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The Lost Boys

[1987, Movie]

The Lost Boys: Review

Part horror, part comedy, THE LOST BOYS is a vampire thriller that brings some interesting twists to the genre, but is nearly defeated by director Joel Schumacher's heavy-handed efforts to bring an MTV-like sensibility to the traditionally gothic material. Recently divorced Lucy (Dianne Wiest) packs up her belongings and, along with teenaged sons Michael (Jason Patric) and Sam (Corey Haim), moves in with her eccentric father (Barnard Hughes), who lives in the Northern Califo... read more

The Lost Boys: Cast & Details

Year: 1987
Rated R

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Jason Patric: Michael
Corey Haim: Sam
Dianne Wiest: Lucy
Barnard Hughes: Grandpa
Edward Herrmann: Max
Kiefer Sutherland: David

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The Lost Boys: TV Guide News

November 10, 2006: The V Word | Masters of Horror | 11/11/2006
Masters of Horror creator and writer Mick Garris said that The V Word wouldn't be a romantic depiction of vampires, and that's definitely true. However, these vampires are not the breed found in cynical, doom-and-gloom existential metaphors like The Addiction or Habit, which is what I was anticipating. Instead, Garris himself wrote a pretty straightforward "teens explore crypts, get bit, get undead, get hungry, get gone" type of story. Michael Ironside, the ugly, angry vampire, was about as entertaining as Jack Nicholson in The Witches of Eastwick; too bad we didn't see more of him. I don't know why he carried a parasol in the graveyard, but what I don't know probably won't hurt me.Even though The V Word wasn't misted, shadowed and full of velvet and candelabras, Garris paid his respect to the romantic vampire by writing in some noticeable nods:— Ironside's character, "Mr. Chaney" (pretty obvious), is a nod to Lon Chaney, who was first considered for the role of Dracula... read more

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Opened: 10/05/1979
Network: TV Land
Posted: 4/30/2008

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