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Better Off Dead... (1985)

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

6.6/10 1h 37m Aug 23, 1985
Comedy Romance

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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Movie Details

Original Title Better Off Dead...
Original Language EN
Revenue $10,297,601
Status Released
Popularity 1.2

Cast

John Cusack
John Cusack
Lane Meyer
Popularity: 1.8
Amanda Wyss
Amanda Wyss
Beth Truss
Popularity: 1.7
Diane Franklin
Diane Franklin
Monique Junot
Popularity: 0.9
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Aaron Dozier
Roy Stalin
Popularity: 0.8
Curtis Armstrong
Curtis Armstrong
Charles De Mar
Popularity: 1.9
David Ogden Stiers
David Ogden Stiers
Al Meyer
Popularity: 5.1
Kim Darby
Kim Darby
Jenny Meyer
Popularity: 0.9
Demian Slade
Demian Slade
Johnny Gasparini
Popularity: 0.3
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Laura Waterbury
Mrs. Smith
Popularity: 0.8
Dan Schneider
Dan Schneider
Ricky Smith
Popularity: 1.4
Yuji Okumoto
Yuji Okumoto
Yee Sook Ree
Popularity: 2.4
Brian Imada
Brian Imada
Chen Ree
Popularity: 0.8

Key Crew

Writer Savage Steve Holland
Director Savage Steve Holland
Executive Producer Gil Friesen, Andrew Meyer
Producer Michael Jaffe
Editor Alan Balsam

Production

A&M Films
US
CBS Theatrical Films
US

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Keywords

duck nerd paperboy suicidal teen comedy snow skiing aftercreditsstinger duringcreditsstinger skiing hilarious admiring familiar

Reviews from TMDB

Filipe Manuel Neto 3/10
Oct 28, 2023

**A stupid teen comedy, but still funny enough.** Teenage films are not exactly my “cup of tea”, but I confess that this little comic film pleased me: after being abandoned by his girlfriend who, deep down, didn't like him and was just trying to be the girlfriend of the most popular boy in th ... Read more

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Details
Release Date August 23, 1985
Runtime 1h 37m
Revenue $10,297,601
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.2
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