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