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66% Critic Match
Better Off Dead...
“Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.”
6.6 / 10• 1985• 1h 37m•PG• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
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
John Cusack
Lane Meyer
Lead
Amanda Wyss
Beth Truss
Diane Franklin
Monique Junot
AD
Aaron Dozier
Roy Stalin
Curtis Armstrong
Charles De Mar
David Ogden Stiers
Al Meyer
Kim Darby
Jenny Meyer
Demian Slade
Johnny Gasparini
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Savage Steve Holland's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Better Off Dead... is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
