Cast & crew
Better Off Dead... (1985)
Directed by Savage Steve Holland Written by Savage Steve Holland
Cast
| Aaron Dozier | Roy Stalin |
| John Cusack | Lane Meyer |
| Amanda Wyss | Beth Truss |
| Diane Franklin | Monique Junot |
| Curtis Armstrong | Charles De Mar |
| David Ogden Stiers | Al Meyer |
| Kim Darby | Jenny Meyer |
| Laura Waterbury | Mrs. Smith |
| Chuck Mitchell | Rocko |
| Frank Burt Avalon | Roy's Ski Buddy #1 |
| Demian Slade | Johnny Gasparini |
| Dan Schneider | Ricky Smith |
| Yuji Okumoto | Yee Sook Ree |
| Brian Imada | Chen Ree |
| Scooter Stevens | Badger Meyer |
| Vincent Schiavelli | Mr. Kerber |
| Peter Ellenstein | Roy's Ski Buddy #3 |
| Edward Mehler | Buster |
| Thomas Rollerson | Roller Skater |
| Jonathan Charles Fox | Nerd #2 (as Jonathon Charles Fox) |
| Darren Harris | Nerd #3 |
| Taylor Negron | Mailman |
| E. G. Daily | Elizabeth Daily |
| Joe W. Davis | Roy's Ski Buddy #2 (as J. Warren David) |
| Toby Iland | Nerd #1 |
| Randy Stoklos | Jock #1 |
| Sam High | Jock #2 |
| David Vaughn | Jock #3 |
| Tina Littlewood | Chris Cummins |
| Stuart K. Robinson | Tree Trimmer's Helper |
| Rima Lyn | Joanne Greenwald (as Rima Delane) |
| Joey Tushnet | Paperboy |
| Steven Williams | Tree Trimmer |
| Yano Anaya | Paperboy |
| Sebastian Dungan | Paperboy |
| Rich Little | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Rick Rosenthal | Smity |
Crew
| Savage Steve Holland | Director |
| Savage Steve Holland | Writer |
| Frank Beddor | Stunts |
| Jeff Jensen | Stunts |
| Sandy Berumen | Stunts |
| Greg Wayne Elam | Stunts |
| George Fisher | Stunts |
| Jean Coulter | Stunts |
| Bill Hart | Stunts |
| Keith Harvey | Stunts |
| Hank Calia | Stunts |
| Kent Hays | Stunts |
| Wayne King | Stunts |
| Johnny Hock | Stunts |
| Bill McIntosh | Stunts |
| Tom Morga | Stunts |
| A. Michael Lerner | Stunts |
| Wally Rose | Stunts |
| Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon | Stunts |
| Debbie Lynn Ross | Stunts |
| Harvey Parry | Stunts |
| Jim Dunn | Stunt Double |
| Roy L. Downey | Special Effects |
| Peter Stader | Stunts |
| Sharon Schaffer | Stunts |
| Dick Warlock | Stunts |
| Mark Yerkes | Stunts |
| Neil Summers | Stunts |
| Rick Seaman | Stunts |
| Bruce Paul Barbour | Stunts |
| Rupert Hine | Original Music Composer |
| Isidore Mankofsky | Director of Photography |
| Andrew Meyer | Executive Producer |
| William Strom | Associate Producer |
| Gil Friesen | Executive Producer |
| Chere Rae | Stunts |
| Michael Jaffe | Producer |
| Alan Balsam | Editor |
| Caro Jones | Casting |
| Frank M. Holgate | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Bud Peifer Jr. | Assistant Property Master |
| Herman F. Zimmerman | Production Design |
| Gary Moreno | Set Decoration |
| Brad R. Loman | Costume Design |
| James R. Scribner | Makeup Artist |
| Georgina Williams | Hairstylist |
| David Roester | Costumer |
| Tom Kessenich | Key Grip |
| David Jernigan | Transportation Coordinator |
| William Hooper | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Dick Vandenberg | Sound Effects Editor |
| Don MacDougall | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Richard Tyler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Huw Davies | Location Manager |
| Nancy Forner | Associate Editor |
| Jim Dunford | Dolly Grip |
| Jan Gould | Grip |
| John L. Mack | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Yudi Bennett | First Assistant Director |
| Jann Dutmer | Second Assistant Director |
| Jack Clements | Unit Production Manager |
| Fred Lerner | Second Unit Director |
| Maria Lease | Script Supervisor |
| Fred Lerner | Stunt Coordinator |
| Rick Neff | Camera Operator |
| Faith Minton | Stunts |
| Frederick Hamm | Second Assistant Camera |
| Malcolm Brown | First Assistant Camera |
| Art Lipschultz | Property Master |
| David Anderle | Music Supervisor |
| Gene Ashbrook | Boom Operator |
| Shelley Kirkwood | Unit Publicist |
| Ted Roberts | Music Editor |
| Bud Alper | Sound Mixer |
| Jake Jarrell | Gaffer |
| Drew Struzan | Art Designer |
| Jimmy Picker | Animation |
| Bill Kopp | Animation |