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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.
Better Off Dead...: Directed by Savage Steve Holland. With John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Demian Slade. After his girlfriend ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane decides that suicide is the only answer.
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.
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 attempts...
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Aug 24, 2015 · It's been 30 years since we first met Lane Meyer and his eccentric family and friends in Better Off Dead, one of John Cusack's first films as a leading man. Let's see where Cusack & Co. are...
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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.
Dumped teen (John Cusack) meets a French exchange student (Diane Franklin).
