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Better Off Dead is a 1985 American teen black comedy film written and directed by Savage Steve Holland. It stars John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Diane Franklin and Kim Darby. The film was released in August 1985.
With John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Demian Slade. After his girlfriend Beth Truss ditches him for boorish ski jock Roy Stalin, sad-sack high-school student Lane Meyer decides that suicide is the only answer, but his inept attempts bring him nothing but agony and embarrassment.
- (50K)
- Comedy, Romance
- Savage Steve Holland
- 1985-10-11
Lane Myer : Gee Johnny, I don't have a dime. Johnny : Didn't ask for a dime. Two dollars.
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.
The film stars John Cusack as Lane Myer, a high school student who becomes despondent after his girlfriend breaks up with him. Amidst his comedic and dramatic attempts to win her back, Lane eventually finds new perspectives on life and love through his interactions with friends and a new romantic interest.
Lane Meyer (John Cusack) is a teen with a peculiar family and a bizarre fixation with his girlfriend, Beth (Amanda Wyss). When Beth dumps Lane, he decides to kill himself, making bumbling...
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- Comedy
- PG
