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