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Better Off Dead...

1985
Directed bySavage Steve Holland
1h 37m

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.

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John CusackLane MeyerAmanda WyssBeth TrussDiane Franklin
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Monique Junot
Aaron DozierRoy Stalin
Curtis ArmstrongCharles De Mar
David Ogden StiersAl Meyer
Kim DarbyJenny Meyer
Demian SladeJohnny Gasparini
Laura WaterburyMrs. Smith
Dan SchneiderRicky Smith
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ComedyRomance
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.6

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