Better Off Dead...

1985 97 min Comedy, Romance

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.

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IMDb 7.1 RT 75 Metacritic 51

budget $3,500,000 earnings $10,297,601 return 2.9x

director Savage Steve Holland

writer Savage Steve Holland

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