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Better Off Dead...
1985, Aug 23
1h 37m
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.
Directed by
Savage Steve Holland
Written by
Savage Steve Holland
John Cusack
Lane Meyer
Taylor Negron
Mailman
E. G. Daily
Elizabeth Daily
David Ogden Stiers
Al Meyer
Steven Williams
Tree Trimmer
Kim Darby
Jenny Meyer
Curtis Armstrong
Charles De Mar
Vincent Schiavelli
Mr. Kerber
Yuji Okumoto
Yee Sook Ree
Rich Little
Additional Voices (voice)
Amanda Wyss
Beth Truss
Diane Franklin
Monique Junot
Neil Summers
Demian Slade
Johnny Gasparini
Faith Minton
Dick Warlock
Bill Hart
Tom Morga
Brian Imada
Chen Ree
Chuck Mitchell
Rocko
Johnny Hock
Stuart K. Robinson
Tree Trimmer's Helper
Yano Anaya
Paperboy
Edward Mehler
Buster
Aaron Dozier
Roy Stalin
Laura Waterbury
Mrs. Smith
Scooter Stevens
Badger Meyer
Frank Burt Avalon
Roy's Ski Buddy #1
Joe W. Davis
Roy's Ski Buddy #2 (as J. Warren David)
Peter Ellenstein
Roy's Ski Buddy #3
Thomas Rollerson
Roller Skater
Toby Iland
Nerd #1
Jonathan Charles Fox
Nerd #2 (as Jonathon Charles Fox)
Darren Harris
Nerd #3
Randy Stoklos
Jock #1
Sam High
Jock #2
David Vaughn
Jock #3
Tina Littlewood
Chris Cummins
Rima Lyn
Joanne Greenwald (as Rima Delane)
Joey Tushnet
Paperboy
Hank Calia
Keith Harvey
Wally Rose
Jean Coulter
Greg Wayne Elam
Kent Hays
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