Lucas (1986)

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:

School | Football Team | High School | Football Player | Cheerleading

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)
Trevor R. Peet	...	Choir Member (uncredited)
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		(director of photography)

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)
• CBS / Fox Video (1988) (Greece) (VHS)

Other Companies

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

Also Known As:

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

1382 Waverly Rd., Highland Park, Illinois, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The chorus featured in the rehearsal scene was the Viking Choir from Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois, though the picture was filmed at Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. There was an additional scene that was cut of the chorus performing in the outdoor amphitheater and featuring an original song written for the film, "Learning How to Love", also cut.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Lucas talks about locusts in the film. The insect featured in the movie is a cicada.

Quotes:

Lucas:They say that aggression is an expression of sexual feeling.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Corey Feldman Interview (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Follow Your Heart

A Touching and Emotional Teen Drama.

Haim gives his overall best performance as the 14-year-old title character who has a crush on new girl Green and they bond during the summer, but by the time school begins, he gets teased by the jocks and Green leaves him out in the cold and has eyes for football hunk Sheen, who has become Lucas's bodyguard. Fraught with rejection and neglect, Lucas attempts to prove himself worthy by trying out for the football team, which he knows is no easy task for a boy his age. Unlike many other teen movies, LUCAS gives us a character that we can actually relate to, and the other characters fit in perfectly. One of the best teen movies of the 80's.

4 out of 5