Comedy · Romance

Better Off Dead...

Directed bySavage Steve Holland

1985 · 1h 37m

Synopsis

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

Cast

  • 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
  • Laura WaterburyMrs. Smith
  • Dan SchneiderRicky Smith
  • Yuji OkumotoYee Sook Ree
  • Brian ImadaChen Ree

Crew

  • Savage Steve HollandDirector, Writer