Genres
Duration
97 min
Director
Savage Steve Holland
Rating
6.6
Release Date
August 23, 1985
Better Off Dead...
Original title: Better Off Dead...
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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.
Better Off Dead... cast
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John Cusack
Character:
Lane Meyer
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Amanda Wyss
Character:
Beth Truss
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Diane Franklin
Character:
Monique Junot
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Aaron Dozier
Character:
Roy Stalin
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Curtis Armstrong
Character:
Charles De Mar
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David Ogden Stiers
Character:
Al Meyer
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Kim Darby
Character:
Jenny Meyer
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Demian Slade
Character:
Johnny Gasparini
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Laura Waterbury
Character:
Mrs. Smith
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Dan Schneider
Character:
Ricky Smith
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Yuji Okumoto
Character:
Yee Sook Ree
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Brian Imada
Character:
Chen Ree
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Scooter Stevens
Character:
Badger Meyer
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Chuck Mitchell
Character:
Rocko
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Frank Burt Avalon
Character:
Roy's Ski Buddy #1
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Vincent Schiavelli
Character:
Mr. Kerber
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Taylor Negron
Character:
Mailman
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E. G. Daily
Character:
Elizabeth Daily
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Joe W. Davis
Character:
Roy's Ski Buddy #2 (as J. Warren David)
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Peter Ellenstein
Character:
Roy's Ski Buddy #3
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Edward Mehler
Character:
Buster
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Thomas Rollerson
Character:
Roller Skater
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Toby Iland
Character:
Nerd #1
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Jonathan Charles Fox
Character:
Nerd #2 (as Jonathon Charles Fox)
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Darren Harris
Character:
Nerd #3
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Randy Stoklos
Character:
Jock #1
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Sam High
Character:
Jock #2
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David Vaughn
Character:
Jock #3
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Tina Littlewood
Character:
Chris Cummins
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Steven Williams
Character:
Tree Trimmer
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Stuart K. Robinson
Character:
Tree Trimmer's Helper
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Rima Lyn
Character:
Joanne Greenwald (as Rima Delane)
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Yano Anaya
Character:
Paperboy
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Joey Tushnet
Character:
Paperboy
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Sebastian Dungan
Character:
Paperboy
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Rick Rosenthal
Character:
Smity
