
#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

Lane Meyer
John Cusack

Beth Truss
Amanda Wyss

Monique Junot
Diane Franklin
Roy Stalin
Aaron Dozier

Charles De Mar
Curtis Armstrong

Al Meyer
David Ogden Stiers

Jenny Meyer
Kim Darby

Johnny Gasparini
Demian Slade
Mrs. Smith
Laura Waterbury

Ricky Smith
Dan Schneider

Yee Sook Ree
Yuji Okumoto

Chen Ree
Brian Imada
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