The Lost Boys - The Film - Gnarly 80s

The Lost Boys: The Movie

The Lost Boys premiered in 1987. It is a vampire comedy film directed by Joel Schumacher.

Why this?

I cannot count the number of times I've watched this film. It brings me joy. I usually offer the caveat when I recommend a film to a friend that "I like it" but I recommend this film to everyone. If there's even a little chance you'll like, it's worth watching because it is an 80s classic.

Why I Love It

I favor films with extreme rewatchability. I can appreciate a great classic film and never watch it again. I can recognize the flaws in the films I watch and love for all the flaws. You could find breakdowns for the film and reviews. I write mostly on cartoons so this is a new thing for me.

The Lost Boys is one of my all time favorite films. In the film, the Emerson family moves to Santa Carla to restart their lives after a bad divorce. Quickly after arriving, they attract the attention of the local vampires and vampire hunters.

It's funny, exciting, silly and unique. The costumes and the production design are on point. Santa Cruz comes off as the kind town I would love to visit...I could even deal with the vampires. I don't like going out at night anyway. 

The cast is perfect in all of their roles. I watched Michael Rosenbaum's interview with Jason Patric and Kiefer Sutherland. They reflected on their work on the film and had wonderful memories of it.

I love to watch this film. I could write a long list of my favorite scenes and bits and pieces. The simple fact is I love the act of watching this film. I can't talk about it objectively. The Lost Boys is more than the film to me, it's all of the memories I made in the light of the film. It's putting in the tape late on a hot summer night and watching it at midnight. It's the book, the comics and the screenplay. It's lying in bed listening to the soundtrack on my Walkman. It's watching Victor and Valentino and hearing the first notes of a song referencing the soundtrack before realizing the whole episode is an homage. It's excitedly telling my nephews how the episode was based off my favorite show.

Over the years, the parts I've focused on have changed. I remember envying Star's clothes. I bought shoes that looked like Michael's sneakers. I studied the way the story was told to try to understand why it worked so well. I love it.