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1985 • 1h 37min • PG • Comedy, Romance

Better Off Dead...

"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.

IMDb 7.1

RT 77%

MC 51

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Savage Steve Holland

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Savage Steve Holland

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John Cusack

Lane Meyer

Amanda Wyss

Beth Truss

Diane Franklin

Monique Junot

Aaron Dozier

Roy Stalin

Curtis Armstrong

Charles De Mar

David Ogden Stiers

Al Meyer

Kim Darby

Jenny Meyer

Demian Slade

Johnny Gasparini

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John Cusack Lane Meyer

Amanda Wyss Beth Truss

Diane Franklin Monique Junot

Aaron Dozier Roy Stalin

Curtis Armstrong Charles De Mar

David Ogden Stiers Al Meyer

Kim Darby Jenny Meyer

Demian Slade Johnny Gasparini

Laura Waterbury Mrs. Smith

Dan Schneider Ricky Smith

Yuji Okumoto Yee Sook Ree

Brian Imada Chen Ree

Scooter Stevens Badger Meyer

Chuck Mitchell Rocko

Frank Burt Avalon Roy's Ski Buddy #1

Vincent Schiavelli Mr. Kerber

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