Displaying 1 of 1 2000 Format: DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials Call Number: F Title: Better off dead / CBS Productions ; A and M Films Productions ; produced by Michael Jaffe ; written and directed by Savage Steve Holland. Edition: Widescreen version. Publisher, Date: [Beverly Hills, CA] : Paramount Pictures, [1985] ©2000 Description: 1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. digital stereo videodisc DVD video file DVD Summary: After his girlfriend ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane decides that suicide is the only answer. However, his increasingly inept attempts only bring him more agony and embarrassment. Filled with the wildest teen nightmares, a family you can't help but identify with, and a host of wonderful comic characters, Savage Steve Holland's writing/directorial debut is a masterful look at those painfully funny teen years. Target Audience Note: Rated PG. Subjects: Suicidal behavior -- Drama. Other Author: Cusack, John, 1966- Stiers, David Ogden. Franklin, Diane. Darby, Kim, 1947- Jaffe, Michael (Producer) Holland, Savage Steve. CBS Entertainment (Firm) A & M Films Productions. Notes: Videocassette release of the 1985 motion picture. Original score by Rupert Hine. John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Diane Franklin, Kim Darby. DVD, Dolby digital English stereophonic. Can be viewed subtitled in English. ISBN: 9780792178965 0792178963 Publisher or Distributor Number: 871913 Other Number: 50238602 Items available: 2 Copies owned: 2 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Availability' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Availability Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1