Better Off Dead
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6.6High 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.
Released: 1985-08-2397 minDir: Savage Steve HollandComedy, Romance
Cast
- John Cusack as Lane Meyer
- Amanda Wyss as Beth Truss
- Diane Franklin as Monique Junot
- Aaron Dozier as Roy Stalin
- Curtis Armstrong as Charles De Mar
- David Ogden Stiers as Al Meyer
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Key dates
- Published
- 11 October 1985
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- surrealist film
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Savage Steve Holland
- Screenwriter
- Savage Steve Holland
- Cast member
- Yuji Okumoto
- Composer
- Rupert Hine
- Cinematographer
- Isidore Mankofsky
- Narrative location
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1980s high school films1980s teen comedy films1980s teen romance films1985 American films1985 black comedy films1985 directorial debut films1985 English-language films1985 films1985 romantic comedy filmsAlbum articles lacking alt text for coversAmerican black comedy filmsAmerican films with live action and animation