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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.

CAST
John CusackLane MeyerAmanda WyssBeth TrussDiane FranklinMonique Junot
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v3.3002 · CLOUD · code x168 sha 8cf7760-perf · rev forseentest-00332-hir

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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GENRES
ComedyRomance
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
A&M FilmsCBS Theatrical Films
RATING
6.6

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