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Release Date:
31 July 1987 (USA) moreTagline:
Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire. morePlot:
After moving to a new town, two brothers are convinced that the area is frequented by vampires. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(71 articles)
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"Holy s##t, it's the attack of Eddie Munster!" moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
97 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
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:16Fun Stuff
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David and Star are seen from the beginning of the movie. They are presumed to be dating, or lusting. If you combine their names, you would get "Star David" (Star of David). moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Sam enters Michael's room after his first encounter with the Lost Boys, Sam opens the blinds to let light in. A second later, light starts pouring in from the bottom right corner of the screen from a mistimed light. moreSoundtrack:
I Still Believe moreFAQ
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Lucy (Dianne Wiest) moves with her sons Michael (Jason Patric) and Sam (Corey Haim) to California where Michael gets mixed up with local teenage gang, headed by David (Kiefer Sutherland), that is actually a group of vampires.
"The Lost Boys" is an entertaining modern vampire movie with lots of flash, style, 1980's music, and flamboyant effects and interesting design. There's no substance to this picture, but I don't think that the film-makers cared about that. No, they just made a picture strictly catered to the young crowd that is really just for straightforward fun. Don't worry about looking for hidden meanings or symbolism.
David and his gang are a cool-looking bunch with two members (Brooke McCarter, Billy Wirth) who look like they could have been part of a rock group and the third guy is played by Alex Winter - a.k.a. "Bill" of "Bill & Ted".
The young cast is okay; I would only have real criticisms for Jami Gertz's 'performance'. Wiest, as usual, is excellent, and seasoned performer Edward Herrmann kind of looks out of place but he makes up for it with a typically good performance.
Echo and the Bunnymen do a good cover of the Doors' "People Are Strange" and Roger Daltrey does an equally fine cover of Elton Johns' "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me".
"The Lost Boys" is fun if never truly scary.
8/10