Better Off Dead...
movie
Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.
Released August 23, 1985
Overview
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.
Cast
John Cusack
as
Lane Meyer
Amanda Wyss
as
Beth Truss
Diane Franklin
as
Monique Junot
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Aaron Dozier
as
Roy Stalin
Curtis Armstrong
as
Charles De Mar
David Ogden Stiers
as
Al Meyer
Kim Darby
as
Jenny Meyer
Demian Slade
as
Johnny Gasparini
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Laura Waterbury
as
Mrs. Smith
Dan Schneider
as
Ricky Smith
Yuji Okumoto
as
Yee Sook Ree
Brian Imada
as
Chen Ree
Crew
Savage Steve Holland
as
Writer
Savage Steve Holland
as
Director
George Fisher
as
Stunts
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Hank Calia
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Keith Harvey
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Wayne King
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Stunts
Tom Morga
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Jeff Jensen
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Wally Rose
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Jean Coulter
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Bill McIntosh
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Stunts
Johnny Hock
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