Better Off Dead... Info:

Released in US	August 23, 1985
Total US Gross	$10,297,601
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Source	Original Screenplay
Major Genre	Comedy
Country	United States

Cast:

Curtis Armstrong		( as Charles De Mar, Lane's best friend )
David Ogden Stiers		( as Al Myer )
John Cusack		( as Lane Myer )
Rick Rosenthal		( as Smitty )
Elizabeth Daily		( as Herself )