Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1985 · 1h 37m

Better Off Dead...

Better Off Dead... poster
Director
Savage Steve Holland
Cast
John Cusack as Lane Meyer Amanda Wyss as Beth Truss Diane Franklin as Monique Junot Aaron Dozier as Roy Stalin Curtis Armstrong as Charles De Mar David Ogden Stiers as Al Meyer
Crew
Isidore Mankofsky — Director of Photography Alan Balsam — Editor Rupert Hine — Original Music Composer Savage Steve Holland — Writer Michael Jaffe — Producer Herman F. Zimmerman — Production Design
Tagline

Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
ducknerdpaperboysuicidalteen comedysnow skiingaftercreditsstingerduringcreditsstingerskiinghilariousadmiringfamiliar
Key Collaborators
Savage Steve Holland Director Isidore Mankofsky Director of Photography Alan Balsam Editor Rupert Hine Original Music Composer Savage Steve Holland Writer Michael Jaffe Producer Herman F. Zimmerman Production Design Brad R. Loman Costume Design
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