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Better Off Dead (1985)
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.All Releases
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Worldwide
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Domestic DistributorWarner Bros.
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Domestic Opening$56,371
Earliest Release DateAugust 23, 1985
(Domestic)
Running Time1 hr 37 min
GenresComedy
Romance
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Filmmakers | Role |
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Savage Steve Holland | Director |
Savage Steve Holland | Writer |
Michael Jaffe | Producer |
Rupert Hine | Composer |
Isidore Mankofsky | Cinematographer |
Alan Balsam | Editor |
Herman F. Zimmerman | Production Designer |
Cast | Role |
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John Cusack | |
David Ogden Stiers | |
Kim Darby | |
Demian Slade |