Better Off Dead

Film
Comedy
Calendar
1985
Time
1h 36m
PG

After his girlfriend (Amanda Wyss, NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET) ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane (John Cusack, HIGH FIDELITY) decides that suicide is the answer. However, his increasingly inept attempts bring him only more agony, not to mention embarrassment. Filled with the wildest teen nightmares, a family you can't help but identify with, and a host of extremely comic characters, BETTER OFF DEAD is an essential 80s classic, and a painfully funny teenage tale.

Starring John Cusack, Diane Franklin, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Demian Slade, Scooter Stevens, Curtis Armstrong, Amanda Wyss, Vincent Schiavelli, Laura Waterbury,
Genres Comedy
Studios Paramount Pictures
Popular UPC

191329236437
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Cast & Crew

  1. Cast Member
    Savage Holland Director
  2. Cast Member
    John Cusack Lane Meyer
  3. Cast Member
    Diane Franklin Monique Junot
  4. Cast Member
    David Ogden Stiers Al Meyer
  5. Cast Member
    Kim Darby Jenny Meyer
  6. Cast Member
    Demian Slade Johnny Gasparini
  7. Cast Member
    Scooter Stevens Badger Meyer
  8. Cast Member
    Curtis Armstrong Charles De Mar
  9. Cast Member
    Amanda Wyss Beth Truss
  10. Cast Member
    Vincent Schiavelli Mr. Kerber
  11. Cast Member
    Laura Waterbury Mrs. Smith
  12. Cast Member
    Michael Jaffe Producer

Universal Product Codes

UPC Better Off Dead
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Title Better Off Dead

Release Date 1985-01-01

Country USA

Genres Comedy

Runtime 1h 36m

Sub Genres

Language English