Released
Better Off Dead...
August 23 1985 (over 39 years ago)Rating
Based on
487 reviews
Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.
- Director: Savage Steve Holland
- Genres: Comedy, Romance
- Runtime: 1 h 37 m
- Box office: $10,297,601
- Country: United States of America
- Companies: A&M Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, CBS Theatrical Films
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.