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The Lost Boys

  • 1987
  • R
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
170K
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POPULARITY
735
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Jami Gertz, Corey Haim, Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, Brooke McCarter, Alex Winter, and Billy Wirth in The Lost Boys (1987)
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When a recently divorced mother and her two teenage boys move to a coastal town to stay with her father, it doesn't take long for the brothers to realize the area is a haven for something mu... Read allWhen a recently divorced mother and her two teenage boys move to a coastal town to stay with her father, it doesn't take long for the brothers to realize the area is a haven for something much more sinister than party-going surfers.When a recently divorced mother and her two teenage boys move to a coastal town to stay with her father, it doesn't take long for the brothers to realize the area is a haven for something much more sinister than party-going surfers.

  • Director
    • Joel Schumacher
  • Writers
    • Jan Fischer
    • James Jeremias
    • Jeffrey Boam
  • Stars
    • Jason Patric
    • Corey Haim
    • Dianne Wiest
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    170K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    735
    160
    • Director
      • Joel Schumacher
    • Writers
      • Jan Fischer
      • James Jeremias
      • Jeffrey Boam
    • Stars
      • Jason Patric
      • Corey Haim
      • Dianne Wiest
    • 539User reviews
    • 193Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Jason Patric
    Jason Patric
    • Michael
    Corey Haim
    Corey Haim
    • Sam
    Dianne Wiest
    Dianne Wiest
    • Lucy
    Barnard Hughes
    Barnard Hughes
    • Grandpa
    Edward Herrmann
    Edward Herrmann
    • Max
    • (as Ed Herrmann)
    Kiefer Sutherland
    Kiefer Sutherland
    • David
    Jami Gertz
    Jami Gertz
    • Star
    Corey Feldman
    Corey Feldman
    • Edgar Frog
    Jamison Newlander
    Jamison Newlander
    • Alan Frog
    Brooke McCarter
    Brooke McCarter
    • Paul
    Billy Wirth
    Billy Wirth
    • Dwayne
    Alex Winter
    Alex Winter
    • Marko
    • (as Alexander Winter)
    Chance Michael Corbitt
    Chance Michael Corbitt
    • Laddie
    Alexander Bacan Chapman
    Alexander Bacan Chapman
    • Greg
    • (as Alexander Bacon Chapman)
    Nori Morgan
    Nori Morgan
    • Shelly
    Todd Feder
    Todd Feder
    • Surf Nazi #1
    Christopher Peters
    Christopher Peters
    • Surf Nazi #2
    Keith Butterfield
    • Surf Nazi #3
    • Director
      • Joel Schumacher
    • Writers
      • Jan Fischer
      • James Jeremias
      • Jeffrey Boam
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    8PedroPires90

    The 80s

    The 80s, boy! I've never lived it but nobody can convince me that is not the best decade ever.

    Look how fun, funny and unpretentious the films for teens and young adults were. No need for 100 cameos or a gigantic connected universe. Just pure fun and an honest story. Love it. ❤
    gah015

    "We trashed the one that looks like Twisted Sister!"

    Haha, that line makes me laugh every time, just for how old school 80s it is. Not to mention the vampire that the kids just "trashed" didn't really look like Twisted Sister as he did more of a generic 80s pop metal dude. Middle school life in the late 80s (junior high back then) had some movies that were almost universally thought of as "cool". Some of these were Predator, Coming to America, Top Gun (yeah I said Top Gun), Big, and of course The Lost Boys. TLB was so popular with kids, I remember knowing the details of the plot before I had ever seen the movie.

    Two kids named Sam (Corey Haim) and Michael (Jason Patric) move to Santa Carla, CA with their mother in hopes of a new life. Sam is looking to just have some fun and find a cable hook up for MTV, while his older brother Michael gets involved with some teenage vampire punk kids. Michael is slowly being recruited into the vampire clique that hangs around the boardwalk, while Sam desperately tries to turn him back to a normal human with the help of the overzealous Frog Brothers (Corey Feldman and some other guy).

    Slick, stylish and shot like an 80s music video, this movie was a lot of fun. A few of the 1987 fashions here are enough to make this movie illegal in a some countries, but the hip feel of the film keeps it from being too dated. Well, in my opinion anyway, some kid today might think different. Afterall this movie is nearly 20 years old. Typing that just made me feel very, very old. Anyway the cinematography is absolutely gorgeous, director Joel Schumacher especially knows how to shoot night scenes. This film was both a horror and a comedy at the same time, though I'm not sure which I preferred. Any movie that features both Corey Haim and Corey Feldman is going to be one that you can't take very seriously. If you don't know who these two guys are, better you never find out. Just watch the movie. Keep an ear out for INXS, Run DMC and The Doors.
    7eoinpgeary

    Michaellllll

    The Lost Boys was fun!! I had no idea what to expect from this movie going in all I knew was it was a vampire movie.

    Schumacher created a fun and vibrant little town and I enjoyed it, the movie was cast really well and this is what a vampire movie should feel like in my opinion.

    The score and visuals hold up ! I really like the costumes too. I think the kids were definitely the show grabbers for me. They were funny and acted business as usual which I found entertaining too.

    I found it odd that people were basically aware of the vampires and nothing was done about it

    The movie isn't perfect but it is fun and I do recommend seeing it to judge for yourself.
    7JacksonW0523

    a classic film and one of the best vampire movie I've seen

    The premise of this movie is great. I love Santa Carla and how it portrays the "beach culture" and the "punk culture." If you want to see nostalgia for the 80s this is the movie to watch. The chemistry between the two main characters, Sam and Michael is great. The film blends comedy and horror perfectly. Kiefer Sunderland was great as the antagonist. It portrays teenage vampires as cool and not cheesy. There was also a little twist at the end which I thought worked.
    uds3

    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!

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    • Trivia
      Santa Cruz, where Santa Carla takes place, was once plagued with the reputation of being "The Murder Capital Of The World" because of a series of very brutal murders by three different very disturbed men in the early 1970's. Because of John Linley Frazier, Herbert Mullin and Ed Kemper, Santa Cruz endured 28 murders over a 30 month period between 1970 and 1973.
    • Goofs
      When Michael is in his room and he begins to float, his harness is visible.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Grandpa: One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach; all the damn vampires.

    • Alternate versions
      While the 1984 Warner Bros. Pictures logo is retained in the pre-2004 prints, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and remastered Blu-ray, it is plastered with the 2003 variant in the two-disc special edition DVD and 2008 Blu-ray.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Lost Boys: The Lost Scenes (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Good Times
      Written by George Young and Harry Vanda

      Performed by INXS and Jimmy Barnes

      Produced by Mark Opitz

      Re-produced by Bob Clearmountain

      Jimmy Barnes courtesy of Geffen Records and Mushroom Records

      Inxs courtesy of Atlantic Records, Polygram International B.V. and WEA Records Pty. Ltd.

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    • Release date
      • July 31, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los irremediables
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - 400 Beach Street, Santa Cruz, California, USA(Boardwalk scenes)
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $32,315,444
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,236,318
      • Aug 2, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $32,531,840
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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