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Better Off Dead... (1985)

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Title: Better Off Dead...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Demian Slade, Amanda Wyss, Diane Franklin, Scooter Stevens, Curtis Armstrong, Yuji Okumoto, Brian Imada, Laura Waterbury, Dan Schneider, Chuck Mitchell, Aaron Dozier, Frank Burt Avalon, Vincent Schiavelli, Taylor Negron, Elizabeth Daily, Joe W. Davis, Peter Ellenstein, Edward Mehler, Thomas Rollerson, Toby Iland, Jonathan Charles Fox, Darren Harris, Randy Stoklos, Sam High, David Vaughn, Tina Littlewood, Steven Williams, Stuart K. Robinson, Rima Lyn, Yano Anaya, Joey Tushnet, Sebastian Dungan, Rick Rosenthal

Release: 1985-08-23

Runtime: 97

Plot: 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.

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Better Off Dead was an 80s teen movie that was released in 1985. The movie starred John Cusak who was a depressed teenager that was dumped by his girlfriend for another guy. The movie is typical 80s teen movie with laughs, mishaps and as usual a happy ending.
 
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