The Lost Boys (1987)
The Lost Boys follows Michael Emerson (Jason Patric) and his younger brother Sam (Corey Haim) after they move to the small California beach town of Santa Carla only to discover that it is overrun with teenage vampires. When Michael falls victim to the titular gang and joins their ranks, Sam enlists the help of young vampire hunters the Frog brothers (Corey Feldman and Jamison Newlander) in order to save his brother from head vampire David (Kiefer Sutherland).
The Lost Boys
- Director
- Joel Schumacher
- Release Date
- July 31, 1987
- Studio(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Cast
- Corey Feldman , Kiefer Sutherland , Jason Patric , Jami Gertz , Corey Haim
- Writers
- James Jeremias , Jan Fischer , Jeffrey Boam
- Runtime
- 97 minutes
- Sequel(s)
- Lost Boys 2
- Budget
- $8.5 million
Summary
Financial troubles force a recent divorcee and her teenage sons Mike and Sam to settle down with her father in the California town of Santa Carla. At first, Sam laughs off rumours he hears about vampires who inhabit the small town. But after Mike meets a beautiful girl at the local amusement park, he begins to exhibit the classic signs of vampirism. Fearing for his own safety, Sam recruits two young vampire hunters to save his brother by finding and destroying the head vampire.
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