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.
- genus: Comedy, Romance
- Studio: A&M Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, CBS Theatrical Films
- keyword: duck, nerd, paperboy, suicidal, teen comedy, snow skiing, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger, skiing, hilarious, admiring, familiar
- cast: John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Demian Slade, Amanda Wyss, Diane Franklin