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The Lost Boys
Runtime97 min
RatedR
IMDb★ 7.2
Canonicity9 / 10
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The Lost Boys

1987 · Directed by Joel Schumacher

Horror80s

Teenage vampires run a seaside California town. The Frog Brothers run a comic book store. Kiefer Sutherland has the mullet of his life.

Why It's Cult

The Lost Boys is what you get when Joel Schumacher makes a vampire movie with MTV logic. The soundtrack is the film. Corey Haim and Corey Feldman in the same movie is a period artifact unto itself. Still the coolest vampire film ever made — not scariest, not best, coolest.

The Plot, Officially

A mother and her two sons move to a small coast town in California. The town is plagued by bikers and some mysterious deaths. The younger boy makes friends with two other boys who claim to be vampire hunters while the older boy is drawn into the gang of bikers by a beautiful girl. The older boy starts sleeping days and staying out all night while the younger boy starts getting into trouble because of his friends' obsession.

Starring

Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest

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