Better Off Dead...
Better Off Dead...
Release: 1985-08-23
·Runtime: 97m
·★ 6.6
Comedy
Romance
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
A&M Films
CBS Theatrical Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Vincent Schiavelli
as Mr. Kerber
Steven Williams
as Tree Trimmer
Kim Darby
as Jenny Meyer
Chuck Mitchell
as Rocko
Taylor Negron
as Mailman
Demian Slade
as Johnny Gasparini
Edward Mehler
as Buster
Stuart K. Robinson
as Tree Trimmer's Helper
Amanda Wyss
as Beth Truss
John Cusack
as Lane Meyer
Diane Franklin
as Monique Junot
Yano Anaya
as Paperboy
Rick Rosenthal
as Smity
David Ogden Stiers
as Al Meyer
E. G. Daily
as Elizabeth Daily
Dan Schneider
as Ricky Smith
Yuji Okumoto
as Yee Sook Ree
Curtis Armstrong
as Charles De Mar
Brian Imada
as Chen Ree
Crew
Michael Jaffe
Producer
Bruce Paul Barbour
Stunts
Sharon Schaffer
Stunts
Yudi Bennett
First Assistant Director
Faith Minton
Stunts
Tom Morga
Stunts
Dick Warlock
Stunts
A. Michael Lerner
Stunts
Neil Summers
Stunts
Maria Lease
Script Supervisor
Savage Steve Holland
Writer, Director
George Fisher
Stunts
Isidore Mankofsky
Director of Photography
Fred Lerner
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Drew Struzan
Art Designer
Harvey Parry
Stunts
Sandy Berumen
Stunts
Johnny Hock
Stunts
Bill Hart
Stunts