Better Off Dead...

Overview

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.

Directed by Savage Steve Holland

Top cast

John Cusack

Lane Meyer

Amanda Wyss

Beth Truss

Diane Franklin

Monique Junot

A

Aaron Dozier

Roy Stalin

Curtis Armstrong

Charles De Mar

David Ogden Stiers

Al Meyer

Kim Darby

Jenny Meyer

Demian Slade

Johnny Gasparini

L

Laura Waterbury

Mrs. Smith

Dan Schneider

Ricky Smith

Yuji Okumoto

Yee Sook Ree

Brian Imada

Chen Ree

S

Scooter Stevens

Badger Meyer

Chuck Mitchell

Rocko

F

Frank Burt Avalon

Roy's Ski Buddy #1

Vincent Schiavelli

Mr. Kerber

Taylor Negron

Mailman

E. G. Daily

Elizabeth Daily

J

Joe W. Davis

Roy's Ski Buddy #2 (as J. Warren David)

P

Peter Ellenstein

Roy's Ski Buddy #3

Details