About this release
After being rejected by the object of his affection and suffering a series of other humiliations, a depressed teenager decides life is no longer worth living. He can't even commit suicide right, however, and soon finds his life getting even more complicated in this determined wacky teen comedy.
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Disc 1
UHD
Better Off Dead... (1985)
97 min
ComedyRomance
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.
Credits
Director
Savage Steve Holland
Writer
Savage Steve Holland
Cast
John Cusackas Lane Meyer
Amanda Wyssas Beth Truss
Diane Franklinas Monique Junot
Aaron Dozieras Roy Stalin
Curtis Armstrongas Charles De Mar
David Ogden Stiersas Al Meyer
Kim Darbyas Jenny Meyer
Demian Sladeas Johnny Gasparini
Laura Waterburyas Mrs. Smith
Dan Schneideras Ricky Smith
Cinematographer
Isidore Mankofsky
Composer
Rupert Hine
Editor
Alan Balsam
Producer
Michael Jaffe
Disc 2
BDBetter Off Dead... (1985)
97 min
ComedyRomance
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.
Credits
Director
Savage Steve Holland
Writer
Savage Steve Holland
Cast
John Cusackas Lane Meyer
Amanda Wyssas Beth Truss
Diane Franklinas Monique Junot
Aaron Dozieras Roy Stalin
Curtis Armstrongas Charles De Mar
David Ogden Stiersas Al Meyer
Kim Darbyas Jenny Meyer
Demian Sladeas Johnny Gasparini
Laura Waterburyas Mrs. Smith
Dan Schneideras Ricky Smith
Cinematographer
Isidore Mankofsky
Composer
Rupert Hine
Editor
Alan Balsam
Producer
Michael Jaffe
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- July 1, 2026