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Better Off Dead
Better Off Dead...1985
Directed By Savage Steve Holland
Written By Savage Steve Holland
Cast John Cusack, Diane Franklin, Amanda Wyss, Yuji Okumoto
Produced By Gil Friesen, Michael Jaffe, Andrew Meyer
Cinematography By Isidore Mankofsky
Music By Rupert Hine
Studio CBS Theatrical Films
Distributed By Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros.
Country United States
Language English
Release Date August 23, 1985
Runtime 97 Minutes
Rating PG
Gross $10,297,601

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Cast[]

  • John Cusack as Lane Myer
  • David Ogden Stiers as Al Myer
  • Kim Darby as Jenny Myer
  • Diane Franklin as Monique Junet
  • Curtis Armstrong as Charles De Mar
  • Amanda Wyss as Beth Truss
  • Aaron Dozier as Roy Stalin
  • Demian Slade as Johnny Gasparini
  • Scooter Stevens as Badger Myer
  • Yuji Okumoto as Yee Sook Ree
  • Brian Imada as Chen Ree
  • Laura Waterbury as Mrs. Smith
  • Daniel Schneider as Ricky Smith
  • Chuck Mitchell as Rocko
  • Vincent Schiavelli as Mr. Kerber
  • Taylor Negron as Mailman
  • Rick Rosenthal as Smitty
  • Elizabeth Daily as Herself
  • Edward Mehler as Buster
  • Tina Littlewood as Chris Cummins
  • Steven Williams as Tree Trimmer
  • Rima Delane as Joanne Greenwald
  • Yano Anaya as Paperboy
  • Joey Tushnet as Paperboy
  • Sebastian Dungan as Paperboy
  • Rich Little as Additional Voices

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