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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1985-08-23
- video_camera_front Companies A&M Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, CBS Theatrical Films
- timer Runtime: 97 Mins
- star Rating: 6.6 / 10
- favorite Likes: 500 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0088794
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smart_display Cast

John Cusack
Lane Meyer

David Ogden Stiers
Al Meyer

Kim Darby
Jenny Meyer

Demian Slade
Johnny Gasparini

Amanda Wyss
Beth Truss

Diane Franklin
Monique Junot

Scooter Stevens
Badger Meyer

Curtis Armstrong
Charles De Mar

Yuji Okumoto
Yee Sook Ree

Brian Imada
Chen Ree

Laura Waterbury
Mrs. Smith

Dan Schneider
Ricky Smith

Chuck Mitchell
Rocko

Aaron Dozier
Roy Stalin

Frank Burt Avalon
Roy's Ski Buddy #1

Vincent Schiavelli
Mr. Kerber

Taylor Negron
Mailman

E. G. Daily
Elizabeth Daily

Joe W. Davis
Roy's Ski Buddy #2 (as J. Warren David)

Peter Ellenstein
Roy's Ski Buddy #3

Edward Mehler
Buster

Thomas Rollerson
Roller Skater

Toby Iland
Nerd #1

Jonathan Charles Fox
Nerd #2 (as Jonathon Charles Fox)

Darren Harris
Nerd #3

Randy Stoklos
Jock #1

Sam High
Jock #2

David Vaughn
Jock #3

Tina Littlewood
Chris Cummins

Steven Williams
Tree Trimmer

Stuart K. Robinson
Tree Trimmer's Helper

Rima Lyn
Joanne Greenwald (as Rima Delane)

Yano Anaya
Paperboy

Joey Tushnet
Paperboy

Sebastian Dungan
Paperboy

Rick Rosenthal
Smity
groups Crew

Savage Steve Holland
Writer

Savage Steve Holland
Director

George Fisher
Stunts

Hank Calia
Stunts

Keith Harvey
Stunts

Wayne King
Stunts

Tom Morga
Stunts

Jeff Jensen
Stunts

Wally Rose
Stunts

Jean Coulter
Stunts

Bill McIntosh
Stunts

Johnny Hock
Stunts

Harvey Parry
Stunts

Greg Wayne Elam
Stunts

Frank Beddor
Stunts

A. Michael Lerner
Stunts

Sandy Berumen
Stunts

Bill Hart
Stunts

Mark Yerkes
Stunts

Kent Hays
Stunts

Dick Warlock
Stunts

Jim Dunn
Stunt Double

Neil Summers
Stunts

Sharon Schaffer
Stunts

Bruce Paul Barbour
Stunts

Peter Stader
Stunts

Roy L. Downey
Special Effects

Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon
Stunts

Debbie Lynn Ross
Stunts

Rick Seaman
Stunts

Chere Rae
Stunts

Gil Friesen
Executive Producer

Caro Jones
Casting

Herman F. Zimmerman
Production Design

Rupert Hine
Original Music Composer

Isidore Mankofsky
Director of Photography

Brad R. Loman
Costume Design

William Strom
Associate Producer

Michael Jaffe
Producer

Alan Balsam
Editor

Andrew Meyer
Executive Producer

Georgina Williams
Hairstylist

James R. Scribner
Makeup Artist

Gary Moreno
Set Decoration

Huw Davies
Location Manager

David Roester
Costumer

David Jernigan
Transportation Coordinator

Jan Gould
Grip

Tom Kessenich
Key Grip

Frank M. Holgate
Second Unit Director of Photography

Bud Peifer Jr.
Assistant Property Master

Jim Dunford
Dolly Grip

Nancy Forner
Associate Editor

Richard Tyler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dick Vandenberg
Sound Effects Editor

John L. Mack
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Don MacDougall
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

William Hooper
Supervising Sound Editor

Maria Lease
Script Supervisor

Faith Minton
Stunts

Fred Lerner
Stunt Coordinator

Jack Clements
Unit Production Manager

Yudi Bennett
First Assistant Director

Fred Lerner
Second Unit Director

Jake Jarrell
Gaffer

Ted Roberts
Music Editor

Rick Neff
Camera Operator

Gene Ashbrook
Boom Operator

Malcolm Brown
First Assistant Camera

Art Lipschultz
Property Master

Bud Alper
Sound Mixer

Frederick Hamm
Second Assistant Camera

Shelley Kirkwood
Unit Publicist

Jann Dutmer
Second Assistant Director

David Anderle
Music Supervisor
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