Written by Janice Fischer And James Jeremias And Jeffrey Boam
Directed by Joel Schumacher
Grandpa: "One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach; all the damn vampires."
With Autumn fast approaching, I'm definitely in the mood for some vampire flicks and one of the best would be this gem from the late 1980s, directed by Joel Schumacher.
Focusing on a single mother - Lucy Emerson (Dianne Wiest) and her sons, Michael (Jason Patric) and Sam (Corey Haim). They move to Santa Carla in order to live with Lucy's father (Barnard Hughes) and it's not long before they learn that their new town has some secrets of its own.
Notably the vampire population but it's the brothers who learn of this first. With Michael, he met a girl named Star (Jami Gertz). Star happened to be a vampire and so did her friends, David (Kiefer Sutherland), Paul (Brooke McCarter), Dwayne (Billy Wirth) and Marko (Alexander Winter). It didn't take Michael long to become one as well.
Then there's Sam. He's a massive comic book nerd but not much of a horror fan. He met up with the Frog brothers - Edgar (Corey Feldman) and Alan (Jamison Newlander). They brought Sam up to speed about vampires and were not best pleased upon learning that Michael was one of them. Still, they were handy to have around for this movie.
As for Lucy, she was mostly exasperated by her sons being different now they were in a new town. She was also trying to start a relationship with local man, Max (Edward Herrmann). Max seemed like a nice guy but looks can be deceiving.
Max being the head of the vampires was a nice twist but obvious. Wanting Lucy to be the mother of his made family was also expected. Grandpa being the one to set things back to normal before casually dropping that he knew about vampires all along. That I didn't expect. Good reveal though.
- Being invited into a home can make vampires immune to garlic and holy water. Michael, Star and Laddie reverted to normal at the end.
- Sam was something of a DC fan, specifically Superman. Eight years after this movie Joel Schumacher would direct Batman Forever and then Batman & Robin.
- Standout music: Good Times by INXS and Jimmy Barnes, Lost In The Shadows (The Lost Boys) by Lou Gramm and People Are Strange by Echo And The Bunnyman.
- Chronology: 1980s Santa Carla, California.
The Lost Boys lives up to its reputation. It's a fun vampire movie with great characters, some nice scare moments and scenes that are genuinely funny. A very enjoyable movie.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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