Better Off Dead...

Better Off Dead... (1985)

Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.

  • Genre: Comedy, Romance
  • Release Date: 1985-08-23
  • User Rating: 6.6/10 from 482 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 37min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: A&M Films
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Savage Steve Holland
star 6.6/10
From 482 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • 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
  • Scooter Stevens

    as Badger Meyer
  • Curtis Armstrong

    as Charles De Mar
  • Yuji Okumoto

    as Yee Sook Ree
  • Brian Imada

    as Chen Ree
  • Laura Waterbury

    as Mrs. Smith
  • Dan Schneider

    as Ricky Smith
  • Chuck Mitchell

    as Rocko
  • Aaron Dozier

    as Roy Stalin
  • Frank Burt Avalon

    as Roy's Ski Buddy #1
  • Vincent Schiavelli

    as Mr. Kerber
  • Taylor Negron

    as Mailman
  • Elizabeth Daily

    as Elizabeth Daily
  • Joe W. Davis

    as Roy's Ski Buddy #2 (as J. Warren David)
  • Peter Ellenstein

    as Roy's Ski Buddy #3
  • Edward Mehler

    as Buster
  • Thomas Rollerson

    as Roller Skater
  • Toby Iland

    as Nerd #1
  • Jonathan Charles Fox

    as Nerd #2 (as Jonathon Charles Fox)
  • Darren Harris

    as Nerd #3
  • Randy Stoklos

    as Jock #1
  • Sam High

    as Jock #2
  • David Vaughn

    as Jock #3
  • Tina Littlewood

    as Chris Cummins
  • Steven Williams

    as Tree Trimmer
  • Stuart K. Robinson

    as Tree Trimmer's Helper
  • Rima Lyn

    as Joanne Greenwald (as Rima Delane)
  • Yano Anaya

    as Paperboy
  • Joey Tushnet

    as Paperboy
  • Sebastian Dungan

    as Paperboy
  • Rick Rosenthal

    as Smity
Directing Savage Steve Holland Director
Writing Savage Steve Holland Writer
Crew Frank Beddor Stunts
Crew Jeff Jensen Stunts
Crew Sandy Berumen Stunts
Crew Greg Wayne Elam Stunts
Crew George Fisher Stunts
Crew Jean Coulter Stunts
Crew Bill Hart Stunts
Crew Keith Harvey Stunts
Crew Hank Calia Stunts
Crew Kent Hays Stunts
Crew Wayne King Stunts
Crew Johnny Hock Stunts
Crew Bill McIntosh Stunts
Crew Tom Morga Stunts
Crew A. Michael Lerner Stunts
Crew Wally Rose Stunts
Crew Harvey Parry Stunts
Crew Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon Stunts
Crew Debbie Lynn Ross Stunts
Crew Rick Seaman Stunts
Crew Peter Stader Stunts
Crew Sharon Schaffer Stunts
Crew Dick Warlock Stunts
Crew Mark Yerkes Stunts
Crew Neil Summers Stunts
Crew Jim Dunn Stunt Double
Crew Bruce Paul Barbour Stunts
Crew Roy L. Downey Special Effects
Crew Chere Rae Stunts
Production Gil Friesen Executive Producer
Production Michael Jaffe Producer
Production Andrew Meyer Executive Producer
Production William Strom Associate Producer
Sound Rupert Hine Original Music Composer
Camera Isidore Mankofsky Director of Photography
Editing Alan Balsam Editor
Production Caro Jones Casting
Art Herman F. Zimmerman Production Design
Art Gary Moreno Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Brad R. Loman Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up James R. Scribner Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Georgina Williams Hairstylist
Camera Frank M. Holgate Second Unit Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up David Roester Costumer
Art Bud Peifer Jr. Assistant Property Master
Camera Tom Kessenich Key Grip
Camera Jim Dunford Dolly Grip
Camera Jan Gould Grip
Production Huw Davies Location Manager
Crew David Jernigan Transportation Coordinator
Editing Nancy Forner Associate Editor
Sound William Hooper Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Dick Vandenberg Sound Effects Editor
Sound Don MacDougall Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Richard Tyler Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound John L. Mack Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Directing Maria Lease Script Supervisor
Crew Faith Minton Stunts
Production Jack Clements Unit Production Manager
Directing Yudi Bennett First Assistant Director
Directing Jann Dutmer Second Assistant Director
Camera Rick Neff Camera Operator
Crew Fred Lerner Stunt Coordinator
Directing Fred Lerner Second Unit Director
Sound Bud Alper Sound Mixer
Sound Gene Ashbrook Boom Operator
Camera Malcolm Brown First Assistant Camera
Camera Frederick Hamm Second Assistant Camera
Art Art Lipschultz Property Master
Lighting Jake Jarrell Gaffer
Crew Shelley Kirkwood Unit Publicist
Sound Ted Roberts Music Editor
Sound David Anderle Music Supervisor

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