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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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Elizabeth 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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Fred Lerner |
Second Unit Director |
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Jann Dutmer |
Second Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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Savage Steve Holland |
Writer |
Production Crew
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Gil Friesen |
Executive Producer |
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Caro Jones |
Casting |
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William Strom |
Associate Producer |
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Michael Jaffe |
Producer |
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Andrew Meyer |
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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Brad R. Loman |
Costume Design |
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Georgina Williams |
Hairstylist |
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James R. Scribner |
Makeup Artist |
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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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Don MacDougall |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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William Hooper |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Ted Roberts |
Music Editor |
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Gene Ashbrook |
Boom Operator |
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Bud Alper |
Sound Mixer |
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David Anderle |
Music Supervisor |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Isidore Mankofsky |
Director of Photography |
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Jan Gould |
Grip |
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Tom Kessenich |
Key Grip |
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Frank M. Holgate |
Second Unit Director of Photography |
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Jim Dunford |
Dolly Grip |
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Rick Neff |
Camera Operator |
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Malcolm Brown |
First Assistant Camera |
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Frederick Hamm |
Second Assistant Camera |
Lighting
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Jake Jarrell |
Gaffer |
Art Department
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Herman F. Zimmerman |
Production Design |
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Gary Moreno |
Set Decoration |
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Bud Peifer Jr. |
Assistant Property Master |
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Art Lipschultz |
Property Master |
Other Crew
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George Fisher |
Stunts |
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Hank Calia |
Stunts |
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Keith Harvey |
Stunts |
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Wayne King |
Stunts |
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Tom Morga |
Stunts |
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Jeff Jensen |
Stunts |
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Wally Rose |
Stunts |
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Jean Coulter |
Stunts |
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Bill McIntosh |
Stunts |
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Johnny Hock |
Stunts |
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Harvey Parry |
Stunts |
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Greg Wayne Elam |
Stunts |
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Frank Beddor |
Stunts |
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A. Michael Lerner |
Stunts |
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Sandy Berumen |
Stunts |
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Bill Hart |
Stunts |
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Mark Yerkes |
Stunts |
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Kent Hays |
Stunts |
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Dick Warlock |
Stunts |
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Jim Dunn |
Stunt Double |
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Neil Summers |
Stunts |
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Sharon Schaffer |
Stunts |
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Bruce Paul Barbour |
Stunts |
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Peter Stader |
Stunts |
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Roy L. Downey |
Special Effects |
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Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon |
Stunts |
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Debbie Lynn Ross |
Stunts |
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Rick Seaman |
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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