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Pipo tiukalla

Original title: Better Off Dead...
  • 19851985
  • K-12K-12
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
45K
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POPULARITY
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John Cusack in Pipo tiukalla (1985)
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ComedyRomance

After his girlfriend ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane decides that suicide is the only answer. However, his increasingly inept attempts bring him only more agony and embarrassment. F... Read allAfter his girlfriend ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane decides that suicide is the only answer. However, his increasingly inept attempts bring him only more agony and embarrassment. Filled with the wildest teen nightmares.After his girlfriend ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane decides that suicide is the only answer. However, his increasingly inept attempts bring him only more agony and embarrassment. Filled with the wildest teen nightmares.

IMDb RATING
7.1/10
45K
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POPULARITY
1,300
333
  • Director
    • Savage Steve Holland
  • Writer
    • Savage Steve Holland
  • Stars
    • John Cusack
    • David Ogden Stiers
    • Kim Darby
Top credits
  • Director
    • Savage Steve Holland
  • Writer
    • Savage Steve Holland
  • Stars
    • John Cusack
    • David Ogden Stiers
    • Kim Darby
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 224User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos1

    Better Off Dead
    Trailer 1:29
    Better Off Dead

    Photos134

    John Cusack in Pipo tiukalla (1985)
    John Cusack in Pipo tiukalla (1985)
    Diane Franklin in Pipo tiukalla (1985)
    Kim Darby and Laura Waterbury in Pipo tiukalla (1985)
    Elizabeth Daily in Pipo tiukalla (1985)
    Diane Franklin in Pipo tiukalla (1985)
    Demian Slade in Pipo tiukalla (1985)
    Curtis Armstrong in Pipo tiukalla (1985)
    David Ogden Stiers in Pipo tiukalla (1985)
    Elizabeth Daily in Pipo tiukalla (1985)
    Diane Franklin and Laura Waterbury in Pipo tiukalla (1985)
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    Top cast

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    John Cusack
    John Cusack
    • Lane Meyer
    David Ogden Stiers
    David Ogden Stiers
    • Al Meyer
    Kim Darby
    Kim Darby
    • Jenny Meyer
    Demian Slade
    Demian Slade
    • Johnny Gasparini
    Scooter Stevens
    • Badger Meyer
    Diane Franklin
    Diane Franklin
    • Monique Junot
    Laura Waterbury
    Laura Waterbury
    • Mrs. Smith
    Dan Schneider
    • Ricky Smith
    • (as Daniel Schneider)
    Yuji Okumoto
    Yuji Okumoto
    • Yee Sook Ree
    Brian Imada
    • Chen Ree
    Chuck Mitchell
    Chuck Mitchell
    • Rocko
    Amanda Wyss
    Amanda Wyss
    • Beth Truss
    Curtis Armstrong
    Curtis Armstrong
    • Charles De Mar
    Aaron Dozier
    • Roy Stalin
    Frank Burt Avalon
    • Roy's Ski Buddy #1
    Joe W. Davis
    • Roy's Ski Buddy #2
    • (as J. Warren David)
    Peter Ellenstein
    • Roy's Ski Buddy #3
    Vincent Schiavelli
    Vincent Schiavelli
    • Mr. Kerber
    • Director
      • Savage Steve Holland
    • Writer
      • Savage Steve Holland
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According to Savage Steve Holland, the film is mostly autobiographical. Holland really was suicidal when his high school girlfriend left him for captain of the ski team. Also, he really did have a paperboy named Johnny Gasparini who would harass him for two dollars. According to Holland, when the film came out, the ex-girlfriend contacted him to apologize.
    • Goofs
      The High School quest singer is wearing a sleeveless dress. The next song she sings she has puffed sleeves on her dress.
    • Quotes

      Paperboy: Two dollars!

    • Crazy credits
      The last line of the credits reads The film's over... you can go now.
    • Alternate versions
      Network TV/HBO versions include two additional shots at the end of the film, one being a wide angle shot of the baseball stadium, and the other being a close up shot of Monique and Lane kissing together. Because of the deletion of these shots, the music and sound effects on the current video release are not synchronized with the picture.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Better Off Dead/The Journey of Natty Gann/Commando (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do
      Written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield

      Performed by Neil Sedaka

      Courtesy of RCA Records

    User reviews224

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    9/10
    Everybody Wants Some....
    I recently held a movie survey for an upcoming 12-hour "silly film" party at my house. This movie, surprisingly, was the top title to be voted on out of about 40 movies. Then I thought about it a bit - I loved this flick, and over 14 years, videos have been rented and others saw it and love it as well. What other flick can have a homicidal paper boy, a japanese guy who speaks only as howard cosell, a car that has darkened our driveway for six months, the k-12, and charles demar? The love story inside of it is good as well. "Reminds me of the moonshine Ricky's dead pappy used to make - God Bless him!" 9 of 10.
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    9
    • Figgiedan
    • Mar 10, 1999

    FAQ2

    • If John Cusack was so mad at Savage Steve Holland over this film, why did he work with him again in One Crazy Summer?
    • Why does the paper boy keep showing up and demanding two dollars from Lane?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 9, 1987 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Better Off Dead...
    • Filming locations
      • Alta, Utah, USA
    • Production companies
      • CBS Entertainment Productions
      • A&M Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,297,601
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $56,371
      • Aug 25, 1985
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,297,601
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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