Better Off Dead

1985    1h 37m    PG
Comedy, Romance
7.177%87%66%
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After his girlfriend ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane decides that suicide is the only answer. However, his increasingly inept attempts bring him only more agony and embarrassment. Filled with the wildest teen nightmares.
Directed By
Savage Steve Holland
Written By
Savage Steve Holland
Studio
A&M Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, CBS Theatrical Films

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Cast of Better Off Dead
  • John CusackLane Meyer
  • David Ogden StiersAl Meyer
  • Kim DarbyJenny Meyer
  • Demian SladeJohnny Gasparini
  • Amanda WyssBeth Truss
  • Diane FranklinMonique Junot
  • Scooter StevensBadger Meyer
  • Curtis ArmstrongCharles De Mar
  • Yuji OkumotoYee Sook Ree
  • Brian ImadaChen Ree
  • Laura WaterburyMrs. Smith
  • Dan SchneiderRicky Smith
  • Chuck MitchellRocko
  • Aaron DozierRoy Stalin
  • Frank Burt AvalonRoy's Ski Buddy #1
  • Vincent SchiavelliMr. Kerber
  • Taylor NegronMailman
  • Elizabeth DailyElizabeth Daily
  • Joe W. DavisRoy's Ski Buddy #2 (as J. Warren David)
  • Peter EllensteinRoy's Ski Buddy #3
  • Edward MehlerBuster
  • Thomas RollersonRoller Skater
  • Toby IlandNerd #1
  • Jonathan Charles FoxNerd #2 (as Jonathon Charles Fox)
  • Darren HarrisNerd #3
  • Randy StoklosJock #1
  • Sam HighJock #2
  • David VaughnJock #3
  • Tina LittlewoodChris Cummins
  • Steven WilliamsTree Trimmer
  • Stuart K. RobinsonTree Trimmer's Helper
  • Rima LynJoanne Greenwald (as Rima Delane)
  • Yano AnayaPaperboy
  • Joey TushnetPaperboy
  • Sebastian DunganPaperboy
  • Rick RosenthalSmity
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