchiavelliMr. Kerber
Taylor NegronMailman
E. G. DailyElizabeth DailyJoe W. DavisRoy's Ski Buddy #2 (as J. Warren David)
Peter EllensteinRoy's Ski Buddy #3
Edward MehlerBusterThomas RollersonRoller Skater
Toby IlandNerd #1
Jonathan Charles FoxNerd #2 (as Jonathon Charles Fox)
Darren HarrisNerd #3
Randy StoklosJock #1
Sam HighJock #2
David VaughnJock #3
Tina LittlewoodChris Cummins
Steven WilliamsTree Trimmer
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Info
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 23 August 1985
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rating
- PG
- TMDB score
- 6.6 / 10 (570 votes)
Production
- Director
- Savage Steve Holland
- Writers
- Savage Steve Holland
- Studios
- A&M Films, CBS Theatrical Films
- Countries
- United States of America
Box Office
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Revenue
- $10.3M
- Profit
- $6.8M
- Return
- 2.9×
Languages
- Original
- English
- Spoken
- English