Better Off Dead
Directed by Savage Steve HollandAfter his girlfriend dumps him for a boorish ski jock, a depressed high-school student begins to ineptly attempt suicide, which brings him nothing but embarrassment. A French exchange student starts to change his outlook on life.
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Better Off Dead Ratings & Reviews
- Stewart BladenMay 5, 2025A great 80’s comedy. If you don’t get irrelevant humour then don’t watch this, otherwise you’ll have a blast.
- mickerdooNovember 21, 2025Fun to see wacky comedy made before I was born. Cusack, Franklin, Okumoto and Armstrong elevate the goofy vibes. Gurger is nightmare fuel.
- Sean MyrickOctober 20, 2025Nostalgic and hilarious! A hidden gem that I had never seen until 40 years after filming!
- DoggesAndCattesDecember 22, 202480s weird camp
Better Off Dead Trivia
Better Off Dead was released on October 11, 1985.
Better Off Dead was directed by Savage Steve Holland.
Better Off Dead has a runtime of 1 hr 37 min.
Better Off Dead was produced by Michael Jaffe.
The key characters in Better Off Dead are Lane Meyer (John Cusack), Beth Truss (Amanda Wyss), Monique Junot (Diane Franklin).
Better Off Dead is rated PG.
Better Off Dead is a Comedy, Romance film.
Better Off Dead has an audience rating of 8.7 out of 10.