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Better Off Dead...

1985 • 1h37m Comedy, Romance

Rating

6.6/10

Popularity

2

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.

Details

Director

Savage Steve Holland

Screenplay

Savage Steve Holland

Cast

John Cusack

Amanda Wyss

Diane Franklin

Release date

8/23/1985

Status

Released

Budget

$3,500,000

Revenue

$10,297,601

Origin country

US

Vote count

542