Better Off Dead... (1985)
Lane Myer is geobsedeerd door zijn vriendin Beth en zijn wereld stort in elkaar als ze verliefd wordt op Roy, de aanvoerder van het ski-team. Na meerdere zelfmoordpogingen, het overleven van meerdere teisteringen van de krantenbezorger en onuitstaanbare diners met familie, vindt hij een nieuwe liefde: een Franse studente genaamd Monique Junot. Ondertussen moet hij zijn naam hoog houden door Roy in elkaar te slaan.
Regiseur: 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) |
| Writing | Savage Steve Holland | Writer |
| Directing | Savage Steve Holland | Director |
| Crew | Bill McIntosh | Stunts |
| Crew | Tom Morga | Stunts |
| Crew | Bill Hart | Stunts |
| Crew | Jean Coulter | Stunts |
| Crew | Wally Rose | Stunts |
| Crew | Keith Harvey | Stunts |
| Crew | Johnny Hock | Stunts |
| Crew | A. Michael Lerner | Stunts |
| Crew | Greg Wayne Elam | Stunts |
| Crew | George Fisher | Stunts |
| Crew | Wayne King | Stunts |
| Crew | Harvey Parry | Stunts |
| Crew | Frank Beddor | Stunts |
| Crew | Sandy Berumen | Stunts |
| Crew | Kent Hays | Stunts |
| Crew | Hank Calia | Stunts |
| Crew | Peter Stader | Stunts |
| Crew | Roy L. Downey | Special Effects |
| Crew | Jeff Jensen | Stunts |
| Crew | Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon | Stunts |
| Crew | Rick Seaman | Stunts |
| Crew | Sharon Schaffer | Stunts |
| Crew | Jim Dunn | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Debbie Lynn Ross | Stunts |
| Crew | Dick Warlock | Stunts |
| Crew | Neil Summers | Stunts |
| Crew | Mark Yerkes | Stunts |
| Crew | Bruce Paul Barbour | Stunts |
| Crew | Chere Rae | Stunts |
| Production | William Strom | Associate Producer |
| Art | Gary Moreno | Set Decoration |
| Production | Caro Jones | Casting |
| Sound | Rupert Hine | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Alan Balsam | Editor |
| Production | Andrew Meyer | Executive Producer |
| Art | Herman F. Zimmerman | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Georgina Williams | Hairstylist |
| Production | Michael Jaffe | Producer |
| Camera | Isidore Mankofsky | Director of Photography |
| Production | Gil Friesen | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | James R. Scribner | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brad R. Loman | Costume Design |
| Camera | Jim Dunford | Dolly Grip |
| Sound | Richard Tyler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | David Jernigan | Transportation Coordinator |
| Camera | Frank M. Holgate | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Sound | Dick Vandenberg | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Roester | Costumer |
| Camera | Jan Gould | Grip |
| Sound | John L. Mack | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Huw Davies | Location Manager |
| Camera | Tom Kessenich | Key Grip |
| Art | Bud Peifer Jr. | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | William Hooper | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Don MacDougall | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Nancy Forner | Associate Editor |
| Directing | Maria Lease | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Faith Minton | Stunts |
| Directing | Yudi Bennett | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jann Dutmer | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Jack Clements | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Bud Alper | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Fred Lerner | Second Unit Director |
| Camera | Rick Neff | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Fred Lerner | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Gene Ashbrook | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Frederick Hamm | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Ted Roberts | Music Editor |
| Camera | Malcolm Brown | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Art Lipschultz | Property Master |
| Sound | David Anderle | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Shelley Kirkwood | Unit Publicist |
| Lighting | Jake Jarrell | Gaffer |
| Art | Drew Struzan | Art Designer |
| Visual Effects | Bill Kopp | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jimmy Picker | Animation |