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… Read more
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Better Off Dead...
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Movie · Comedy · Romance · PG
1985 · 1h 37m · ★ 40% (54K)
Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.
Director: Savage Steve Holland
Starring: John Cusack, Amanda Wyss, Diane Franklin
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.
Director
Savage Steve Holland
Production
A&M Films, CBS Theatrical Films
Cast
John Cusack, Amanda Wyss, Diane Franklin, Aaron Dozier, Curtis Armstrong, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Demian Slade, Laura Waterbury, Dan Schneider, Yuji Okumoto, Brian Imada, Scooter Stevens, Chuck Mitchell, Frank Burt Avalon, Vincent Schiavelli, Taylor Negron, E. G. Daily, Joe W. Davis, Peter Ellenstein