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Better Off Dead...

65.81 %|Aug 23, 1985|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.

Featured Crew

Savage Steve Holland
Director
Savage Steve Holland
Writer
Frank Beddor
Stunts
Jeff Jensen
Stunts
Sandy Berumen
Stunts
Greg Wayne Elam
Stunts
George Fisher
Stunts
Jean Coulter
Stunts

Cast

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John Cusack
Lane Meyer
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Kim Darby
Jenny Meyer
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Demian Slade
Johnny Gasparini
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Amanda Wyss
Beth Truss
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Diane Franklin
Monique Junot
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Scooter Stevens
Badger Meyer
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Curtis Armstrong
Charles De Mar
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Yuji Okumoto
Yee Sook Ree
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Brian Imada
Chen Ree
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Laura Waterbury
Mrs. Smith
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Dan Schneider
Ricky Smith
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Aaron Dozier
Roy Stalin
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Frank Burt Avalon
Roy's Ski Buddy #1
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Elizabeth Daily
Elizabeth Daily
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Joe W. Davis
Roy's Ski Buddy #2 (as J. Warren David)
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Peter Ellenstein
Roy's Ski Buddy #3
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Thomas Rollerson
Roller Skater
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Toby Iland
Nerd #1
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Jonathan Charles Fox
Nerd #2 (as Jonathon Charles Fox)
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Sam High
Jock #2
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Tina Littlewood
Chris Cummins
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Steven Williams
Tree Trimmer
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Stuart K. Robinson
Tree Trimmer's Helper
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Rima Lyn
Joanne Greenwald (as Rima Delane)
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Yano Anaya
Paperboy
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Joey Tushnet
Paperboy