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Better Off Dead... (1985)

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

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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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Cast

  • 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
  • Yuji Okumoto Yuji Okumoto Yee Sook Ree
  • Brian Imada Brian Imada Chen Ree
  • Scooter Stevens Badger Meyer
  • Chuck Mitchell Chuck Mitchell Rocko
  • Frank Burt Avalon Roy's Ski Buddy #1
  • Vincent Schiavelli Vincent Schiavelli Mr. Kerber
  • Taylor Negron Taylor Negron Mailman
  • E. G. Daily E. G. Daily Elizabeth Daily

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