MovieComedyRomance
Better Off Dead...
Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.
6.6(574)19851h 37m
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.
- Director
- Savage Steve Holland
- Created by
- Gil Friesen,Andrew Meyer
- Writers
- Savage Steve Holland
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Cast
John Cusack
Lane Meyer
Amanda Wyss
Beth Truss
Diane Franklin
Monique Junot
Aaron Dozier
Roy Stalin
Curtis Armstrong
Charles De Mar
David Ogden Stiers
Al Meyer
Kim Darby
Jenny Meyer
Demian Slade
Johnny Gasparini
Laura Waterbury
Mrs. Smith
Dan Schneider
Ricky Smith
Yuji Okumoto
Yee Sook Ree
Brian Imada
Chen Ree
Scooter Stevens
Badger Meyer
Chuck Mitchell
Rocko
Frank Burt Avalon
Roy's Ski Buddy #1
Vincent Schiavelli
Mr. Kerber
Taylor Negron
Mailman
E. G. Daily
Elizabeth Daily
Joe W. Davis
Roy's Ski Buddy #2 (as J. Warren David)
Peter Ellenstein
Roy's Ski Buddy #3
Edward Mehler
Buster
Thomas Rollerson
Roller Skater
Toby Iland
Nerd #1
Jonathan Charles Fox
Nerd #2 (as Jonathon Charles Fox)
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Crew
Directing
- Savage Steve HollandDirector
- Maria LeaseScript Supervisor
- Yudi BennettFirst Assistant Director
- Fred LernerSecond Unit Director
- Jann DutmerSecond Assistant Director
Writing
- Savage Steve HollandWriter
Production
- Gil FriesenExecutive Producer
- Caro JonesCasting
- William StromAssociate Producer
- Michael JaffeProducer
- Andrew MeyerExecutive Producer
- Huw DaviesLocation Manager
- Jack ClementsUnit Production Manager
Camera
- Isidore MankofskyDirector of Photography
- Jan GouldGrip
- Tom KessenichKey Grip
- Frank M. HolgateSecond Unit Director of Photography
- Jim DunfordDolly Grip
- Rick NeffCamera Operator
- Malcolm BrownFirst Assistant Camera
- Frederick HammSecond Assistant Camera
Editing
- Alan BalsamEditor
- Nancy FornerAssociate Editor
Sound
- Rupert HineOriginal Music Composer
- Richard TylerSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Dick VandenbergSound Effects Editor
- John L. MackSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Don MacDougallSound Re-Recording Mixer
- William HooperSupervising Sound Editor
- Ted RobertsMusic Editor
- Gene AshbrookBoom Operator
- Bud AlperSound Mixer
- David AnderleMusic Supervisor
Art
- Herman F. ZimmermanProduction Design
- Gary MorenoSet Decoration
- Bud Peifer Jr.Assistant Property Master
- Art LipschultzProperty Master
- Drew StruzanArt Designer
Costume & Make-Up
- Brad R. LomanCostume Design
- Georgina WilliamsHairstylist
- James R. ScribnerMakeup Artist
- David RoesterCostumer
Visual Effects
- Bill KoppAnimation
- Jimmy PickerAnimation
Crew
- George FisherStunts
- Hank CaliaStunts
- Keith HarveyStunts
- Wayne KingStunts
- Tom MorgaStunts
- Jeff JensenStunts
- Wally RoseStunts
- Jean CoulterStunts
- Bill McIntoshStunts
- Johnny HockStunts
- Harvey ParryStunts
- Greg Wayne ElamStunts
Lighting
- Jake JarrellGaffer