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Better Off Dead
1985
After his girlfriend (Amanda Wyss) ditches him for a boorish ski jock (Aaron Dozier), Lane Meyer (John Cusack) decides that suicide is the only answer. But his increasingly inept attempts to off himself only bring more agony and embarrassment. Dan Schneider ("Head of the Class") co-stars as Lane's socially awkward neighbor, Ricky, whose mother takes in a foreign exchange student from France (Diane Franklin), only to meet with an explosive end.
Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.
JBscale
71
Very Good
Film Detail
Genre
Comedy - Romance
Length
1 hr. 37 mins.
US Theatrical Release
October 11, 1985
US Box Office
$10,297,601
(#4278 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested
Collection Detail
Release Method
Single Disc & Digital
Aquired Format
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.78:1
Audio
English:
DTS-HD Master 5.1
Studio
Paramount
Released
August 2, 2011
Acquired Date
December 4, 2015
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
May 22, 2011
Actors
John Cusack
David Ogden Stiers
Kim Darby
Demian Slade
Scooter Stevens
Diane Franklin
Laura Waterbury
Dan Schneider
Yuji Okumoto
Brian Imada
Chuck Mitchell
Amanda Wyss
Curtis Armstrong
Vincent Schiavelli
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Savage Steve Holland
Producers
Michael Jaffe
Writers
Savage Steve Holland
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77%
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26 votes
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3,322 votes
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51
7 votes
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
50,658 votes
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