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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.

Status: Released
Released Date: 1985-08-23
Runtime: 97 mins
Director: Savage Steve Holland
Writer: Savage Steve Holland
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Original title: Better Off Dead...
Production Companies: A&M Films, CBS Theatrical Films
Production Countries: United States of America

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