Better Off Dead... (1985)
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.
Comedy, Romance
Cast
- John Cusack — Lane Meyer
- Amanda Wyss — Beth Truss
- Diane Franklin — Monique Junot
- Aaron Dozier — Roy Stalin
- Curtis Armstrong — Charles De Mar
- David Ogden Stiers — Al Meyer
- Kim Darby — Jenny Meyer
- Demian Slade — Johnny Gasparini
- Laura Waterbury — Mrs. Smith
- Dan Schneider — Ricky Smith
- Yuji Okumoto — Yee Sook Ree
- Brian Imada — Chen Ree
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