Better Off Dead...
Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.
1985
Rated
PG
97
minutes
Comedy, Romance
Wikipedia
Directed By:
Savage Steve Holland
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.
Language
English
Release Date
August 23, 1985
Revenue
$10,297,601
Cast
John Cusack
Lane Meyer
David Ogden Stiers
Al Meyer
Kim Darby
Jenny Meyer
Demian Slade
Johnny Gasparini
Amanda Wyss
Beth Truss
Diane Franklin
Monique Junot
Scooter Stevens
Badger Meyer
Curtis Armstrong
Charles De Mar
Yuji Okumoto
Yee Sook Ree
Brian Imada
Chen Ree
Laura Waterbury
Mrs. Smith
Dan Schneider
Ricky Smith
Chuck Mitchell
Rocko
Aaron Dozier
Roy Stalin
Frank Burt Avalon
Roy's Ski Buddy #1
Vincent Schiavelli
Mr. Kerber
Taylor Negron
Mailman
Elizabeth 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)
Darren Harris
Nerd #3
Randy Stoklos
Jock #1
Sam High
Jock #2
David Vaughn
Jock #3
Tina Littlewood
Chris Cummins
Steven Williams
Tree Trimmer
Stuart K. Robinson
Tree Trimmer's Helper
Rima Lyn
Joanne Greenwald (as Rima Delane)
Yano Anaya
Paperboy
Joey Tushnet
Paperboy
Sebastian Dungan
Paperboy
Rick Rosenthal
Smity
Show Full Crew
Directing
Savage Steve Holland
Director
Fred Lerner
Second Unit Director
Yudi Bennett
First Assistant Director
Maria Lease
Script Supervisor
Jann Dutmer
Second Assistant Director
Writing
Production
Gil Friesen
Executive Producer
Michael Jaffe
Producer
Jack Clements
Unit Production Manager
Caro Jones
Casting
William Strom
Associate Producer
Huw Davies
Location Manager
Andrew Meyer
Executive Producer
Editing
Sound
Don MacDougall
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Anderle
Music Supervisor
William Hooper
Supervising Sound Editor
Bud Alper
Sound Mixer
Gene Ashbrook
Boom Operator
Richard Tyler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John L. Mack
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ted Roberts
Music Editor
Rupert Hine
Original Music Composer
Dick Vandenberg
Sound Effects Editor
Art
Herman F. Zimmerman
Production Design
Gary Moreno
Set Decoration
Art Lipschultz
Property Master
Bud Peifer Jr.
Assistant Property Master
Costume & Make-Up
James R. Scribner
Makeup Artist
Brad R. Loman
Costume Design
Georgina Williams
Hairstylist
David Roester
Costumer
Camera
Isidore Mankofsky
Director of Photography
Frank M. Holgate
Second Unit Director of Photography
Tom Kessenich
Key Grip
Rick Neff
Camera Operator
Frederick Hamm
Second Assistant Camera
Malcolm Brown
First Assistant Camera
Jim Dunford
Dolly Grip
Jan Gould
Grip
Crew
Faith Minton
Stunts
Dick Warlock
Stunts
Neil Summers
Stunts
Tom Morga
Stunts
Sandy Berumen
Stunts
Fred Lerner
Stunt Coordinator
Bruce Paul Barbour
Stunts
George Fisher
Stunts
Sharon Schaffer
Stunts
Greg Wayne Elam
Stunts
Debbie Lynn Ross
Stunts
A. Michael Lerner
Stunts
Peter Stader
Stunts
Bill Hart
Stunts
Harvey Parry
Stunts
Jim Dunn
Stunt Double
Rick Seaman
Stunts
Wally Rose
Stunts
Johnny Hock
Stunts
Jeff Jensen
Stunts
Kent Hays
Stunts
Bill McIntosh
Stunts
Chere Rae
Stunts
Jean Coulter
Stunts
Roy L. Downey
Special Effects
Hank Calia
Stunts
Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon
Stunts
Mark Yerkes
Stunts
Wayne King
Stunts
Frank Beddor
Stunts
Shelley Kirkwood
Unit Publicist
Keith Harvey
Stunts
David Jernigan
Transportation Coordinator
Lighting