Better Off Dead... (1985)
Better Off Dead... (1985)
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Plot.
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 & Crew.
John Cusack
Lane Meyer
David Ogden Stiers
Al Meyer
Kim Darby
Jenny Meyer
Amanda Wyss
Beth Truss
Demian Slade
Johnny Gasparini
Scooter Stevens
Badger Meyer
Diane Franklin
Monique Junot
Curtis Armstrong
Charles De Mar
Laura Waterbury
Mrs. Smith
Dan Schneider
Ricky Smith
Yuji Okumoto
Yee Sook Ree
Brian Imada
Chen Ree
Savage Steve Holland
Director
Chuck Mitchell
Rocko
Michael Jaffe
Producer
Aaron Dozier
Roy Stalin
Rupert Hine
Composer
Frank Burt Avalon
Roy's Ski Buddy #1
Vincent Schiavelli
Mr. Kerber
Isidore Mankofsky
Cinematographer
Taylor Negron
Mailman
Alan Balsam
Editor
Elizabeth Daily
Elizabeth Daily
Caro Jones
CastingDirector
Joe W. Davis
Roy's Ski Buddy #2 (as J. Warren David)
Herman F. Zimmerman
ProductionDesigner
Peter Ellenstein
Roy's Ski Buddy #3
Edward Mehler
Buster
Thomas Rollerson
Roller Skater
Toby Iland
Nerd #1
Jonathan Charles Fox
Nerd #2 (as Jonathon Charles Fox)
Darren Harris
Nerd #3
Randy Stoklos
Jock #1
Sam High
Jock #2
David Vaughn
Jock #3
Tina Littlewood
Chris Cummins
Steven Williams
Tree Trimmer
Stuart K. Robinson
Tree Trimmer's Helper
Rima Lyn
Joanne Greenwald (as Rima Delane)
Yano Anaya
Paperboy
Joey Tushnet
Paperboy
Sebastian Dungan
Paperboy
Rick Rosenthal
Smity
Harvey Parry
Stunts
Frank Beddor
Stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour
Stunts
Rick Seaman
Stunts
Roy L. Downey
Special Effects
Dick Warlock
Stunts
Tom Kessenich
Key Grip
Don MacDougall
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Tyler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bud Alper
Sound Mixer
Peter Stader
Stunts
Maria Lease
Script Supervisor
Jeff Jensen
Stunts
Faith Minton
Stunts
David Anderle
Music Supervisor
Bill Hart
Stunts
Wally Rose
Stunts
Neil Summers
Stunts
Bill McIntosh
Stunts
Greg Wayne Elam
Stunts
Sharon Schaffer
Stunts
Gil Friesen
Executive Producer
Debbie Lynn Ross
Stunts
Andrew Meyer
Executive Producer
Tom Morga
Stunts
William Strom
Associate Producer
Brad R. Loman
Costume Design
Jack Clements
Unit Production Manager
Frank M. Holgate
Second Unit Director of Photography
Rick Neff
Camera Operator
Jim Dunn
Stunt Double
William Hooper
Supervising Sound Editor
Georgina Williams
Hairstylist
Kent Hays
Stunts
Sandy Berumen
Stunts
John L. Mack
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Fred Lerner
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Gary Moreno
Set Decoration
David Roester
Costumer
James R. Scribner
Makeup Artist
Nancy Forner
Associate Editor
George Fisher
Stunts
Shelley Kirkwood
Unit Publicist
Jean Coulter
Stunts
Hank Calia
Stunts
Jan Gould
Grip
Tanya Russell
Stunts
Yudi Bennett
First Assistant Director
Gene Ashbrook
Boom Operator
David Jernigan
Transportation Coordinator
Ted Roberts
Music Editor
Frederick Hamm
Second Assistant Camera
A. Michael Lerner
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 23, 1985
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 37m
Content RatingPG
Box Office$10,297,601
Filming LocationsUtah, United States of America
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Wiki.
Better Off Dead is a 1985 American black comedy film written and directed by Savage Steve Holland. It stars John Cusack as high school student Lane Myer, who becomes suicidal after his girlfriend breaks up with him shortly before Christmas.
Initially met with mixed to negative reviews on release, it has since developed a cult following for its unconventionally surreal and absurdist humor.
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