Better Off Dead...
Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.
August 23, 1985
97 min
PG
✓ Released 14838 days ago
Comedy
Romance
6.6
User Score
544 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Savage Steve Holland
Runtime: 97 min
Budget: $3,500,000
Revenue: $10,297,601
Top Cast
John Cusack
Lane Meyer
Amanda Wyss
Beth Truss
Diane Franklin
Monique Junot
Aaron Dozier
Roy Stalin
Curtis Armstrong
Charles De Mar
David Ogden Stiers
Al Meyer
Kim Darby
Jenny Meyer
Demian Slade
Johnny Gasparini