Better Off Dead...

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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  Savage Steve Holland
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  Maria Lease
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  Yudi Bennett
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  Fred Lerner
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  Jann Dutmer

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  John Cusack
  Lane Meyer
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  Amanda Wyss
  Beth Truss
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  Diane Franklin
  Monique Junot
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  Aaron Dozier
  Roy Stalin
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  Curtis Armstrong
  Charles De Mar
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  David Ogden Stiers
  Al Meyer
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  Kim Darby
  Jenny Meyer
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  Demian Slade
  Johnny Gasparini
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  Laura Waterbury
  Mrs. Smith
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  Dan Schneider
  Ricky Smith
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  Yuji Okumoto
  Yee Sook Ree
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  Brian Imada
  Chen Ree
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  Scooter Stevens
  Badger Meyer
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  Chuck Mitchell
  Rocko
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  Frank Burt Avalon
  Roy's Ski Buddy #1
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  Vincent Schiavelli
  Mr. Kerber
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  Taylor Negron
  Mailman
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  E. G. Daily
  Elizabeth Daily
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  Joe W. Davis
  Roy's Ski Buddy #2 (as J. Warren David)
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  Peter Ellenstein
  Roy's Ski Buddy #3