Aug 23, 1985
97 min
Full-HD

Better Off Dead... (1985)

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.

Category

Comedy Romance

Country

United States of America

Companies

A&M Films Warner Bros. Pictures CBS Theatrical Films

John Cusack

Lane Meyer

David Ogden Stiers

Al Meyer

Kim Darby

Jenny Meyer

Demian Slade

Johnny Gasparini

Amanda Wyss

Beth Truss

Diane Franklin

Monique Junot

Scooter Stevens

Badger Meyer

Curtis Armstrong

Charles De Mar

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