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.

Beesley's Ratings

Id

221

Name

Better Off Dead

Genre

Comedy

Leads

Cusack,J

Rating

3
Content Advisory

Parents strongly cautioned, Nudity - female, Crude Actions, Sex

Comments

None

Metadata from themoviedb.org

Genre Ids

Comedy, Romance

Id

13667

Title

Better Off Dead...

Popularity

2.1622

Release Date

1985-08-23

Softcore

False

Vote Average

6.584

Vote Count

549

Budget

$3,500,000

Revenue

$10,297,601

Runtime

97 minutes