The Lost Boys (1987)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Writers:

Janice Fischer (story) &
James Jeremias (story) ...

Release Date:

31 July 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire.

Plot:

After moving to a new town, two brothers are convinced that the area is frequented by vampires.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | California | Small Town | Divorcee | Amusement Park

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Jason Patric	...	Michael
Corey Haim	...	Sam
Dianne Wiest	...	Lucy
Barnard Hughes	...	Grandpa
Edward Herrmann	...	Max (as Ed Herrmann)
Kiefer Sutherland	...	David
Jami Gertz	...	Star
Corey Feldman	...	Edgar Frog
Jamison Newlander	...	Alan Frog
Brooke McCarter	...	Paul
Billy Wirth	...	Dwayne
Alex Winter	...	Marko (as Alexander Winter)
Chance Michael Corbitt	...	Laddie
Alexander Bacon Chapman	...	Greg
Nori Morgan	...	Shelly

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35mm prints)

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-14 (1987) | Finland:K-15 (2004) | Finland:S (1999) | Netherlands:16 | USA:R (#28541) | South Africa:16LV | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Australia:M | Canada:14A (TV rating) | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

This movie invented the phrase "vamp out", which has passed into common usage on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997).

Goofs:

Continuity: The security guard at the beginning of the movie holds his cap as he runs in close-up shots, but doesn't in long shots.

Quotes:

David: Now you know what we are, now you know what you are. You'll never grow old, Michael, and you'll never die. But you must feed!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (2004) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

What THESE guys would have done to Captain Hook!

OK everyone agrees THE LOST BOYS was way ahead of its time. Dead set right! In essence it hasn't aged at all, only the fashions! By far Corey Haim's best flick, Cory Feldham's too, although I rather liked TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (The original, that is)

Schumacher's concept of placing the vampire myth in sleepyville USA was commendable, it really worked. Sutherland took his role in both teeth and gave us a stylish vampire-on-a-Harley with Jami Gertz in tow. God does SHE look young here compared to her role as Bill Paxton's neurotic fiancee in TWISTER?)

Absolutely outstanding soundtrack that my kids have totally worn out the last decade or so. As a family we have probably watched THE LOST BOYS more than any other film. Everything gels, gr8 fx and, given the subject matter, a literate script.

Deserving of the relatively high rating it has received here. WE have the same problem here in Castle Hill, WAY too many damn vampires!