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Better Off Dead...

Comedy

Romance

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.

Date: 08/23/1985
Rating: 6.6
Cast: John Cusack, Amanda Wyss, Diane Franklin, Aaron Dozier, Curtis Armstrong, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Demian Slade, Laura Waterbury, Dan Schneider, Yuji Okumoto, Brian Imada, Scooter Stevens, Chuck Mitchell, Frank Burt Avalon, Vincent Schiavelli, Taylor Negron, E. G. Daily, Joe W. Davis, Peter Ellenstein, Edward Mehler, Thomas Rollerson, Toby Iland, Jonathan Charles Fox, Darren Harris, Randy Stoklos, Sam High, David Vaughn, Tina Littlewood, Steven Williams, Stuart K. Robinson, Rima Lyn, Yano Anaya, Joey Tushnet, Sebastian Dungan, Rick Rosenthal

John Cusack as Lane Meyer in Better Off Dead... John Cusack

Amanda Wyss as Beth Truss in Better Off Dead... Amanda Wyss

Diane Franklin as Monique Junot in Better Off Dead... Diane Franklin

Aaron Dozier

Curtis Armstrong as Charles De Mar in Better Off Dead... Curtis Armstrong

David Ogden Stiers as Al Meyer in Better Off Dead... David Ogden Stiers

Kim Darby as Jenny Meyer in Better Off Dead... Kim Darby

Demian Slade as Johnny Gasparini in Better Off Dead... Demian Slade

Laura Waterbury

Dan Schneider as Ricky Smith in Better Off Dead... Dan Schneider

Yuji Okumoto as Yee Sook Ree in Better Off Dead... Yuji Okumoto

Brian Imada as Chen Ree in Better Off Dead... Brian Imada

Scooter Stevens

Chuck Mitchell as Rocko in Better Off Dead... Chuck Mitchell

Frank Burt Avalon

Vincent Schiavelli as Mr. Kerber in Better Off Dead... Vincent Schiavelli

Taylor Negron as Mailman in Better Off Dead... Taylor Negron

E. G. Daily as Elizabeth Daily in Better Off Dead... E. G. Daily

Joe W. Davis

Peter Ellenstein

Edward Mehler as Buster in Better Off Dead... Edward Mehler

Thomas Rollerson

Toby Iland

Jonathan Charles Fox

Darren Harris

Randy Stoklos

Sam High

David Vaughn

Tina Littlewood

Steven Williams as Tree Trimmer in Better Off Dead... Steven Williams

Stuart K. Robinson as Tree Trimmer's Helper in Better Off Dead... Stuart K. Robinson

Rima Lyn

Yano Anaya as Paperboy in Better Off Dead... Yano Anaya

Joey Tushnet

Sebastian Dungan

Rick Rosenthal as Smity in Better Off Dead... Rick Rosenthal