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Better Off Dead   1985         PG, 97 min. Genre: Comedy / Romance Director: Savage Steve Holland   Cast: John Cusack, Kim Darby, Diane Franklin, David Ogden Stiers, Amanda Wyss, Curtis Armstrong, Vincent Schiavelli, Taylor Negron, Demian Slade, Scooter Stevens, Laura Waterbury, Dan Schneider, Yuji Okumoto, Brian Imada, Chuck Mitchell   When teenager Lane Meyer (John Cusack) gets dumped by his girlfriend Beth (Amanda Wyss) after she falls for the ski team captain, he tries, without success, to kill himself. Hoping to win Beth back, Lane challenges the new boyfriend to a ski race. In the meantime, Lane meets French exchange student Monique (Diane Franklin) and begins to fall for her. And through it all, Lane endures his mother's (Kim Darby) imaginative, but terrible, cooking. Followed by "One Crazy Summer." Cast John Cusack Lane Meyer Kim Darby Jenny Meyer Diane Franklin Monique Junot David Ogden Stiers Al Meyer Amanda Wyss Beth Truss Curtis Armstrong Charles De Mar Vincent Schiavelli Mr. Kerber Taylor Negron Mailman Demian Slade Johnny Gasparini Scooter Stevens Badger Meyer Laura Waterbury Mrs. Smith Dan Schneider Rocky Smith Yuji Okumoto Yee Sook Ree Brian Imada Chen Ree Chuck Mitchell Rocko

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