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Better Off Dead...

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

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.

19851h 37mPGComedy, Romance

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About Better Off Dead...

Directors
Savage Steve Holland
Cast
John Cusack, Amanda Wyss, Diane Franklin, Aaron Dozier, Curtis Armstrong, David Ogden Stiers
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Content rating
PG
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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