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Better Off Dead...

Better Off Dead...

Savage Steve Holland

1985

  • Comedy
  • Romance
6.6

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.

Cast & crew

  • Savage Steve HollandDirector
  • John CusackLane Meyer
  • Amanda WyssBeth Truss
  • Diane FranklinMonique Junot
  • Aaron DozierRoy Stalin
  • Curtis ArmstrongCharles De Mar
  • David Ogden StiersAl Meyer
  • Kim DarbyJenny Meyer
  • Demian SladeJohnny Gasparini

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