Better Off Dead...

August. 23,1985      PG
Rating:
7.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

John Cusack as  Lane Meyer
David Ogden Stiers as  Al Meyer
Kim Darby as  Jenny Meyer
Demian Slade as  Johnny Gasparini
Amanda Wyss as  Beth Truss
Diane Franklin as  Monique Junot
Curtis Armstrong as  Charles De Mar
Yuji Okumoto as  Yee Sook Ree
Brian Imada as  Chen Ree
Dan Schneider as  Ricky Smith

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Reviews

TinsHeadline
1985/08/23

Touches You

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Jeanskynebu
1985/08/24

the audience applauded

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Smartorhypo
1985/08/25

Highly Overrated But Still Good

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ChanFamous
1985/08/26

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

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