Lucas (1986)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

David Seltzer

Writer:

David Seltzer (written by)

Release Date:

28 March 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

It's about falling in love. For the first time.

Plot:

A socially inept fourteen year old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends -- Cappie, an older-brother figure, and Maggie, the new girl with whom he is in love -- fall for each other.

Plot Keywords:

High School | Football Team | Cheerleading | Gifted | Nerd

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Corey Haim	...	Lucas
Kerri Green	...	Maggie
Charlie Sheen	...	Cappie
Courtney Thorne-Smith	...	Alise
Winona Ryder	...	Rina
Tom Hodges	...	Bruno (as Thomas E. Hodges)
Ciro Poppiti	...	Ben
Guy Boyd	...	Coach
Jeremy Piven	...	Spike
Kevin Wixted	...	Tonto (as Kevin Gerard Wixted)
Emily Seltzer	...	Marie
Erika Leigh	...	Mary Ellen
Annie Ryan	...	Angie (as Anne Ryan)
Jason Alderman	...	Tony
Tom Mackie	...	Billy
Garrett M. Brown	...	Mr. Kaiser
Donald Harrigan	...	Man at Symphony
Judy Leavitt-Wells	...	Cheer Coach
Christina Baglivi	...	Spanish Teacher
Shirley Madlock	...	Teacher
Rosanne E. Krevitt	...	Teacher
Gregg Potter	...	Tough Kid
Polly Noonan	...	Punk Girl (as Polly Augusta Noonan)
James Krag	...	Usher
R. Gilbert Clayton	...	Band Teacher (as R.G. Clayton)
Patti Wilkus	...	Home Economics Teacher
Martha Murphy	...	Choir Teacher
Lucy Butler	...	Maggie's Mom
Gary Cole	...	Assistant Coach
Jerald Edward Cundiff Jr.	...	Karger
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Grossman	...	Spectator (uncredited)
Sean Hayes	...	Spectator (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Jennifer Scott	...	Cheerleader (uncredited)
James Vallo	...	Spectator (uncredited)
Rachel Wagner	...	Cheerleader (uncredited)

Directed by
David Seltzer

Writing credits
David Seltzer		(written by)

Produced by
David Nicksay	....	producer
Kristi Zea	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Dave Grusin

Cinematography by
Reynaldo Villalobos

Film Editing by
Priscilla Nedd-Friendly		(as Priscilla Nedd)

Casting by
Mary Gail Artz

Art Direction by
James J. Murakami		(as James Murakami)

Set Decoration by
Linda Lee Sutton		(as Linda Sutton)

Costume Design by
Molly Maginnis

Makeup Department
Joe La Placa	....	hair stylist
Jamie Sue Weiss	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Phillips Wylly Sr.	....	unit production manager (as Phil Wylly)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rob Corn	....	second assistant director
Maggie Parker	....	additional second assistant director
David Sosna	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Aaron Holden	....	property master
Joel Prihoda	....	lead man
Pat Raney	....	construction coordinator (as Patrick Raney)
Timothy W. Tiedje	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Don J. Bassman	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Don Bassman)
Kevin F. Cleary	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ray Cymoszinski	....	sound mixer
Jim Fitzpatrick	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
William Hartman	....	sound editor
Pieter Hubbard	....	sound editor
David M. Ice	....	sound editor (as David Ice)
Eric Lindemann	....	sound editor
Godfrey Marks	....	adr editor
Richard Overton	....	sound re-recording mixer
Glad Pickering	....	adr editor
David A. Poole	....	assistant adr editor (as David Poole)
Hank Salerno	....	supervising adr editor
Ronald Sinclair	....	adr editor (as Ron Sinclair)
Jeffrey P. Kloth	....	dailies transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Dieter Sturm	....	special effects coordinator (uncredited)

Stunts
Colleen Dion	....	stunts
Julie Fabrizius	....	stunts
Maryann Kelman	....	stunts
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunts
Stacy Logan	....	stunts
Daniel Maldonado	....	stunts
Kay Whipple	....	stunts
Rich Wilkie	....	stunts (as Richard M. Wilkie)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ed Auksel	....	key grip
Robert A. Hudecek	....	gaffer (as Bob Hudecek)
George Kohut	....	camera operator
Peter Kuttner	....	first assistant camera
Don Smetzer	....	still photographer (as Donald Smetzer)
Paolo Cascio	....	camera loader (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jane Alderman	....	casting: Chicago
Shelley Andreas	....	casting: Chicago

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mary Elizabeth Still	....	wardrobe supervisor
Cheryl Weber	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Scott Conrad	....	additional editor
William Flicker	....	assistant editor (as Bill Flicker)
Nancy Froelich	....	assistant editor
Dana Reston	....	assistant editor
Lauren A. Schaffer	....	assistant editor (as Lauren Schaffer)
Emily Wallin	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Thomas A. Carlson	....	assistant music editor (as Tom Carlson)
Jeff Charbonneau	....	assistant music editor
Don Grusin	....	score co-producer
John R. Harris	....	music editor (as John Harris)
Donald Murray	....	score mixer (as Don Murray)
Armin Steiner	....	score mixer
Kenneth Wannberg	....	music editor (as Ken Wannberg)
Brad Dechter	....	music arranger: source arrangements (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Richard Deangelo	....	transportation captain (as Dick De Angelo)

Other crew
Todd Arnow	....	location auditor
Jim Covert	....	football advisor
Tracy Cutts	....	crowd coordinator
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer
Billy Higgins	....	location manager
Elizabeth Kirby	....	assistant to producer
Lori Le Nobel	....	assistant auditor
Judith Craig Marlin	....	assistant to producer (as Judy Marlin)
Dave Morrison	....	band coordinator
Brian T. Pitts	....	location assistant (as Brian Pitts)
Fredell Pogodin	....	unit publicist
Gregg Popp	....	location manager
Sioux Richards	....	script supervisor
Elise Rohden	....	production coordinator
Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom	....	location assistant (as Tracy Rosenthal)

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1986) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1989) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Modern Film Effects  opticals
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Rosen & Knutsen Casting  extras casting: Chicago
• Superloopers  post-production voices

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:15 (video premiere) | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Germany:6 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 (video re-rating) (2004) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Filmed in 1984, but not released until 1986.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The "locust" that is referred to in the film is actually the seventeen year cicada.

Quotes:

Ben: Why'd Tragle have to kill himself and leave us with this jackass?
Tonto: Sex-crazed, that's why.
Rena: He wasn't sex-crazed! He was in love!
Tonto: With a dental technician?
Rena: Not everybody has to be beautiful to have someone fall in love with them.
Tonto: You don't kill yourself over a dental technician.
Tonto: You ever hear of "Romeo and Juliet"?
Tonto: Was she a dental technician?
Rena: No, but people do kill themselves when they can have the one they love!

Movie Connections:

Features The Fly (1958)

Soundtrack:

Night Rolls On

More Than Your Average Brat Pack Movie.

This film is becoming a classic because of the fine, early performances from Winona Ryder, Charlie Sheen, Corey Haim, even Courtney Thorne-Smith of "Ally McBeal".

It is a unique movie with a love triangle where the viewer wants both guys (Sheen and Haim) to get the girl. But of course both can not.

"Lucas" is about the truths of life and relationships, and how the teenage years bring them to the surface. Another interesting element is the use of insects for symbolism.