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.
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Synopsis
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.
More about Better Off Dead...
Cast
John CusackLane Meyer
Amanda WyssBeth Truss
Diane FranklinMonique Junot
Curtis ArmstrongCharles De Mar
David Ogden StiersAl Meyer
Kim DarbyJenny Meyer
Demian SladeJohnny GaspariniCredits
- Directed by
- Savage Steve Holland
- Written by
- Savage Steve Holland
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Box office
- $10.3M
Production
- A&M FilmsUnited States
CBS Theatrical FilmsUnited States
