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The Lost Boys

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

When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.

Release Date : 1987-07-31

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Michael Emerson

Original Name : Jason Patric

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam Emerson

Original Name : Corey Haim

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lucy Emerson

Original Name : Dianne Wiest

Gender : Female

Character Name : Grandpa

Original Name : Barnard Hughes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Max

Original Name : Edward Herrmann

Gender : Male

Character Name : David

Original Name : Kiefer Sutherland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Star

Original Name : Jami Gertz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Edgar Frog

Original Name : Corey Feldman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alan Frog

Original Name : Jamison Newlander

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Brooke McCarter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dwayne

Original Name : Billy Wirth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marko

Original Name : Alex Winter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Laddie

Original Name : Chance Michael Corbitt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Greg

Original Name : Alexander Bacan Chapman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shelly

Original Name : Nori Morgan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maria

Original Name : Kelly Jo Minter

Gender : Female

Character Name : Surf Nazi #1

Original Name : Todd Feder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Surf Nazi #2

Original Name : Christopher Peters

Gender : Male

Character Name : Surf Nazi #3

Original Name : Keith Butterfield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Surf Nazi #4

Original Name : Gerald Younggren

Gender : Male

Character Name : Surf Nazi #5

Original Name : Eric Graves

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Guard

Original Name : J. Dinan Myrtetus

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Concert Star

Original Name : Timmy Cappello

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gas Station Owner

Original Name : Jim Turner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lost Child

Original Name : Tony Cain

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child's Mother

Original Name : Melanie Bishop

Gender : Female

Character Name : Girl on Boardwalk (uncredited)

Original Name : Nicole Vigil

Gender : Female

Character Name : Runaway #1

Original Name : Sandra E. Garcia

Gender : Female

Character Name : Runaway #2

Original Name : Ian Guindon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frog Mother

Original Name : Jane Bare

Gender : Female

Character Name : Frog Father

Original Name : B. Lowenberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tattoo Man

Original Name : Captain Colourz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Guard's Wife

Original Name : Inez Pandalfi

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Douglas Mellor

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2025-03-14

**_Several lost boys but, unfortunately, only one lost girl_** After a mother and two sons move from Phoenix to coastal town in Northern California, the older son (Jason Patric) gets involved with a gang led by a sinister guy (Kiefer Sutherland) while the younger son (Corey Haim) hangs out with two geeky vampire hunters (Corey Feldman & Jamison Newlander). Meanwhile the mother (Dianne Wiest) starts dating a shop owner (Edward Herrmann). Jami Gertz in on hand as the sole young female. Released in 1987, "The Lost Boys" is a stylish and hip vampire flick that expertly meshes horror and humor. I usually don't like horror-comedies, but this one works well. The horror is pretty horrifying (in a fun way) while the comedy is consistently amusing. The coastal California locations are superb. However, the excellent train trestle sequence was shot in Alabama (see below). I generally don't like 80's new wave pop rock, but the soundtrack is enjoyable, particularly the creative Lost Boys Theme, "Cry Little Sister" by Gerard Mcmann (with a catchy chorus sung by children). "Lost in the Shadows" by Lou Gramm is good as well. INXS, Roger Daltry and Echo and The Bunnymen also have songs on the soundtrack, the latter group doing a mid-80's version of The Doors' "People Are Strange," which is very close to the original song and actually sounds like its Jim Morrison singing. The sax-playing beefcake sequence features one-hit wonder Tim Cappello playing "I Still Believe." Speaking of beefcake, this zeroes in on my problem with this flick: There are multiple lost boys, but only one lost girl. Although Gertz is good-looking, she's always wearing a long skirt and so we never get a good look at her beyond her face (not talkin' 'bout nudity), with the exception of a campfire sex scene that doesn't work because it's premature and overall lame. Needless to say, a mid-80s horror flick without adequate females is scandalous. Director Joel Schumacher needed to take notes from the six Friday the 13th movies that had been released by the time "The Lost Boys" was shot. Oh, wait, Schumacher is, um, nevermind. While the movie was largely shot in Santa Cruz, California, the vampire cave entrance was 350 miles south at Rancho Palos Verdes whereas the train trestle sequence was shot in Bayou Canot, Mobile, Alabama. The boys were able to jump into the underlying fog because the river was only 12-15 feet below, although the movie gives the impression that they were way higher up. Interior shooting was done in the studio at Burbank. It's short 'n' sweet at 1 hour, 37 minutes. GRADE: B