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Better Off Dead...

Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.

1985★ 6.6 · 5541h 37mComedyRomance

Overview

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.

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Cast

John Cusack
as Lane Meyer

E. G. Daily
as Elizabeth Daily

Steven Williams
as Tree Trimmer

Curtis Armstrong
as Charles De Mar

Vincent Schiavelli
as Mr. Kerber

Kim Darby
as Jenny Meyer

Amanda Wyss
as Beth Truss

David Ogden Stiers
as Al Meyer

Yuji Okumoto
as Yee Sook Ree

Diane Franklin
as Monique Junot

Dan Schneider
as Ricky Smith

Taylor Negron
as Mailman

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Release date: 1985-08-23

Budget: $3,500,000

Revenue: $10,297,601

Runtime: 1h 37m

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ComedyRomance

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