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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.
This teenage breakup comedy swaps typical slapstick for a surreal, melancholic wit that feels oddly profound. Lane Meyer navigates a bizarre landscape of eccentric family members and strange neighbors while trying to survive the crushing weight of a high school heartbreak.
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Savage Steve Holland
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John Cusack, Amanda Wyss, Diane Franklin, Aaron Dozier, Curtis Armstrong, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Demian Slade, Laura Waterbury, Dan Schneider
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Better Off Dead...
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6.6/10
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75%
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Director
Savage Steve Holland
Cast
John Cusack, Amanda Wyss, Diane Franklin, Aaron Dozier, Curtis Armstrong, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Demian Slade, Laura Waterbury, Dan Schneider
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