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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 as high school student Lane Meyer, who becomes suicidal after his girlfriend breaks up with him shortly before Christmas.
Oct 11, 1985 · Better Off Dead: Directed by Savage Steve Holland. 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.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Savage Steve Holland
- 1985-10-11
- Garin Pirnia
- Better Off Dead is based on a true story. Savage Steve Holland wrote the script based on his own high school girlfriend, who did indeed leave him for the captain of the ski team.
- Henry Winkler played a part in getting the movie made. In the early 1980s, Holland’s short film, My 11-Year-Old Birthday Party, played at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
- Holland had to fight to cast John Cusack. At Winkler’s suggestion, Holland checked out Cusack in The Sure Thing, which Winkler executive produced. After seeing the movie, Holland thought Cusack was perfect for the role.
- John Cusack hated the movie (though he swears he didn't). It’s been widely reported that Cusack basically disowned the movie as soon as he saw it, which was the night before he was to begin filming Holland’s follow-up comedy, One Crazy Summer.
Better Off Dead | Rotten Tomatoes. PG 1985 1h 38m Comedy. List. Lane Meyer (John Cusack) is a teen with a peculiar family and a bizarre fixation with his girlfriend, Beth (Amanda...
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- Savage Steve Holland
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- John Cusack
Jul 23, 2019 · The Story. The film follows Lane Meyer ( John Cusack) as he navigates all the cliches of 1980s-era teen comedies. His girlfriend ( Amanda Wyss) dumps him for a shallow jock (the Ted McGinley -channeling Aaron Dozier ). His best friend ( Curtis Armstrong) is a drug-obsessed buffoon.
Theatrical trailer of "Better Off Dead" by Savage Steve Holland. Starring John Cusack, David Ogden Stears, Kim Darby, Demian Slade, Scooter Stevens, Diane Fr...
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Apr 21, 2010 · Better Off Dead (1985) -- (Movie Clip) We Skate Lane (John Cusack) in the cafeteria has a cartoon encounter with his ex then makes a play for Chris (Tina Littlewood), who dates the basketball team, in writer-director Savage Steve Holland's absurdist teen comedy Better Off Dead, 1985.
