- HD 1080
- Runtime: 97m.
- Status: Released
- 1
- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Savage Steve Holland
- Stars: John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Demian Slade, Amanda Wyss
- keywords: duck, nerd, paperboy, suicidal, teen comedy, snow skiing, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger, skiing, hilarious, admiring, familiar
- Production_studio: A&M Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, CBS Theatrical Films
- Slogan: Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.
- The Better Off Dead... is featured in the top rankings of 1985
- #46 in Top Comedy Movies of 1985
- #16 in Top Romance Movies of 1985
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.