Better Off Dead (film)
- John Cusack: Lane Meyer
- David Ogden Stiers: Al Meyer
- Kim Darby: Jenny Meyer
- Demian Slade: Johnny Gasparini
- Scooter Stevens: Badger Meyer
- Diane Franklin: Monique Junot
- Laura Waterbury: Mrs. Smith
- Dan Schneider: Ricky Smith
- Curtis Armstrong: Charles De Mar
- Vincent Schiavelli: Mr. Kerber
- Steven Williams: Tree Trimmer
- Rick Rosenthal: Smitty
Lanny turns on is an American comedy film starring John Cusack and David Ogden Stiers, which was created in 1985 directed by Savage Steve Holland.
Content
After Lane ( John Cusack ), a likeable but underperforming students at a California high school is left by his big puppy love Beth, who has dumped him for an inflated skier, he sees only one way out: suicide. His increasingly unsuccessful attempts but only end in pain and embarrassment.
Criticism
" Teen comedy from the production line, full of gags of the cheapest kind and merchantable Klamaukszenen. "
Soundtrack
Publication
The film opened on 23 August 1985 in the American cinema and was able to import about 10.2 million U.S. dollars again. In Germany the film was released in March 1988 directly to VHS.