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Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Barnard Hughes, Edward Herrmann ... see more see more... , Kiefer Sutherland , Jami Gertz , Corey Feldman , Jamison Newlander , Brooke McCarter Jr. , Billy Wirth , Alex Winter , Chance Michael Corbitt , Melanie Bishop , Kelly Jo Minter , Jim Turner , J. Dinan Myrtetus , Nori Morgan , Keifer Sutherland

In this hit '80s hybrid of the horror movie and the teen flick, a single mom and her two sons become involved with a pack of vampires when they move into an offbeat Northern California town. Lucy (Dia... read more read more...nne Wiest) and her sons, Michael (Jason Patric) and Sam (Corey Haim), move to Santa Carla to live with Lucy's lovable but curmudgeonly father (Barnard Hughes). Lucy gets a job from video-store owner Max (Edward Herrmann), then begins dating him, while Sam hangs out with Edward and Alan Frog (Corey Feldman and Jamison Newlander), a pair of vampire-obsessed comic-shop clerks. Soon Michael falls in with some actual vampires after becoming enamored of one of their victims: Star (Jami Gertz), a gypsy-like vixen who is trying to hold on to her humanity even though vampire leader David (Kiefer Sutherland) wants to play Peter Pan to her Wendy. When Michael visits the cavernous hangout of David and his cronies and unwittingly drinks from a wine bottle full of vampiric blood, he becomes an unwilling member of the bloodsucker biker gang. Soon, it's up to Sam and the Frog brothers to destroy David and his ilk without killing Michael and Star. Shot on location in the coastal California town of Santa Cruz and directed by Hollywood pro Joel Schumacher, The Lost Boys became a pop-culture phenomenon thanks to its attractive young stars, offbeat soundtrack, and hip, clever marketing campaign. The film's tagline -- "Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire." -- perfectly captured its knowing mixture of attitude and gore. The effects team who transformed Sutherland and company into snarling bloodsuckers would go on to provide equally gruesome effects for Blade, another revisionist vampire flick, more than a decade later. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Joel Schumacher

Release Date: July 31, 1987

Keywords: teen, horror, vampire, 80's, media

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  • ironclad1609
    May 7, 2012
    ironclad1609
    If you planned to send proof into space that the 1980s existed, this would be a perfect sample. The clothes, the soundtrack, the characters, storytelling and movie-making, it all reeks of the era and all its aspects. That means the movie may not have aged very well, but at its ti... read moreme it was a hell of a fun ride. Most importantly, it was made in a time when adolescent vampires were not cringe-worthy yet. Instead this is a both funny and gory vampire hunt that works on every level. The final punchline is particularly awesome. A cheesy experience but still great fun.
  • fb100002359227440
    January 28, 2012
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    A scary and remarkable movie, that is not have the cliche of the stereotype of teens films and call the attention of audience from others ages. Fresh.
  • aquateen2
    October 30, 2011
    aquateen2
    Much better then I was expecting. Good mix of horror and humour. The Lost Boys is worth watching more than once and is one of the few teen horrors that are worth your time. An 80's classic and much better than Jennifer's Body, a similar film in the horror comedy genre.
  • TheDudeLebowski65
    September 20, 2011
    TheDudeLebowski65
    The Lost Boys is an awesome, thrilling, funny and scary vampire film. This film is responsible for my interest in horror, my love of the genre and my love of vampire films. I first seen this film when I was 8 years old, and I loved it right from the start. Then I was hooked on ho... read morerror films. The Lost Boys is Kiefer Sutherland's best film; he's awesome as David, the leader of the boys. I won't reveal who is the head vampire, don't want to spoil anything for you. This film features eccentric characters (Grandpa, The Frog Brothers) and is a very cool film, of all the vampire films that I've seen, and I've seen many since my first viewing of this treasure, this film is one of the best films of the vampire genre and along with Fright Night and Near Dark is one of the most memorable vampire films of the 80's. It's hip, it's cool and it's a fun film to watch on Halloween. Not to mention it's Joel Schumacher's greatest achievement as a director, he made a fairly decent Batman film (Batman Forever) and butchered the series with another (Batman and Robin) and directed another good thriller, Phone Booth. But The Lost Boys will always remain his greatest yet, he isn't exactly Spielberg. But enjoy The Lost Boys for what it is, a solid vampire film and mandatory Halloween viewing. This is one of the best horror films of the 1980's. If you love vampire films, check out The Lost Boys.
  • theunknownhobo
    July 17, 2011
    theunknownhobo
    An absolute classic, Lost Boys is always close to the DVD player. I love Keifer Sutherland in this movie too. This movie is the reason vampires are cool and I don't think Twilight fans should forget just how badass vampires actually are!
  • fb100000257973100
    May 29, 2011
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    Picture this: It is the late 1980s. The MTV generation is at an all-time high and the one thing that is on every teenager's mind is Teen Idols. Now, mix in director Joel Schumacher who has not really had any critical accomplishments under his belt and in need of an instant succes... read mores. With all of that, add in a screwed up tale of J.M. Berry's Peter Pan with Vampires and what you get is the definitive teen/ horror film of the late 80's. Now, with vampires being a hot topic, there might be some people this day and age who might be against this film. But, when watched, this film is a lot better than one would think. In terms of direction, Schumacher actually acts like a director in terms of telling the story, keeping the passing up, and making sure that the film is, overall, great. Now, the only problem I have (as a lot of people also have) is that the first two thirds of the film work great. Then, at the end, it becomes a complete battle brawl with no thought. What happened to all of that great story telling that there originally was? So, for the most part, direction is good but could have been better. Next is the script. Before this came out, all vampires were either cold blooded and evil or emotional and hating their existence. These are vampires that LOVE to be vampires. They have accepted what they are and try to have fun with it, and the script makes them have fun. After watching this film, it makes one actually want to be a real vampire. One other little aspect is that these vampires go by original mythology of the creatures plus add a little something for the head vampire. Something that actually works towards the favor. Now for the acting. With this film having all of the stars it did have, there are no bad performances here. Only one let down and that was from Dianne Wiest. But, that is not that big of a lost due to the performances from Corey Haim, Corey Fieldman, and Kiefer Sutherland. Finally, we have the score. While it mostly takes from the song 'Cry Little Sister', it does create a rather dark, forbidding atmosphere that works and helps create the horror element that this film is great for having. Overall, as a teen film, it represents the last great Vampire film before the word 'vampire' was destroyed.
  • LWOODS04
    March 16, 2011
    LWOODS04
    I love love love this movie.. I don't know anyone who isn't a fan of this movie..
  • ajv2688
    January 29, 2011
    ajv2688
    This was the perfect vampire movie for the 80s, it has a bunch of great stars, like the two Corey's, some lighthearted comedy thrown in, and a bunch of real scary vampires! I love this movie, and any real vampire fan will love it too.
  • FrizzDrop
    November 24, 2010
    FrizzDrop
    With the cute Haim, the tenacious Feldman, the lost Patric, and the creepy/crawly Sutherland, this is an 80's dream of rebellion that verges on adulthood, and all the terror that comes with it. Following around vampires, pre-Twilight, makes for an interesting film, but when you t... read morery to make it scary and it comes out corny, you know you've made a wrong turn somewhere along the way.
  • ceWEBrity
    November 6, 2010
    ceWEBrity
    Oh, it's shitty, but inexplicably impossible to hate. Maybe I'm not as inoculated from the 80s as I thought I was. It's difficult to spite a movie for such unrestrained joie de vivre, even if the action is ropey, the ending lame and the characters grating. I dunno, what is there ... read moreto say of much substance about the fucking Lost Boys? It's a total product of the zeitgeist, sure, but it's at least more imaginative than all the fucking superhero movies we get now. Given the choice between the two, I'd much rather sit through campy crap than reboot after reboot.

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Critic Reviews

Variety Staff
March 24, 2009
Variety Staff, Variety

A horrifically dreadful vampire teensploitation entry. Full Review

Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

When everything is all over, there's nothing to leave the theater with -- no real horrors, no real dread, no real imagination -- just technique at the service of formula. Full Review

Rita Kempley
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

It starts slow, but finishes fast with some clever plot twists. In the end, all is not lost with these boys. Full Review

Desson Thomson
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

An exhilarating hybrid of horror and suburban comedy. Full Review

Tim Brayton
May 14, 2012
Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy

That Schumacher handles the transitions between very light horror, comedy, teen romance, and action as well as he does is evidence of a sure hand found nowhere else in his filmography. Full Review

David Nusair
February 18, 2012
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...a passable yet unspectacular relic of the 1980s. Full Review

Afsheen Nomai
January 1, 2011
Afsheen Nomai, Common Sense Media

Scary '80s vamp film. Older teens only. Full Review

Rob Gonsalves
May 8, 2010
Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com

It hasn't aged well. At all. Full Review

October 20, 2009
Film4

A hugely enjoyable picture that proves Joel Schumacher really can direct and that not everything about the 1980s was awful. Full Review

October 20, 2009
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Despite its flaws, however, the film is an interesting addition to vampire cinema. Full Review

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    • Paul: Garlic don't work boys.
    • Edgar Frog: Then try it with holy water deadbreath!
    • Grandpa: There's one thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach....all the damn vampires.
    • Alan Frog: Holy shit! It's the attack of Eddie Munster!
    • Edgar Frog: Great, the bloodsucking brady bunch!
    • Edgar Frog: Good night blood sucker!
    • Grandpa: Well, now, let me put it this way. If all the corpses buried around here were to stand up all at once, we'd have one hell of a population problem.
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