Better Off Dead Movie Review 1985

A compulsive teenager's girlfriend leaves him and he decides to end it all. After several abortive attempts, he decides instead to out-ski his ex-girlfriend's obnoxious new boyfriend. Uneven but funny.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 97 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Slob Comedy, Skiing, Suicide, Teen Comedy, Paperboys, Unhappy Meals

Screenplay

Steve Holland

Cast

John Cusack, Curtis Armstrong, Diane Franklin, Kim Darby, David Ogden Stiers, Dan Schneider, Amanda Wyss, Taylor Negron, Vincent Schiavelli, Demian Slade, Scooter Stevens, Elizabeth (E.G. Dailey) Daily, Yano Ayana, Steven Williams

Cinematography

Isidore Mankofsky

Director

Steve Holland

Music

Rupert Hine