Lane Meyer
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Search complete. 14 mentions across 3 episodes found for "Lane Meyer".
Oct 10, 2026
Bryan FullerGUEST
Not on a fif- no, with a hood like that.
Mal MaherHOST
You're like Lane Meyer, kid from Green Bay.
Bryan FullerGUEST
[laughs]
Mal MaherHOST
You know what, you know what movie I'm talking about? Better Off Dead-
Jason HarrisHOST
I mean, I disagree, Maslin.
Jason HarrisHOST
I think there is a focus in that he's really built out this whole town through the eyes of our guy Lane over here.
Jason HarrisHOST
And there is a lot of that kind of quick hit comedy, but he brings it back.
Jason HarrisHOST
I mean, Paperboy, Garage, these are all recurring bits.
Jason HarrisHOST
I feel like this is a nicely constructed anarchic comedy.
Josh BellHOST
Yeah, I mean, I think she has a point in that.
Josh BellHOST
At a certain place earlier, maybe in the first half or first third of the movie, I did think to myself, is there a plot to this film? I mean, you have the general idea that Lane, John Cusack's character, has been dumped by his girlfriend and he wants to get her back.
Josh BellHOST
And he's also got a potential love interest in this French exchange student who lives across the street.
Sean MooneyHOST
For those of you that are people of the 80s, you'll get this.
Sean MooneyHOST
And really what happens in the movie scene, if you imagine it, you've got Lane Meyer and Monique, and they're up on this wind-crusted peak that looks death-defying.
Sean MooneyHOST
And Lane is trying to make the ski team from his high school team.
Sean MooneyHOST
And Monique is his romantic interest.
Sean MooneyHOST
You're going to fall.
Sean MooneyHOST
But when you fall, just get up quickly, dust off your pants and keep on going.
Sean MooneyHOST
And then 30 movie seconds later, Lane Meyer was skiing like a pro.
Sean MooneyHOST
And that's what the first year has felt like.