Better Off Dead...

Name: Better Off Dead...
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Released: 1985-08-23
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Amanda Wyss, Taylor Negron, Vincent Schiavelli, Jonathan Charles Fox, Randy Stoklos

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

Rating

5.0 (1)

Release Date

8/23/1985

Runtime

97 mins

Genres

Romance Comedy

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$3,500,000

Revenue

$10,297,601

Homepage

John Cusack

Lane Meyer

Amanda Wyss

Beth Truss

Diane Franklin

Monique Junot

Aaron Dozier

Roy Stalin

Curtis Armstrong

Charles De Mar

David Ogden Stiers

Al Meyer

Kim Darby

Jenny Meyer

Demian Slade

Johnny Gasparini

Laura Waterbury

Mrs. Smith

Dan Schneider

Ricky Smith

Yuji Okumoto

Yee Sook Ree

Brian Imada

Chen Ree

Reviews

brett

Dec 10, 2020

There's no doubt that any film from the 80s starring John Cusack is a classic. Better Off Dead ranks high on the list (after the incredible Say Anything, maybe One Crazy Summer), due to its weird humor, character cast, and an <A HREF="https://youtu.be/YDsKGyu0F98?si=cFiTs_RqCjtGgBFi">animated hamburger dancing to Van Halen</A>.
(<A HREF="https://boxd.it/4TG7yP">Originally published on LG OLED's Letterboxd</A>)

Better Off Dead...1985

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