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.
John Cusack
as Lane Meyer
David Ogden Stiers
as Al Meyer
Kim Darby
as Jenny Meyer
Demian Slade
as Johnny Gasparini
Amanda Wyss
as Beth Truss
Diane Franklin
as Monique Junot
Scooter Stevens
as Badger Meyer
Curtis Armstrong
as Charles De Mar
Yuji Okumoto
as Yee Sook Ree
Brian Imada
as Chen Ree
Laura Waterbury
as Mrs. Smith
Dan Schneider
as Ricky Smith
