| Better Off Dead | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Better_Off_Dead.jpg) Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan | |
| Directed by | Savage Steve Holland |
| Written by | Savage Steve Holland |
| Produced by | Michael Jaffe |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Isidore Mankofsky |
| Edited by | Alan Balsam |
| Music by | Rupert Hine |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.5 million |
| Box office | $10.3 million |
Better Off Dead is a 1985 American teen black comedy film written and directed by Savage Steve Holland. It stars John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Diane Franklin and Kim Darby. The film was released in August 1985.
Initially met with mixed to negative reviews on release, it has since developed a cult following for its unconventionally surreal and absurdist humor.