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Cast
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John Cusack | As: Lane Meyer |
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David Ogden Stiers | As: Al Meyer |
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Kim Darby | As: Jenny Meyer |
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Demian Slade | As: Johnny Gasparini |
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Amanda Wyss | As: Beth Truss |
Storyline
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.
| Tagline: | Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops. |
| Certification: | PG-13 |
Cast
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John Cusack |
Lane Meyer |
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David Ogden Stiers |
Al Meyer |
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Kim Darby |
Jenny Meyer |
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Demian Slade |
Johnny Gasparini |
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Amanda Wyss |
Beth Truss |
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Diane Franklin |
Monique Junot |
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Scooter Stevens |
Badger Meyer |
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Curtis Armstrong |
Charles De Mar |
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Yuji Okumoto |
Yee Sook Ree |
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Brian Imada |
Chen Ree |
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Laura Waterbury |
Mrs. Smith |
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Dan Schneider |
Ricky Smith |
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Chuck Mitchell |
Rocko |
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Aaron Dozier |
Roy Stalin |
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Frank Burt Avalon |
Roy's Ski Buddy #1 |
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Vincent Schiavelli |
Mr. Kerber |
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Taylor Negron |
Mailman |
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E. G. Daily |
Elizabeth Daily |
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Joe W. Davis |
Roy's Ski Buddy #2 (as J. Warren David) |
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Peter Ellenstein |
Roy's Ski Buddy #3 |
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Edward Mehler |
Buster |
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Thomas Rollerson |
Roller Skater |
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Toby Iland |
Nerd #1 |
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Jonathan Charles Fox |
Nerd #2 (as Jonathon Charles Fox) |
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Darren Harris |
Nerd #3 |
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Randy Stoklos |
Jock #1 |
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Sam High |
Jock #2 |
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David Vaughn |
Jock #3 |
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Tina Littlewood |
Chris Cummins |
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Steven Williams |
Tree Trimmer |
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Stuart K. Robinson |
Tree Trimmer's Helper |
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Rima Lyn |
Joanne Greenwald (as Rima Delane) |
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Yano Anaya |
Paperboy |
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Joey Tushnet |
Paperboy |
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Sebastian Dungan |
Paperboy |
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Rick Rosenthal |
Smity |
Directed By
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Savage Steve Holland |
Director |
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Maria Lease |
Script Supervisor |
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Yudi Bennett |
First Assistant Director |
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Jann Dutmer |
Second Assistant Director |
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Fred Lerner |
Second Unit Director |
Writing Credits
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Savage Steve Holland |
Writer |
Production Crew
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William Strom |
Associate Producer |
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Caro Jones |
Casting |
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Andrew Meyer |
Executive Producer |
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Michael Jaffe |
Producer |
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Gil Friesen |
Executive Producer |
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Huw Davies |
Location Manager |
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Jack Clements |
Unit Production Manager |
Edited By
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Alan Balsam |
Editor |
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Nancy Forner |
Associate Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Georgina Williams |
Hairstylist |
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James R. Scribner |
Makeup Artist |
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Brad R. Loman |
Costume Design |
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David Roester |
Costumer |
Sound
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Rupert Hine |
Original Music Composer |
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Richard Tyler |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Dick Vandenberg |
Sound Effects Editor |
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John L. Mack |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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William Hooper |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Don MacDougall |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Bud Alper |
Sound Mixer |
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Gene Ashbrook |
Boom Operator |
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Ted Roberts |
Music Editor |
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David Anderle |
Music Supervisor |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Isidore Mankofsky |
Director of Photography |
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Jim Dunford |
Dolly Grip |
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Frank M. Holgate |
Second Unit Director of Photography |
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Jan Gould |
Grip |
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Tom Kessenich |
Key Grip |
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Rick Neff |
Camera Operator |
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Frederick Hamm |
Second Assistant Camera |
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Malcolm Brown |
First Assistant Camera |
Lighting
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Jake Jarrell |
Gaffer |
Art Department
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Gary Moreno |
Set Decoration |
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Herman F. Zimmerman |
Production Design |
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Bud Peifer Jr. |
Assistant Property Master |
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Art Lipschultz |
Property Master |
Other Crew
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Bill McIntosh |
Stunts |
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Tom Morga |
Stunts |
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Bill Hart |
Stunts |
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Jean Coulter |
Stunts |
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Wally Rose |
Stunts |
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Keith Harvey |
Stunts |
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Johnny Hock |
Stunts |
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A. Michael Lerner |
Stunts |
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Greg Wayne Elam |
Stunts |
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George Fisher |
Stunts |
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Wayne King |
Stunts |
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Harvey Parry |
Stunts |
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Frank Beddor |
Stunts |
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Sandy Berumen |
Stunts |
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Kent Hays |
Stunts |
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Hank Calia |
Stunts |
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Peter Stader |
Stunts |
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Roy L. Downey |
Special Effects |
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Jeff Jensen |
Stunts |
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Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon |
Stunts |
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Rick Seaman |
Stunts |
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Sharon Schaffer |
Stunts |
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Jim Dunn |
Stunt Double |
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Debbie Lynn Ross |
Stunts |
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Dick Warlock |
Stunts |
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Neil Summers |
Stunts |
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Mark Yerkes |
Stunts |
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Bruce Paul Barbour |
Stunts |
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Chere Rae |
Stunts |
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David Jernigan |
Transportation Coordinator |
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Faith Minton |
Stunts |
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Fred Lerner |
Stunt Coordinator |
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Shelley Kirkwood |
Unit Publicist |
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