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Better Off Dead... (1985)

August. 23,1985

7.1

| Comedy Romance

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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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Cast

John Cusack as Lane Meyer

[2022] Pursuit [2020] Utopia [2019] Never Grow Old [2018] River Runs Red [2018] Distorted [2017] Singularity

David Ogden Stiers as Al Meyer

[2017] Neil Stryker and The Tyrant of Time [2011] The Lord is Not On Trial Here Today [2011] Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil [2006] Leroy & Stitch [2005] Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch [2005] The Origin of Stitch

Kim Darby as Jenny Meyer

[2017] The Evil Within [1999] The Last Best Sunday [1995] Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers [1987] Teen Wolf Too [1985] Embassy [1983] Summer Girl

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Reviews

Spoonatects

1985/08/23

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Comwayon

1985/08/24

A Disappointing Continuation

Sarita Rafferty

1985/08/25

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Bob

1985/08/26

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.