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Better Off Dead... (1985)
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Better Off Dead...

1985Directed by Savage Steve Holland1h 37m

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.

  • Comedy
  • Romance

Cast

  • John Cusack as Lane Meyer
  • Amanda Wyss as Beth Truss
  • Diane Franklin as Monique Junot
  • Aaron Dozier as Roy Stalin
  • Curtis Armstrong as Charles De Mar
  • David Ogden Stiers as Al Meyer
  • Kim Darby as Jenny Meyer
  • Demian Slade as Johnny Gasparini
  • Laura Waterbury as Mrs. Smith
  • Dan Schneider as Ricky Smith
  • Yuji Okumoto as Yee Sook Ree
  • Brian Imada as Chen Ree
  • Scooter Stevens as Badger Meyer
  • Chuck Mitchell as Rocko
  • Frank Burt Avalon as Roy's Ski Buddy #1
  • Vincent Schiavelli as Mr. Kerber

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