The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys is a 1987 American comedy horror film directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Jeffrey Boam, Janice Fischer, and James Jeremias. Based on a story by Fischer and Jeremias, it follows two teenage brothers who move with their divorced mother to the fictional California town of Santa Carla, which they discover is a haven for vampires. The film stars Corey Feldman, Jami Gertz, Corey Haim, Edward Herrmann, Barnard Hughes, Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, and Dianne Wiest.
Plot
Teenager Michael Emerson, his younger brother Sam, and their recently divorced mother Lucy move to the seaside town of Santa Carla, California. They live with Lucy's eccentric father, to whom they refer solely as Grandpa. Lucy takes a job at a video store owned by Max, who takes a romantic interest in her. At the local comic book store, Sam meets brothers Edgar and Alan Frog, self-proclaimed vampire hunters who believe vampires have infested the town.
More details
| author | Jeffrey Boam |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | California Santa Carla |
| director | Joel Schumacher |
| editor | Robert Brown |
| events | punk subculture Teenage rebellion youth unemployment |
| genre | comedy horror |
| keywords | 1906 san francisco earthquake beautiful girl book store bury charismatic leader comic book david divorced mother fade holy water kill luxury hotel michael emerson return home seaside town sleep turn vampire hunter video store want |
| musicBy | Thomas Newman |
| producer | Harvey Bernhard |
| productionCompany | Richard Donner |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| recordedAt | California |
| theme | black comedy comedy horror monster movie teen horror vampire |