
Better Off Dead...
Rating: 6.6 · 1985 · Comedy, Romance · USA · 1 ч 37 мин
Description
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.
Information
- Year
- 1985
- Genre
- Comedy, Romance
- Country
- USA
- Runtime
- 1 ч 37 мин
- TMDB
- 6.6
- IMDb
- 6.6
- Tagline
- Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.
Director
Cast
- John Cusack — Lane Meyer
- Amanda Wyss — Beth Truss
- Diane Franklin — Monique Junot
- Aaron Dozier — Roy Stalin
- Curtis Armstrong — Charles De Mar
- David Ogden Stiers — Al Meyer
- Kim Darby — Jenny Meyer
- Demian Slade — Johnny Gasparini
- Laura Waterbury — Mrs. Smith
- Dan Schneider — Ricky Smith
- Yuji Okumoto — Yee Sook Ree
- Brian Imada — Chen Ree
- Scooter Stevens — Badger Meyer
- Chuck Mitchell — Rocko
- Frank Burt Avalon — Roy's Ski Buddy #1
- Vincent Schiavelli — Mr. Kerber
- Taylor Negron — Mailman
- E. G. Daily — Elizabeth Daily
- Joe W. Davis — Roy's Ski Buddy #2 (as J. Warren David)
- Peter Ellenstein — Roy's Ski Buddy #3
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