Better Off Dead...

Better Off Dead...

97 mins | Comedy | Oct. 11, 1985

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.

Better Off Dead...

97 mins | Comedy | Oct. 11, 1985

Better Off Dead...
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 rating 7.1
Producers A&M Films, CBS Entertainment Production
Original title Better Off Dead...
Directors Jann Dutmer, Yudi Bennett, Fred Lerner, Maria Lease, Savage Steve Holland
Writers Savage Steve Holland

Cast

John Cusack

as Lane Meyer

David Ogden Stiers

as Al Meyer

Kim Darby

as Jenny Meyer

Demian Slade

as Johnny Gasparini

Amanda Wyss

as Beth Truss

Diane Franklin

as Monique Junot

Scooter Stevens

as Badger Meyer

Curtis Armstrong

as Charles De Mar

Yuji Okumoto

as Yee Sook Ree

Brian Imada

as Chen Ree

Laura Waterbury

as Mrs. Smith

Dan Schneider

as Ricky Smith

Chuck Mitchell

as Rocko

Aaron Dozier

as Roy Stalin

Frank Burt Avalon

as Roy's Ski Buddy #1

Vincent Schiavelli

as Mr. Kerber

Taylor Negron

as Mailman

Elizabeth Daily

as Elizabeth Daily

Joe W. Davis

as Roy's Ski Buddy #2 (as J. Warren David)

Peter Ellenstein

as Roy's Ski Buddy #3

Edward Mehler

as Buster

Thomas Rollerson

as Roller Skater

Toby Iland

as Nerd #1

Jonathan Charles Fox

as Nerd #2 (as Jonathon Charles Fox)

Darren Harris

as Nerd #3

Randy Stoklos

as Jock #1

Sam High

as Jock #2

David Vaughn

as Jock #3

Tina Littlewood

as Chris Cummins

Steven Williams

as Tree Trimmer

Stuart K. Robinson

as Tree Trimmer's Helper

Rima Lyn

as Joanne Greenwald (as Rima Delane)

Yano Anaya

as Paperboy

Joey Tushnet

as Paperboy

Sebastian Dungan

as Paperboy

Rick Rosenthal

as Smity