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Better Off Dead...

“Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.”

1985 · 1h 37m · PG · Comedy, Romance

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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 Cusack Lane Meyer

Amanda Wyss Beth Truss

Diane Franklin Monique Junot Aaron Dozier Roy Stalin

Curtis Armstrong Charles De Mar

David Ogden Stiers Al Meyer

Kim Darby Jenny Meyer

Demian Slade Johnny Gasparini Laura Waterbury Mrs. Smith

Dan Schneider Ricky Smith

Yuji Okumoto Yee Sook Ree

Brian Imada Chen Ree

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