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Better off dead [videorecording] / a Friesen/Meyer production of a Savage Steve Holland film ; ; produced by Michael Jaffe ; written and directed by Savage Steve Holland ; an A & M Films production.

Armstrong, Curtis, (actor.). Balsam, Alan, 1950-1992 (editor of moving image work.). Cusack, John, 1966- (actor.). Darby, Kim, 1947- (actor.). Franklin, Diane, 1962- (actor.). Friesen, Gil, 1937-2012 (film producer.). Hine, Rupert, (composer (expression)). Holland, Savage Steve, (screenwriter,, film director.). Jaffe, Michael (Producer), (film producer.). Mankofsky, Isidore, 1931- (director of photography.). Meyer, Andrew, (film producer.). Stiers, David Ogden, (actor.). Wyss, Amanda, 1960- (actor.). Zimmerman, Herman, (production designer.). A & M Films Productions, (production company.). CBS Video (Firm), (production company.). Paramount Pictures Corporation, (film distributor.). John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Diane Franklin, Kim Darby, Amanda Wyss, Curtis Armstrong. (Cast).

Summary:

After his girlfriend ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane decides that suicide is the only answer. However, his increasingly inept attempts only bring him more agony and embarrassment. Filled with the wildest teen nightmares, a family you can't help but identify with, and a host of wonderful comic characters, Savage Steve Holland's writing/directorial debut is a masterful look at those painfully funny teen years.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0792178963
  • ISBN: 0792178971
  • ISBN: 9780792178965
  • ISBN: 9780792178972
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (97 minutes) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen.
  • Publisher: [Hollywood, California] : Paramount, 2002.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Original score by Rupert Hine ; editor, Alan Balsam ; production designer, Herman Zimmerman ; director of photography, Isidore Mankofsky ; executive producers, Gil Friesen and Andrew Meyer.
Participant or Performer Note:
John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Diane Franklin, Kim Darby, Amanda Wyss, Curtis Armstrong.
Target Audience Note:
CHV rating: PG.
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation (1.78:1); Dolby Digital English stereo.
Language Note:
In English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned in English.

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Suicidal behavior > Drama.
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