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A Balasaur Score of 67 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 75%, Metacritic 51/100. Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Metacritic51/100
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
562 audience votes
Key crew
- Savage Steve HollandWriter
- Savage Steve HollandDirector
- Rupert HineOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John CusackLane Meyer
- Amanda WyssBeth Truss
- Diane FranklinMonique Junot
- Aaron DozierRoy Stalin
- Curtis ArmstrongCharles De Mar
- David Ogden StiersAl Meyer
- Kim DarbyJenny Meyer
- Demian SladeJohnny Gasparini
- Laura WaterburyMrs. Smith
- Dan SchneiderRicky Smith
- Yuji OkumotoYee Sook Ree
- Brian ImadaChen Ree
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Themes
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