01998cgm a2200493 i 4500 623631450 TxAuBib 20170810120000.0 d 020725t20001985||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780792178965 0792178963 097368719149 871913 Paramount (OCoLC)50238602 TxAuBib rda Better Off Dead / Written and Directed by Savage Steve Holland. Widescreen edition. [Beverly Hills, CA : Paramount Pictures, 1985. ©2000. 1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. tdi rdacontent v rdamedia vd rdacarrier Videocassette release of the 1985 motion picture. Original score by Rupert Hine. John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Diane Franklin, Kim Darby. 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. MPAA rating: Rated PG. DVD; Dolby digital English stereo. 20170810. Closed-captioned. Suicidal behavior Drama. DVDs for the hearing impaired. Cusack, John, 1966- Stiers, David Ogden. Franklin, Diane, 1962- Darby, Kim, 1947- Jaffe, Michael. Holland, Savage Steve. CBS Entertainment (Firm). A & M Films Productions. TXKPL