Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008)

The orphan and former surfer Chris Emerson and his sister Nicole Emerson move to Luna Bay expecting to initiate a new life without housing expenses with their Aunt Jillian, but she charges ... See full summary »

Director:

P.J. Pesce

Writers:

Jan Fischer (characters) (as Janice Fischer), James Jeremias (characters)

Stars:

Tad Hilgenbrink, Angus Sutherland, Autumn Reeser

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tad Hilgenbrink	...	Chris (as Tad Hilgenbrinck)
Angus Sutherland	...	Shane
Autumn Reeser	...	Nicole
Gabrielle Rose	...	Aunt Jillian
Corey Feldman	...	Edgar Frog
Shaun Sipos	...	Kyle
Merwin Mondesir	...	Erik
Kyle Cassie	...	Jon
Moneca Delain	...	Lisa
Greyston Holt	...	Evan
Tom Savini	...	David Van Etten
Daryl Shuttleworth	...	McGraw
Sarah Smyth	...	Hayden
P.J. Pesce	...	Italian Motorcyclist
Alexander Calvert	...	Grom

Storyline

The orphan and former surfer Chris Emerson and his sister Nicole Emerson move to Luna Bay expecting to initiate a new life without housing expenses with their Aunt Jillian, but she charges rent to the siblings for a wrecked house, and Chris seeks a job working as board shaper to raise money for the unforeseeable expenses. While in town, he meets his acquaintance and also former surfer Shane Powers that invites Chris for a surf parting at night. Then the siblings unsuccessfully seek out the board shaper and vampire hunter Edgar Frog in his trailer trying to find a job and Chris leaves a message for him. They go to Shane's party and Nicole stays with Shane and drinks booze offered by him. Later she becomes a half-vampire and Edgar advises that she drank vampire's blood and can only be saved if the head-vampire is killed. Chris and Edgar search the hiding place of Shane and his tribe to save Nicole.

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Plot Keywords:

lust | sex scene | vampire | vampire hunter | trailer | 

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Taglines:

Never grow old. Never die. Never know fear again.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong vampire violence and gore, language, sexuality and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Warner bros [United States]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 July 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lost Boys: The Tribe

Filming Locations:

Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$4,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Premiere,Thunder Road Pictures,Hollywood Media Bridge

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 94 min (uncut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Towards the beginning of the film, there is a shirtless guy playing the saxophone which is also an homage to the original film.

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Goofs

When Nicole goes to meet the Shane at the nest, her hair is changed from ringlets to straight after they kiss.

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Quotes

Edgar Frog: Cut the theatrics. I know you're out there. Show yourself.
[Sam appears out of the shadows]
Edgar Frog: That's a good way to get yourself staked, Sam.
Sam Emerson: Easy there, compadre. After all the shit that you pulled? I think you can at least hear me out. I mean, I feel like you owe me that.
Edgar Frog: You really expect me to act like nothing ever happened?
Sam Emerson: No, I've already forgiven you. It's water under the bridge.
Edgar Frog: Stay there. You don't want it to go down like this.
Sam Emerson: Oh, it's going down like this.
Edgar Frog: I'm warning you.
Sam Emerson: Hey, I'm ...

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Crazy Credits

After the first block of end credits there is a short additional scene.

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Connections

References From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

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Soundtracks

Grassy Mrs. Greene
Written by John Askew, Bruce Winter and Erik Herzog
Performed by Wasted Tape
Courtesy of Wasted Tape Music

User Reviews

A surprisingly enjoyable sequel to the 80s vamp classic.

Hands up who thought that The Lost Boys: The Tribe was gonna blow big-time.

Yeah, me too.... but the good news is that, although nowhere near on a par with the 80s original, The Tribe is still an enjoyable ride that remains true to the spirit of its predecessor: it's tongue is firmly in cheek, the vampires are cool (and once again make being undead look like a viable option), the characters are likable, and, best of all, Corey Feldman returns as comic-book-loving vampire hunter Edgar Frog.

The film opens with a group of young surfers breaking into the grounds of an exclusive beach-front property for a spot of late night wave action, only to be confronted by the landowner, a rather miffed vampire (played by FX legend Tom Savini). However, rather than ending up as vamp fodder, the surfers reveal that they too are bloodsuckers, and proceed to tear off the rich vamp's head and use it for a spot of football practice. Now I don't know about you, but any film that begins with Tom Savini having his noggin bloodily removed and kicked into his pool gets my full attention (and admiration)!

After this gory introduction, it's into the story proper, which sees a pair of orphaned teenage siblings, ex-surfer Chris (Tad Hilgenbrink) and his hottie sister Nicole (Autumn Reeser), experiencing vampire trouble after going to to stay with their aunt in Santa Carla (which, as we all know, is a haven for the pale of skin and pointy of tooth): Nicole is seduced by head vamp Shane (Angus Sutherland, Kiefer's half-brother) and becomes a half-vampire, and it is up to her older brother to save her from eternal youth and all-night partying (I said this film made vampirism seem appealing, didn't I!).

As you can probably tell, the plot ain't exactly groundbreaking, being not much more than a reworking of the original film, but this matters not: there is still plenty of fun to be had, with some nice in-jokes (the fat shirtless Sax player was priceless!), sexy shenanigans with one hell of a horny undead babe who takes a shine to Chris, and the inevitable showdown at the end, which sees Edgar breaking out his full arsenal of vampire-slaying weapons for the occasion.

It would be easy to dismiss this STV effort as a cheap cash-in on a cult favourite (it is definitely a shame that a sequel to such a great 80s classic didn't get a bigger budget and a major release); however, if you approach The Tribe with an open mind and without prejudice, then there's a good chance you'll find much to like about it. I did, and I look forward to further installments (although I don't want to wait 20 years between films: after all, I'm still mortal!).

6.5 out of 10, rounded up to 7 for IMDb.