Better Off Dead...
1985 · 97 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 50,921 VOTES · DIR. Savage Steve Holland
Overview
High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion. Meanwhile, he has to deal with his eccentric family, a tenacious paperboy and an obnoxious neighbor whose mother is hosting a beautiful French exchange student named Monique.
Dialogue Timeline — 683 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:04:31 You missed! You missed this time, you little menace!
00:07:59 Ricky! Ricky!
00:11:46 - Roy Stalin. How you doing? - Lane Myer.
00:14:56 Wait, this is death here.
00:17:01 I'll get around to it.
00:20:39 Six months! I'm history! Just like that, I'm gone.
00:22:54 Therefore, in a like manner
00:26:19 I've been going to this high school for seven and a half years.
00:29:41 Talk to her and you're dead.
00:33:03 Outrageous!
00:35:42 Ricky, don't be shy. Give her your present.
00:39:23 - Yeah. - Come in and sit down, please.
00:42:19 Staring the night away Don't know where you are
00:46:51 Ricky, you wait in the front of the school.
00:51:43 This is a pat.
00:55:35 Goon.
00:58:51 Pardonne-moi. Où sont les toilettes?
01:02:29 After my mom's cooking, you'll be able to tolerate anything.
01:04:47 The Camaro? I was telling you about it. It doesn't work. Nothing works.
01:07:53 "international language of love" with this reptilian son.
01:10:44 No, I already had breakfast. What are you doing to my car?
01:16:12 Voilà!
01:21:49 Oh, my God!
01:26:15 Language lessons!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed683
Dialogue density7.0 lines / min
First line00:04:31
Final line01:26:15
Production Record
DirectorSavage Steve Holland
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$10,297,601
IMDb votes50,921