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1985

Better Off Dead...

Directed by Savage Steve Holland
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.

Duration

1h 37m

Released

August 23, 1985

Revenue

$10,297,601

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6.6

Rating508

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Lists140

Cast36

  • John Cusack
  • David Ogden Stiers
  • Kim Darby
  • Demian Slade
  • Amanda Wyss
  • Diane Franklin
  • Scooter Stevens
  • Curtis Armstrong
  • Yuji Okumoto

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