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The Boys Next Door (1985)

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Release Date: Mar 14, 1986 Wide

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The "boys next door" are Roy Alston (Maxwell Caulfield) and Bo Richards (Charlie Sheen), typical California teens freshly graduated from high school. Daunted by the prospect of the real world, the boys decide to go on one last fling in L.A. But it's not all clean, wholesome fun; in fact, Caulfield and Sheen launch their weekend bash by beating up a gas-station attendant, throwing a glass bottle at an old woman, and murdering gay-bar patron Chris (Paul C. Dancer). Somewhere along the line, Bo

R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure

Directed By: Penelope Spheeris

Written By: Glen Morgan, James Wong

In Theaters: Mar 14, 1986 Wide

On DVD: Aug 6, 2002

Anchor Bay Entertainment

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Cast

Maxwell Caulfield
Roy Alston
Charlie Sheen
Bo Richards
Christopher McDonald
Detective Mark Woods
Hank Garrett
Detective Ed Hanley
Patti D'Arbanville
Angie
Paul C. Dancer
Chris
James Bershad
Student
Helen Brown
Old Woman at Beach
Kurt Christian
Shakir
Vance Colvig
Old Man
Blackie Dammett
Bartender
Carmen Filpi
Bum
Kenneth David Gilman
Grant Heslov
Joe Gonzales
Toby Iland
Tom
Kevin Kendall
Lisa Lee
Sarah Lilly
Female Officer
Tequila Mockingbird
Street Band
Ron Ross
Drunk
Phil Rubenstein
Gutfield
Dawn Schneider
Bonnie
Leonard O. Turner
Sergeant
Moon Zappa
Nancy
Joseph Michael Cala
Gas Station Owner
John Escobar
Policeman #1
Ray Lykins
Policeman #2
Jeff Prettyman
Al
Christina Beck
Punk Girl
Geof Brewer
Security Guard
James Carrington
Ross
Marilou Conway
Woman #2
Kenneth Cortland
Dwayne
Jadie David
Don Draper
Mr. Heaton
Maggie Ehrig
Street Band
Jimmy Ford
Bob the Jock
Carlos Guitarless
Richard Halpern
Boy
Hettie Lynne Hurtes
Anchorwoman
Texacala Jones
Street Band
Richard Pachorek
Boyfriend
Ted Quinn
Street Band
Mark Stanton
Student #1
Claudia Templeton
Girl at Beach
Pinkie Tessa
Street Band
Mark Tiffany
Michael Lewis
Kanter
John Davey
Watkins

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It joins Keanu Reeves' Youngblood, and Charlie's own The Wraith as dubious cult classics, one suspects mostly on the strength of its deadly earnestness.

October 28, 2001 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central

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A good teenage drama based on real life serial killers. It really makes you more paranoid about people you might run into on the streets. Sheen and Caulfield are really good in this movie as the two troubled teens. And the ending is both realistic and satisfying. This is a good movie.

June 21, 2011

AJ Verser

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This is a cool movie I discovered one Friday back in high school. Disturbing because you feel like you're watching something real that just gets out of hand. May not have the same impact now that it had when I first saw it. I still rate it high for my first impression.

April 3, 2007

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