MOVIE
Better Off Dead...
Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
Better Off Dead... in its release era
Released in 1985, Better Off Dead... sits inside the 1980s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1985-08-23
- Rating
- PG
- TMDB score
- 6.6/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United States of America
- Studio
- A&M Films, CBS Theatrical Films
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