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Directed By
Joel Schumacher
Written By:
Jeffrey Boam, Janice Fischer, James Jeremias
Cast:
Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Haim, Jami Gertz, Dianne Wiest, Corey Feldman, Barnard Hughes, Edward Herrmann, Billy Wirth, Brooke McCarter, Alex Winter, Chance Michael Corbitt, Jamison Newlander, Jamison Newlander
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The Lost Boys (1987)
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Movie Review by Jarrod
December 1st, 2007
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'The Lost Boys' is a hip vampire flick from the 80s, made for the MTV generation, casting the two Coreys, and the sultry Jason Patric, and the pretty Jami Gertz, and a quartet of vamps who are all teenagers, who relish their immortality, and walk the boardwalks of a carnival every night, riding around on motorcycles, causing trouble and staking out potential victims, and then they return to their lair before sunrise, where they party, drink beer, and listen to loud rock music. All of this before they go into hibernation and hang upside down like bats, rather than stuff themselves into coffins.
Keifer Sutherland is their leader, David. One of them is Alex Winter, from Bill and Ted. Patric is Michael, who moves with his mother, Lucy (Wiest) and younger brother Sam (Haim) to a new town, in California. Living with them is their grandfather (Bernard Hughes), a delightful old coot who litters the home with the products of taxidermy. Lucy meets Max (Edward Herrmann), who runs a local video store. Michael falls for Star (Gertz), who then introduces him to David and his buddies. Meanwhile, Sam stumbles into a comic book store run by the Frog brothers, Edgar and Alan (Feldman and Jamison Newlander), who inform him that the town is plagued by vampires, something Sam doesn't initially believe.
All of this has a whimsical tone to it, it is never scary, and there are several amusing moments, mainly in the incompetence of the Frogs as they try to help Sam determine whether Max is a vampire or not during dinner. The movie is mindful of all the standard vampire cliches, garlic and holy water are used, stakes and other sharp objects through the heart, mirrors to check for reflections, even silver, which I thought was used on werewolves, but I could have my monster mythology screwed up. The last section of the film is really just one big action sequence, with Michael, Sam, and the Frogs facing off against David and two lackeys (their names are Dwayne and Paul, but since David is undoubtedly the strongest and toughest of the group, why bother mentioning them).
What is intriguing is the way that Michael resists being a vampire, doesn't want to be one, doesn't want to give into his bloodlust, which threatens to harm Sam, and the rest of his family. Star is similar, she and a little boy named Laddie want to regain their humanity, but can only do that when the head vampire is disposed of. Star and Michael have a hot relationship, and a slow-paced sex scene sat to Cry Little Sister, a haunting piece of glam rock greatness. Herrmann seems out of place, Sutherland makes for an effective villain, and Corey Haim is a bit obnoxious, but nonetheless, Sam is an endearing character.
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