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The Boys Next Door (1985) -- US Theatrical Trailer from Anchor Bay Entertainment

Overview

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6.3/10   938 votes
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Writers:
Glen Morgan (writer)
James Wong (writer)
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Release Date:
October 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Young. Handsome. Desirable. Deadly. more
Plot:
Roy and Bo leave their small town the weekend after graduation for a short road trip to LA. Soon, they... more | add synopsis
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disturbing and funny more (30 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Maxwell Caulfield ... Roy Alston

Charlie Sheen ... Bo Richards

Patti D'Arbanville ... Angie

Christopher McDonald ... Detective Mark Woods
Hank Garrett ... Detective Ed Hanley
Paul C. Dancer ... Chris
Richard Pachorek ... Boyfriend
Lesa Lee ... Girlfriend
Kenneth Cortland ... Dwayne
Moon Unit Zappa ... Nancy
Dawn Schneider ... Bonnie
Kurt Christian ... Shakir
Don Draper ... Mr. Heaton
Blackie Dammett ... Bartender
Phil Rubenstein ... Gutfield
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Big Shots
Blind Rage (USA) (working title (video title))
Death Takes a Holiday (USA) (working title)
No Apparent Motive (Australia) (video title)
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Runtime:
91 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:18 (theatrical rating) | Germany:18 | Finland:(Banned) (1987) (video) | Finland:K-18 (2002) (DVD) (self applied) | UK:18 (cut video version) | France:-16 | Norway:18 | USA:R (certificate # 27648)
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Bo Richards: I don't want to sound like a fag or nothing, but you are my best friend. more
Soundtrack:
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7 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
disturbing and funny, 11 January 2006
9/10
Author: rogerebertisfat from Oakland, CA USA.

First off, don't listen to the comments by the moron from Pleasant Valley, New Mexico. Maxwell Caulfield couldn't possibly be doing his version of "Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer" since "The Boys Next Door" came out BEFORE it. In fact, since "The Boys Next Door" came out in 1985, it's pretty safe to say that "Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer" (which came out in 1986) borrowed from it, not the other way around. Regardless, this movie has a great soundtrack and really funny dialogue ("Two Blacks and a Mexican.") Scenes so outrageous that they're actually funny (gas station beating). Now, while it's not the greatest film in existence, the fact that the (life- like) violence in the movie could really happen (and sad to say, similarly HAS really happened before), make this movie better than a lot of movies out today. The acting is pretty good, especially Maxwell Caulfield (probably his best performance). I'd recommend this movie to anyone, especially if you grew up in the '80s. People who don't like it are usually over-analyzing it a bit too much. Too many people are looking for "social commentary" when watching movies. They usually end up not liking many films. They forget the simplest thing: movies are made to entertain, bottom line.

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The funniset film I've ever seen. ainsworth11
Kinda creepy...Alabama shooter McLendon looked a lot like Roy andymac67
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