The Lost Boys (1987)
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Critic Consensus: Flawed but eminently watchable, Joel Schumacher's teen vampire thriller blends horror, humor, and plenty of visual style with standout performances from a cast full of young 1980s stars.
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Cast
as Sam Emerson
as Michael Emerson
as Lucy Emerson
as Max
as Grandpa
as David
as Edgar Frog
as Star
as Alan Frog
as Paul
as Dwayne
as Marko
as Laddie
as Shelly
as Security Guard
as Gas Station Owner
as Child's Mother
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Critic Reviews for The Lost Boys
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Schumacher falls far short of the talent for pop wit that Joe Dante showed in Gremlins and The Howling.
The Lost Boys, which attempts to be funny while preserving the shock value of the vampire legend, aims somewhat higher... and misses.
There's always room for fancy trash, and this movie -- about a gang of punk vampires terrorizing the new kids in town -- seems capable of providing some. Then the characters open their mouths.
Schumacher`s sputtering, short-term approach to the material is a disappointment, because there's something in it that ought to make for a good movie, and from time to time makes The Lost Boys good enough.
A horrifically dreadful vampire teensploitation entry.
Killing bloodsuckers was enough to make Fright Night a hit, and it will probably do the same for the crass, obvious Lost Boys.
Audience Reviews for The Lost Boys
A cult classic and still a contender for one of the best vampire films around.
Super Reviewer
Campy fun with some chilling twists and turns. I saw Kiefer Sutherland and Jason Patric in "That Championship Season" on Broadway a couple years ago, and it's wild to see them in their first roles - all long-maned and frisky. Young Dianne Wiest is so fragilely beautiful, and young, gypsy-flavored Jami Gertz (of Seinfeld's "I don't have a square to spare" fame) looks like Shakira! Coreys Haim and Feldman are surfer-dude lame but nevertheless hilarious.
Super Reviewer
If you planned to send proof into space that the 1980s existed, this would be a perfect sample. The clothes, the soundtrack, the characters, storytelling and movie-making, it all reeks of the era and all its aspects. That means the movie may not have aged very well, but at its time it was a hell of a fun ride. Most importantly, it was made in a time when adolescent vampires were not cringe-worthy yet. Instead this is a both funny and gory vampire hunt that works on every level. The final punchline is particularly awesome. A cheesy experience but still great fun.
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The Lost Boys Quotes
| Max: | I told you never to come in here. Wild kids. |
| Lucy Emerson: | Oh, they're just young. We were that age, too, once. But they dress better. |
| Max: | My own brother a God damned shit sucking vampire! You wait 'til mom finds out buddy! |
| Sam Emerson: | My own brother a God damned shit sucking vampire! You wait 'til mom finds out buddy! |
| Marko: | i dont know, where are we paul |
| Marko: | I don't know. What's going on, Paul? |
| Paul: | you killed marko |
| Paul: | You killed Marko! |