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John Cusack and David Ogden Stiers in...

Better Off Dead

( Catalog Number 708380 )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

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Better Off Dead
1985 - 97 min. - Color
Genre: Comedy
Rated PG
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Most animation aficionados of the 1990s know "Savage Steve Holland" as the cocreator (with Bill Kopp) of the all-stops-out TV cartoon series Eek! The Cat. But Holland had been exercising his own peculiar brand of deviltry on live characters long before Eek! came into being. In Holland's Better Off Dead, John Cusack plays a lovestruck teenager, hopelessly enamored with Amanda Wyss. When she dumps him in favor of a more popular high-schooler, the boy's entire day quickly goes to Hell. In the words  of Hamlet, all occasions do inform against Cusack: he is bullied, tormented and torn apart by everyone from the paperboy (who seemingly turns up everywhere) to the disembodied voice of a radio deejay. Cusack attempts suicide, but his efforts are just as unsuccessful-and amusing-as Bud Cort's in Harold and Maude. Meanwhile, French exchange student Diane Franklin, held a virtual prisoner by her host family, develops a long-distance crush on Cusack. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Cast for Better Off Dead

John Cusack
David Ogden Stiers
Kim Darby
Demian Slade
Scooter Stevens
Diane Franklin
Laura Waterbury
Dan Schneider
Yuji Okumoto
Brian Imada
Chuck Mitchell
Amanda Wyss
Curtis Armstrong
Aaron Dozier
Frank Burt Avalon
J. Warren David
Peter Ellenstein
Vincent Schiavelli
Edward Mehler
Thomas Rollerson
Toby Iland
Jonathan Charles Fox
Darren Harris
Randy Stoklos
Sam High
David Vaughn
Tina Littlewood
Steven Williams
Stuart K. Robinson
Taylor Negron
Rima Delane
Elizabeth Daily
Ron Anello
Dominick Certo
Jude Cole
Robert Gianette
Angie Rubin
Yano Anaya
Joey Tushnet
Sebastian Dungan
Rick Rosenthal
Rich Little (voice)

Crew for Better Off Dead

Producer Gil Friesen
Producer Michael Jaffe
Producer Andrew Meyer
Producer William Strom
Cinematographer Isidore Mankofsky
Composer Rupert Hine
Costume Designer Brad R. Loman
Costume Designer David Roester
Director Savage Steve Holland
Kristin Bundesen
Kristin Burleson
John Byl
Maria Cady
Stan Cohen
Curtis Collins
Huw Davies
Merle L. Jackson
Audrey Kennedy
Shelley Kirkwood
Mike Marvin
Dona Williams
Isabell Yale
Production Designer Herman F. Zimmerman
Writer Savage Steve Holland

Feature Details

Title: Better Off Dead
Feature Release Date: 1985
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG
Color: Color
Runtime: 97 Minutes
Chapters: 20
Picture: Pan & Scan
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

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LD Release Date: 7 Jun 1991
Catalog Number: 708380
UPC: 086162708367
Manufacturer: Technidisc
Publisher: CBS/FOX Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: 708380
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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Near-Mint LaserDisc and Jacket with edge-wear and several corner folds

John Cusack and David Ogden Stiers in...

Better Off Dead

( Catalog Number 708380 )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc

Better Off Dead
1985 - 97 min. - Color
Genre: Comedy
Rated PG
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Most animation aficionados of the 1990s know "Savage Steve Holland" as the cocreator (with Bill Kopp) of the all-stops-out TV cartoon series Eek! The Cat. But Holland had been exercising his own peculiar brand of deviltry on live characters long before Eek! came into being. In Holland's Better Off Dead, John Cusack plays a lovestruck teenager, hopelessly enamored with Amanda Wyss. When she dumps him in favor of a more popular high-schooler, the boy's entire day quickly goes to Hell. In the words  of Hamlet, all occasions do inform against Cusack: he is bullied, tormented and torn apart by everyone from the paperboy (who seemingly turns up everywhere) to the disembodied voice of a radio deejay. Cusack attempts suicide, but his efforts are just as unsuccessful-and amusing-as Bud Cort's in Harold and Maude. Meanwhile, French exchange student Diane Franklin, held a virtual prisoner by her host family, develops a long-distance crush on Cusack. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Cast for Better Off Dead

John Cusack
David Ogden Stiers
Kim Darby
Demian Slade
Scooter Stevens
Diane Franklin
Laura Waterbury
Dan Schneider
Yuji Okumoto
Brian Imada
Chuck Mitchell
Amanda Wyss
Curtis Armstrong
Aaron Dozier
Frank Burt Avalon
J. Warren David
Peter Ellenstein
Vincent Schiavelli
Edward Mehler
Thomas Rollerson
Toby Iland
Jonathan Charles Fox
Darren Harris
Randy Stoklos
Sam High
David Vaughn
Tina Littlewood
Steven Williams
Stuart K. Robinson
Taylor Negron
Rima Delane
Elizabeth Daily
Ron Anello
Dominick Certo
Jude Cole
Robert Gianette
Angie Rubin
Yano Anaya
Joey Tushnet
Sebastian Dungan
Rick Rosenthal
Rich Little (voice)

Crew for Better Off Dead

Producer Gil Friesen
Producer Michael Jaffe
Producer Andrew Meyer
Producer William Strom
Cinematographer Isidore Mankofsky
Composer Rupert Hine
Costume Designer Brad R. Loman
Costume Designer David Roester
Director Savage Steve Holland
Kristin Bundesen
Kristin Burleson
John Byl
Maria Cady
Stan Cohen
Curtis Collins
Huw Davies
Merle L. Jackson
Audrey Kennedy
Shelley Kirkwood
Mike Marvin
Dona Williams
Isabell Yale
Production Designer Herman F. Zimmerman
Writer Savage Steve Holland

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