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Better Off Dead...

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1985 · Comedy, Romance · 1h 37m
Budget $4M · Box office $10M

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.

Cinematography Isidore Mankofsky
John Cusack
John Cusack
Lane Meyer
 Amanda Wyss
Amanda Wyss
Beth Truss
 Diane Franklin
Diane Franklin
Monique Junot
Aaron Dozier
Roy Stalin
 Curtis Armstrong
Curtis Armstrong
Charles De Mar
 David Ogden Stiers
David Ogden Stiers
Al Meyer
 Kim Darby
Kim Darby
Jenny Meyer
 Demian Slade
Demian Slade
Johnny Gasparini
Laura Waterbury
Mrs. Smith
 Dan Schneider
Dan Schneider
Ricky Smith
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