Overview - Better Off Dead...

Date of release

Genres

  • Comedy
  • Romance

Runtime: 97 minutes

Homepage: Better Off Dead...

Budget

Budget data not disclosed

Revenue

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Spoken Languages

  • English

Production companies

  • Name: A&M Films

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: Warner Bros. Pictures

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: CBS Theatrical Films

    Production country United States of America

Overview

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.

Cast

  • Name: John Cusack

    Character: Lane Meyer

    Popularity: 1.7106

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  • Name: David Ogden Stiers

    Character: Al Meyer

    Popularity: 0.7997

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  • Name: Kim Darby

    Character: Jenny Meyer

    Popularity: 0.6298

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  • Name: Demian Slade

    Character: Johnny Gasparini

    Popularity: 0.329

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  • Name: Amanda Wyss

    Character: Beth Truss

    Popularity: 0.7703

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  • Name: Diane Franklin

    Character: Monique Junot

    Popularity: 0.5619

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  • Name: Scooter Stevens

    Character: Badger Meyer

    Popularity: 0.0883

  • Name: Curtis Armstrong

    Character: Charles De Mar

    Popularity: 1.253

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