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Better Off Dead...

6.619851h 37mPGMovieComedyRomance

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…

DirectorSavage Steve Holland
WriterSavage Steve Holland
ProducersGil Friesen·Michael Jaffe

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Cast · Directed by Savage Steve Holland

JCJohn Cusack
John Cusack
Lane Meyer
AWAmanda Wyss
Amanda Wyss
Beth Truss
DFDiane Franklin
Diane Franklin
Monique Junot
AD
Aaron Dozier
Roy Stalin
CACurtis Armstrong
Curtis Armstrong
Charles De Mar
DSDavid Ogden Stiers
David Ogden Stiers
Al Meyer
KDKim Darby
Kim Darby
Jenny Meyer
DSDemian Slade
Demian Slade
Johnny Gasparini
LW
Laura Waterbury
Mrs. Smith
DSDan Schneider
Dan Schneider
Ricky Smith
YOYuji Okumoto
Yuji Okumoto
Yee Sook Ree
BIBrian Imada
Brian Imada
Chen Ree

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Better Off Dead... is streaming on Super Channel Plus, Super Channel and fuboTV in Canada, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies. It's not currently on Netflix.

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