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Better Off Dead poster

#82 Box Office Hit of 1985

Better Off Dead (1985)

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

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.

Cast

  • John Cusack

    Lane Meyer

    John Cusack

  • Amanda Wyss

    Beth Truss

    Amanda Wyss

  • Diane Franklin

    Monique Junot

    Diane Franklin

  • Roy Stalin

    Aaron Dozier

  • Curtis Armstrong

    Charles De Mar

    Curtis Armstrong

  • David Ogden Stiers

    Al Meyer

    David Ogden Stiers

  • Kim Darby

    Jenny Meyer

    Kim Darby

  • Demian Slade

    Johnny Gasparini

    Demian Slade

  • Mrs. Smith

    Laura Waterbury

  • Dan Schneider

    Ricky Smith

    Dan Schneider

  • Yuji Okumoto

    Yee Sook Ree

    Yuji Okumoto

  • Brian Imada

    Chen Ree

    Brian Imada

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