Better Off Dead...
Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.
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A surreal, high-energy teen comedy that uses absurdist humor and eccentric characters to navigate genuine teenage despair and romantic longing.
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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