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