Better Off Dead... (1985)
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.
Director: Savage Steve Holland
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John Cusack as Lane Meyer |
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Amanda Wyss as Beth Truss |
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Diane Franklin as Monique Junot |
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Aaron Dozier as Roy Stalin |
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Curtis Armstrong as Charles De Mar |
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David Ogden Stiers as Al Meyer |
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Kim Darby as Jenny Meyer |
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Demian Slade as Johnny Gasparini |
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Laura Waterbury as Mrs. Smith |
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Dan Schneider as Ricky Smith |
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Yuji Okumoto as Yee Sook Ree |
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Brian Imada as Chen Ree |
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Scooter Stevens as Badger Meyer |
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Chuck Mitchell as Rocko |
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Frank Burt Avalon as Roy's Ski Buddy #1 |
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Vincent Schiavelli as Mr. Kerber |
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Taylor Negron as Mailman |
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E. G. Daily as Elizabeth Daily |
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Joe W. Davis as Roy's Ski Buddy #2 (as J. Warren David) |
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Peter Ellenstein as Roy's Ski Buddy #3 |
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Edward Mehler as Buster |
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Thomas Rollerson as Roller Skater |
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Toby Iland as Nerd #1 |
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Jonathan Charles Fox as Nerd #2 (as Jonathon Charles Fox) |
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Darren Harris as Nerd #3 |
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Randy Stoklos as Jock #1 |
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Sam High as Jock #2 |
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David Vaughn as Jock #3 |
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Tina Littlewood as Chris Cummins |
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Steven Williams as Tree Trimmer |
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Stuart K. Robinson as Tree Trimmer's Helper |
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Rima Lyn as Joanne Greenwald (as Rima Delane) |
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Yano Anaya as Paperboy |
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Joey Tushnet as Paperboy |
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Sebastian Dungan as Paperboy |
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Rick Rosenthal as Smity |
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Rich Little as Additional Voices (voice) |
| 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 |
| Art | Drew Struzan | Art Designer |
| Visual Effects | Bill Kopp | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jimmy Picker | Animation |
