John CusackLane MeyerSavaraTV movie
Better Off Dead...
Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.
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.
ComedyRomance
Starring
John Cusack, Amanda Wyss, Diane Franklin
Directed by
Savage Steve Holland
About
Better Off Dead...
ComedyRomance
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.
Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.
Information
- Released
- Aug 23, 1985
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US
- Rating
- PG
- Directed by
- Savage Steve Holland
Production
- Studio
- A&M Films
- Studio
- CBS Theatrical Films
Cast
People in this story
John CusackLane Meyer
Amanda WyssBeth Truss
Diane FranklinMonique Junot
Curtis ArmstrongCharles De Mar
David Ogden StiersAl Meyer
Kim DarbyJenny Meyer
Demian SladeJohnny Gasparini
Dan SchneiderRicky Smith
Yuji OkumotoYee Sook Ree
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