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Better Off Dead...

Better Off Dead...

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 23, 1985

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Comedy, Romance

User Score

66%

Original Title

Better Off Dead...

Production Companies

A&M Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, CBS Theatrical Films

Director

Savage Steve Holland

Revenue

$10,297,601

Description

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.