Film · Comedy, Romance
Better Off Dead... (1985)
Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.
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.
- Director
- Savage Steve Holland
- Writers
- Savage Steve Holland
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- August 23, 1985
Cast
John CusackLane Meyer
Amanda WyssBeth Truss
Diane FranklinMonique Junot- Aaron DozierRoy Stalin
Curtis ArmstrongCharles De Mar
David Ogden StiersAl Meyer
Kim DarbyJenny Meyer
Demian SladeJohnny Gasparini- Laura WaterburyMrs. Smith
Dan SchneiderRicky Smith
Yuji OkumotoYee Sook Ree
Brian ImadaChen Ree- Scooter StevensBadger Meyer
Chuck MitchellRocko- Frank Burt AvalonRoy's Ski Buddy #1
Vincent SchiavelliMr. Kerber
Taylor NegronMailman
E. G. DailyElizabeth Daily- Joe W. DavisRoy's Ski Buddy #2 (as J. Warren David)
- Peter EllensteinRoy's Ski Buddy #3
