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Better Off Dead: Full Cast & Crew Now Playing Comedy
Lane Meyer (John Cusack) is a teen with a peculiar family and a bizarre fixation with his girlfriend, Beth (Amanda Wyss). When Beth dumps Lane, he decides to kill himself, making bumbling attempts at suicide. Outside of his morbid endeavors, Lane spends time with his oddball buddy, Charles (Curtis Armstrong), and befriends Monique (Diane Franklin), a visiting French student. Eventually, Lane resolves to race Beth's obnoxious new beau on the ski slopes, with unexpected results. PG Released (DVD): Jul 16, 2002 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

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Savage Steve Holland Director, Screenwriter John Cusack Lane Meyer Actor Diane Franklin Monique Junot Actor David Ogden Stiers Al Meyer Actor Kim Darby Jenny Meyer Actor Demian Slade Johnny Gasparini Actor Scooter Stevens Badger Meyer Actor Curtis Armstrong Charles De Mar Actor Amanda Wyss Beth Truss Actor Vincent Schiavelli Mr. Kerber Actor Laura Waterbury Mrs. Smith Actor Michael Jaffe Producer Gil Friesen Executive Producer Andrew Meyer Executive Producer Isidore Mankofsky Cinematographer Alan Balsam Film Editing Rupert Hine Original Music Herman F. Zimmerman Production Design Gary Moreno Set Decoration David Roester Costume Design Caro Jones Casting