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Better Off Dead is a 1985 American 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.
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.
Comedy about a teen (John Cusack) who is mortified when his girlfriend deep-sixes him for someone more popular. David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby. Johnny: Demian Slade.
High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion.
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Apr 21, 2010 · Better Off Dead would be one of Cusack's earliest roles and help establish him as one of the leading young talents of the 1980s. According to Steve Holland, Better Off Dead was a fun shoot with a great deal of camaraderie among cast and crew.
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Dumped teen (John Cusack) meets a French exchange student (Diane Franklin).
