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Better Off Dead... is a american film of genre Drama directed by Savage Steve Holland released in USA on 11 october 1985 with John Cusack

Better Off Dead... (1985)

Better Off Dead...
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Released in USA 11 october 1985
Length 1h37
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Romantic comedy,    Romance
Rating70% 3.5475253.5475253.5475253.5475253.547525

Better Off Dead is a 1985 American teen romantic comedy film starring John Cusack and written and directed by Savage Steve Holland. It tells the story of high school student Lane Myer who is suicidal after his girlfriend breaks up with him.

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The story takes place in the fictional town of Greendale in "the state of Northern California" and centers on high schooler Lane Myer (John Cusack), whose two main interests are skiing and his girlfriend of six months, Beth (Amanda Wyss). At the start of the film, Beth dumps Lane for the captain of the ski team, Roy Stalin (Aaron Dozier). Roy is handsome, popular, and has skied the dangerous K-12 slope, but is also an arrogant bully who publicly mocks Lane and unfairly rejects him at ski team tryouts. Beth also criticizes Lane's car, an old station wagon. Although Lane also owns a disabled 1967 Camaro, he has not been able to get it running.

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