Movie Age rating in United States of America: PG

Better Off Dead... (1985)

Name: Better Off Dead...
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1985-08-23
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Cast: John Cusack, Amanda Wyss, Diane Franklin, Aaron Dozier, Curtis Armstrong

Aug 23, 1985 · 1h 37m

6.6/10 TMDB user score
574 votes on TMDB

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

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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