The Lost Boys (1987)

I finally got a chance to sit down and watch this. Thank goodness too, it was alot of fun. I can't remember if I ever thought it had scary parts...but it definitely doesn't scare me now. My kids watched it with me, giggling the whole time.:rolleyes: Definitely worth the rental fee...if I can get it back in time.:p
 
This is still one of my alltime faves, as much for nostalgia, as a damn good film. Nothing in it that I feel could be improved. cast were fantastic, but for me the soundtrack is so beautiful, when those first chords sing for 'people are strange', i still get shivers down my spine.
 
I have a thing for 'Cry Little Sister'...gorgeous song...and 'Beauty Has a Name'...

Cool movie, I watched it last about 3 months ago and I'm almost embarrased to say I still mouth the lines and know them a split secong before the actors say them...how obsessed is THAT? :D
 
I was a little kid when it came out so i didn't see it until I was 16 when my uncle sat me down to watch it. I had never heard of it and he wouldn't tell me what it was about so I felt confused and a little frightened. I really liked it, I love horror movies but this was relatively unique with a great soundtrack that you don't normally get in that genre. I bought the video within two weeks.
 
that film stays with me and all my friends we used to love it and quote bits of the script to each other I just which they would make a good special edition on dvd and do it the justice it needs, but just the other night after a night out me and my mate where wandering home having a bit chat about how our home town is getting worse and worse and I said 'sometimes this place gets me down if there one thing I can't stand about it..' and he said 'all the goddam vampires!' cheesy but we were drunk and we haven't seen it in yrs just funny how u don't forget things
 
Princess Ivy said:
Wonder what happened to Haim and Feldman? they were fantastic as the brothers Frog!
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Feldman is still around...kinda...
His last real appearance was on the Surreal Life. I think he dabbles around in the music industry. He still has a lot of his money, enough so that he doesnt have to work at least and live somewhat comfortably at least. I see him in bit cameos every so often.

Haim is a really sad story. Im not sure what exactly happened but the last time I saw him interviewed he appeared to have suffered some sort of brain damage, most likely from all the drug use. He was living in a small apartment with his mother and had visions of a future musical career. In actuality he just passed the days away by plinking out random tones on a keyboard. I felt really bad for him. That was all several years ago. Im not sure what may have happened since.

Lisence to Drive is another great Haim/Feldman flick (at least I thought it was funny).
 
Lost boys is a great film and I've loved it for years although at one point I watched it too many times it is cheesey now and "bill" Alex Winter was not scary at all as a vampire because he is always Bill S. Preston to me but the frog brothers were great.

The soundtrack is amazing Echo and the bunnymens people are strange is a classic and not to ruffle too many feathers IMHO one of the few covers that is better than the originial I've got the soundtrack and still play it now and again. I've also got the 12" of people are strange which has other covers on it as well and they are quality tracks:cool:
 
It's been one of my favourites for many years. It pretty much started my interest in vampires. I remember everyone in my class wanting to get bitten by Kiefer Sutherland.

"You wait till Mom finds out!"

Karen :)

NB to Littlemissattitude - Jimmy Barnes is still kicking on and recording. He was inducted into our rock'n'roll hall of fame last week, actually.
 
Ah yes. The Lost Boys.

I saw Salem's Lot and when I was very small and spent much of my childhood curled up trembling in corners and jumping at shadows as a result. It was only when Lost Boys came out that I could be cured. If vampires get me they must be cool vampires.

And the soundtrack! The soundtrack to my schooldays too! And my cassette copy is wearing away too, and I'm searching for a CD copy too. I used to love "Beauty Has Her Way" by Mummy Calls.

Death by stereo!
 
Trey Greyjoy said:
Haim is a really sad story. Im not sure what exactly happened but the last time I saw him interviewed he appeared to have suffered some sort of brain damage, most likely from all the drug use. He was living in a small apartment with his mother and had visions of a future musical career. In actuality he just passed the days away by plinking out random tones on a keyboard. I felt really bad for him. That was all several years ago. Im not sure what may have happened since.
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I never knew that...So when would they have filmed the extra material and interviews on the DVD special edition, he seemed pretty normal there to me...(two nights ago - I was gonna watch the film, and then put the other DVD in by mistake, and in the end didn't bother with the movie because they used so many scenes in the extra stuff there was no point any more)
 
LadyFel said:
I never knew that...So when would they have filmed the extra material and interviews on the DVD special edition, he seemed pretty normal there to me...(two nights ago - I was gonna watch the film, and then put the other DVD in by mistake, and in the end didn't bother with the movie because they used so many scenes in the extra stuff there was no point any more)
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I also saw part of a documentary on television very recently about child stars. He was in it and he seemed just fine. Cheerful, chatty, humourful. Don't worry about him, he is going to be just fine.

I wonder what happened to the other Frog brother?
 
He's grown up to be quite good looking is about as far as I'd be willing to say, no idea what he's actually doing for a living :D
 
GrownUp said:
I also saw part of a documentary on television very recently about child stars. He was in it and he seemed just fine. Cheerful, chatty, humourful. Don't worry about him, he is going to be just fine.

I wonder what happened to the other Frog brother?
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It is entirely possible that he was on drugs when they shot the interview I saw, so maybe he's better now. His money **is** gone though, they made a point of that in the interview, and he had a stroke and suffered from serious drug addiction.

edit: check out his listing on wikipedia -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Haim
 
I loved the Lost Boys, but I preferrred Near Dark, which was out at about the same time.

Had half the cast of Aliens in it, I seem to remember. And it didn't mention the word Vampire once in it.
 
Just watched this again for the umpteenth time, this time with all the family - who thoroughly enjoyed it. :)

The only negative is that Diane Wiest no longer looks old to me in this - and when I rewatch it in a few years time she's going to look relatively young. :D

Meanwhile, it's heading to it's 30th anniversary, and here's a short "Did you know ... ?" video about it:

 
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