This movie is everything 80's in one - the clothes, the hair, the jargon. Then you mix in Keifer Sutherland, Jamie Gerz, the Coreys, the sax player, drug references. It's a time capsule.
For additional clarification...The Two Coreys are Corey Haim (RIP) and Corey Feldman who play the younger boys, and who were child actors that became teen heartthrobs in the 80's. They were paired in quite a few 80's films. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two_Coreys
I think you nailed it. I saw this movie in theaters when I was about 15 years old and it was just *cool*! Ashleigh is looking at it with millennial eyes and just can't see how amazingly cool those clothes, that boardwalk, and those beach parties were (in retrospect she's probably right). Add in that killer soundtrack and it was an instant classic for me.
And every tv/movie vampire afterwards emulated the vamps from this movie. Buffy/Angel, John Carpenter's Vampires, the Blade series of shows & movies (maybe the comics), Vampire the Masquerade, etc.
We live in a world where young people have the intelligence and attention span of goldfish. They have absolutely no social context. You can not judge 40 year old films today with your ‘lay in my bed all day and stream Netflix’ lifestyle. To see a movie you might go to the cinema once a week or in the late 80s rent a film by going to a store and getting one or two out a week. We didn’t lay around the house all day watching movie after movie and iPads 24/7. Hell, when Star Wars came out we had to wait nearly 3 years to see the next one... and you couldn’t even watch the first one again while you were waiting! This movie was huge. Nothing else like it for teens and it was super cool.
"What did I just watch?" The most peak 80's moment captured in all it's hilariously awesome perfection. The setting. The clothes. The pop culture. The slang. The music. The glam. The grime. The Brat Pack. The Coreys. All encapsulated in a movie that somehow combined two of the iconic genres of the decade - the teen coming of age dramedy and the gory supernatural slasher horror - with enough self-awareness to not take itself too seriously while trying to fuse the story of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys (Party all Night. Sleep all day. Never grow old. Never die.) with a modern take on vampires (It's fun to be a vampire).
@@BohemianKitsch: That goes without saying. The kids that ended up in Neverland as the group called The Lost Boys, who followed Peter Pan around, had gone missing too and from who knows what eras.
@@patnoble466 I had no clue From Dusk to Dawn was a vampire movie the first time I saw it. I think it was on cable so I didn't read any synopsis or anything. I went in blind and went out blown away. What an ending.
D2D wasn't exactly your typical Clooney flick, so yeah it was unexpected. More eyeroller than shock n awe. More unexpected as in disappointed. To each his own tho.
@@patnoble466 I guess what you expect from an actor might decide how you feel about a film. I don't put actors on pedestals so it didn't bother me that Clooney was in a movie with such an unexpected ending that might have caused some to roll their eyes. In fact, I give him kudos for not being afraid of doing such a movie and worrying what damage it may cause his career.
One of my favorite movies of all time is THE CROW. Gothic action/horror movie with a touch of love story. It stars Brandon Lee (son of Bruce Lee) who died in a tragic accident on set. His performance was amazing and it’s hard to imagine what his career could have been.
"What did I just watch?!" So Lost Boys is an important film in the evolution of vampire movies in general along with other 80s classics like Fright Night, Near Dark, and The Hunger. Before then, vampire movies were seen as hokey and dated and were usually period pieces (like taking place in Victorian England like the original Dracula novel). The films from Hammer Film Productions in the 50s through the 70s along with similar films from Roger Corman's American International Pictures were particularly noted at this time because they were mostly period films made with shoestring budgets which gave them a sort of cheesy feel due to the fake-looking sets and mistakes left in because they couldn't afford reshoots, but also the bold performances from actors like Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Oliver Reed, and Christopher Lee. But the 80s flipped the script by modernizing the vampire movies, setting them firmly in the (then) modern day which created a whole new set of fans. It also started the shift into "sexy vampires" we saw continuing with Interview with the Vampire, the Twilight series, and True Blood. While Dracula and other vampires have always been presented as sexy and alluring, that was presented as a negative. "Don't allow some suave man to seduce you, ladies, because sex is evil!" In the 80s, that aspect was thrown out and the vampires were allowed to just be sexy with no judgment made about their sexiness. And because they're set in the "modern day" of the mid-80s, they are very, VERY 80s. The clothes, the sets, the soundtracks, the general vibe for vampires changed from "chamber music and a pipe organ" to "Motley Crue and Van Halen". I mean The Lost Boys put friggin' GLITTER in the fake blood so it would be more glam. The other thing these 80s vampire movies did was, as you noticed, made the vampires monsters. Because "being sexy is evil in and of itself" was thrown out the window, the violence of the vampires was ramped up. A Vampire feeding was no longer a kiss on the neck and a fade to black, but throats being ripped open and fountains of blood shooting all over them. This not only mirrored the shift in horror to the more visceral in the 70s and 80s with slasher movies, but also was a way to keep the vampires evil within the framework of the film since sexual repression was no longer the norm in film and the cultural zeitgeist in general. The final thing they did to vampire fiction was add in a healthy heaping dose of self-referential acknowledgment of the genre. You can't really do the "Van Helsing shows up and tries to tell everyone it's a vampire and then have him explain what a vampire is because nobody knows" by this time because Count Chocula was selling breakfast cereal. Everybody knows what a vampire is. So in The Lost Boys, the characters read vampire comics and Fright Night they watch vampire movies.The characters all know what a vampire is and the tension isn't in "What is this strange and exotic monster?" but "Listen guys I know I sound crazy but that guy is totally a vampire I swear!" Also, the movie's just fun. "Is this a horror or a comedy?" you asked a few times and the answer is yes. The best horror movies (at least in my opinion) feel like a roller coaster ride or a carnival funhouse and The Lost Boys is a brilliant mix of both, balancing the jokes to relieve tension without destroying that tension. It's a classic for a reason and I'm glad to watch you enjoy it for the first time.
* AHEM * Let's not forget Frank Langella and his ultra-sexy take on Dracula. THAT was the film that broke the old vampire ooga-booga mold. He made the vampire erotic, and that paved the way for the vampire to become cool and fun.
@@Serai3 Like I said, Dracula's always been sexy since various stage adaptations and most famously Bela Lugosi (Court Orlock in Nosferatu (1922) was closer to the book version of Dracula). But Dracula (and vampires in general) always represented the evil of sexual liberation. Langella's Dracula still had a lot of those overtones and the dated aspects of the character (the Victorian England setting, the Lugosi-inspired high-collared cloak, etc.) were still there. That said, Badham's Dracula is definitely one of the jumping-off points for modernizing the vampire myth and a strong argument could be made that if it wasn't the one-two punch in the late 70s of that film and the novel Interview with the Vampire, we wouldn't have gotten the 80s re-imagining of the vampire genre that led to the 90s/00s boom in urban fantasy and paranormal romance which led to those genres spreading into YA at a time that demographic was booming in books which carried over into film with Blade/Underworld/Twilight spread over a decade and change which led to where we are today, in a post-Twilight post-True Blood world waiting for the next new iteration of the vampire.
PS. Fright Night was the first film I saw in a theater when I was five years old. When I tell people that, they tend to respond with some variation of "Oh that explains it..."
@@KellyMurphy I thought the music was behind a big old paywall. Rediculous > let's watch this guy get slightly embarrassed and then watch and rewatch this and talk shit... such entertainment 🙄
I have a theory about our clothes in the 80s...what killed fun in the 80s? Parental supervision. Our fashion gave our parents a headache to look at us for too long.
Yeah, the only things about the 80's that have stood the test of time are the music and the movies. 80's fashion and hair were way overdone. Big shoulders on oversized jackets, loud colours, crazy patterned clothes and pastels, crazy big hair. Lived it, loved it, glad we got past it. Spaghetti and Meatballs Thanks Ashleigh, now I know what I'm gonna have for dinner.
The 80s fashion was definitely something. There are times I wish I can go back, but then I remember the ridiculousness of that decade and think "nah, I'm good". Every now and then I dig out the old pictures and wonder what the hell were we doing. It got really bad in that awkward phase in the late 80s going into the 90s where there was this sort of mishmash.
LMAO! Gotta love the 80's. My brother made sure to let me know that he just smokes cocaine and isn't freebasing, because freebasing is cocaine mixed with other shit. I don't care what you call it, it's CRACK!
@@YukonBloamie It became crack... it wasn't originally crack. Originally, it was just smoking melted down coke. Eventually, they added stuff to it, but it didn't start out that way.
"Is it supposed to scary? Is it supposed to be funny?" Yes? The Lost Boys is honestly one of those movies where if you are entertained for any reason than it did it's job.
The reason this film was so popular was because back then, the two "Coreys" were in it, and they were pretty huge favorites back in the day with the youth, especially the tween girls.
Actually the reason this movie was popular was because it was a horror/comedy film targeted at teens or the "MTV" crowd (as mentioned this was a time when MTV actually played music). The Coreys did become a duo following the success of this film appearing in several movies together.
The name "the Lost boys" is a reference to the tribe of orphan boys from the Peter Pan stories. A tribe of little boys who never grow up and can fly. This is a dark take on that idea, by making them vampires.
That's what the original SCRIPT was about - the Lost Boys becoming vampires. But then the filmmakers tossed out pretty much everything other than the title. Don't know why they hung onto that, since it has nothing to do with the story, really.
Lost Boys: "I would take a bullet for Thorn" The Thing: "I trust the dog." Psycho: "He's cute." My god woman. How is you are either not dead yet or in total bankruptcy for trusting your instincts? LOL
Well she didn't trust the old lady in Friday the 13th. Though maybe that's because they introduced her more than half-way through after most of the others suspects were already dead!
@Guilt free White man!! if you wanted to be an actor and one of them was your roll model? Or like in the movie, your mom packs you up at the last minute to go live in your weird grampas house and maybe you just want something that is not 50 years old in your room. LoL
@@michaelwilliams2807 I just rewatched that for the first time in 15 yrs, man did it not age well. James woods and Daniel Baldwin were both so wrong for that movie!! It’s BAD
idk would have been even better if he had said " the thing he couldn't ever stand the most in santa carla was all the dammed werewolves " making it seem like everything they went through was like nothing, if the vampires are not even the worst things in the town
Stand By Me is actually a story taken from a Stephen King Novella that is a collection of short stories. The original story name is the body. There's also a story in that book called trucks which was turned into a movie called Maximum Overdrive.
When he cries after they escaped the cave, it was actually the actor tearing up from the colored contacts, which were supposedly suuuper uncomfortable.
The Movie was meant to be Entertaining. Back in the 80s, not everything had to fit neatly into a box. We liked having fun at the Movies, and based on your reaction, you appear to have had fun and were entertained.👍
SPOILER and CORRUPTER: Freebasing meant melting cocaine in a spoon and breathing the fumes. It was regarded as a more powerful and more mind-destroying form of cocaine abuse. Richard Pryor, a 70s/80s comedian, set himself on fire while freebasing. Crack cocaine (crystallized cocaine smoked in a pipe) replaced freebasing as the hard-core addict's method of ingestion. Do not do any of the above as it leads to stupidity and anti-social behaviors.
This movie was a formative influence on me, and set up the aesthetic and entertainment tastes that would lead me down the path to being the local eccentric. I love it.
@@-Ravenscroft- - ohhhhh, yeah I get that. Although I live in a moderately sized city and am still considered “Eccentric”, but luckily no one knows until I start talking about me. As long as I just ask them questions about themselves and curl my hair and put on lipstick, I hide it well.
Oh tons of people in this...Jason Patric (Solarbabies and Speed2) Keifer Sutherland (Jack Bauer/24, Freeway, and Stand By Me and a million other things), Corey Feldman and Corey Haim, Jami Gertz (Twister, Sixteen Candles), Billy Wirth (who played a complete ass in Boys on the Side but I loved how cute he was in Lost Boys) and Alex Winter( Bill S Preston Esquire-Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. Along with Diane Wiest (Parenthood and Practical Magic) Ed Herman’s who aside from being Richard Gilmore on the Gilmore Girls has been in so many good movies, and grandpa (Barnard Hughes who was in TRON for God’s sake, Doc Hollywood and BLOSSOM!!!) just TONS of good people in this one.
What does a cult classic entail: teenage kid and her friends who watched this movie so many times that we began a lost boys club, adopting names from the movie, getting together weekly to watch, eating popcorn, drinking too much pop, only to sit there and recite every single line from the movie and sing all the songs together, while ogling Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Keifer Sutherland, Jamie Gertz. Yeah, that was my group. Geez, I am old :) Loved your review, your young eyes and thoughts are so fun :)
@@notmee2388 Pretty boys, Rob Lowe poster in Sam's room, Michael spends much more time with the boys than with Star, guys keep grabbing Sam, David's phallic and somewhat suggestive death.... And we can't forget oiled, buff, shirtless Tim Capello showing off his goods as he plays that sax. There are probably some things I've missed.
Didn’t notice until now but the scene where Max ask Michael for an invitation inside was a clue that Max was a vampire all along . I believe vampires must get an invite or permission to enter a home. I believe ‘Let Me In’ is a great example of that
Fun facts: The actor who played Michael (Jason Patric) real life dad was Father Damien in The Exorcist. The poster @7:45 is Rob Lowe. Why a teenaged boy had a picture of Rob Lowe pinned up on his bedroom wall?...I can't answer that :/
Fun fact: Jason Patric who played Mike in this film is the son of Jason Miller who played Father Damien Karras in "The Exorcist". Spaghetti and Meatballs!
@@anothermonday5664 Yep on his Mom's side...i was gonna mention it but didn't know how many "Honeymooners" or "Smokey and the Bandit" fans were out there :)
"So many things happened in such a short amount of time" - Perfect description of the 1980's! This movie has a lot of cultural references that really appealed to Generation X Read up on "The Corys" (Cory Hiem and Cory Feldman - Sam and Edger Frogg in this movie) they were everywhere in the 80's but came to tragic ends The fashion you see was all over the place in the 80's. From that preppy look of Sam's to the Goth and punk looks that really started in the 70's and took off in the 80's. MTV actually played music. Cocaine powder is the salt form of a drug and can be taken in a variety of ways (snort, eat, inject, "plug", or smoke), but the crude freebase cocaine (crack) must be smoked to get the high. SO what Sam is asking Michael is the 80s equivalent of asking "Have you been smoking crack?
Tremors is a good one, but not much can be said and not give anything away about it. Even if it's after Halloween, it's one that deserves a watch though, (if you've never seen it).
This film took a LOT of Vampire Troupes and brought it to a Modern time period. When the Head Vampire was invited in, the people in the house were rendered powerless and all the Identifications of a Vampire, no refection, garlic affecting them, all become null and void. I saw this in the theatre and it was a fun romp, with some great actors, one of them being Alex Winter of BILL AND TED's EXCELLENT ADVENTURE. (IF YOU HAVE NOT Seen BILL AND TED, my lord PLEASE add that to your list to see!)
Exactly there was a lot of those at the time that were taking old monster tropes and modernizing them. Lost Boys was one. There was also Fright Night, American Werewolf, Howling, Vamp.
This was when vampires were vampires and they didn't sparkle. This movie was huge when it came out in the theaters. It's still a great movie to watch while eating some spaghetti and meatballs.
They did kinda sparkle though! If you pay attention after they kill Marko and the Frog brothers are covered in the vampire blood. The blood is full of glitter because Joel Schumacher wanted it to sparkle.
Just remember to put the pasta into the sauce and mix it and not the sauce over the Pasta. That's how they do it in Italy. America ruins so-called Italian food. Hahaha
You should react to all Corey's movies (Corey Haim & Corey Feldman) , You've done it with The Lost Boys, now you can watch "License To Drive" and "Dream a little dream", they're so funny when starring together. Excuse my english, greetings from Argentina.
@@Castlependragon Yeah! Have you seen the autobiographic movie: "A Tale of Two Coreys (2018)"? Produced by Feldman, what an excellent Job!!! And the actors are very look-alike!
Spaghetti and Meatballs Fun note: "What We Do In The Shadows" has a scene where one of the characters does the "You're eating maggots." thing. It's great. It's too bad that Hallowbeans is nearly over or I'd say that's another fun one to watch.
"Who's that poster on the closet door." That's Rob Lowe. The guy is obv a real actual vampire bc he looks hardly ten years older today than he does on that poster.
I will say, it makes my heart cry a little and reminds me to grease the wheels on my walker when I see people who don't recognize Edward Herrmann, the Coreys, Jason Patric, and Kiefer Sutherland. I'm 42, not 82, but man do I feel it. I believe that is Rob Lowe on the closet door - that's how he looked in all my Teen Beat magazines.... that were chiseled in stone. You freebase cocaine. I mean, YOU don't, I assume. But people. People freebase cocaine. No one I know. But people. And also? Spaghetti and meatballs.
We're not old Amy; we've just matured, like fine wine or good cheese. Seeing millenials react to the stuff of our childhood though... it hits you right in the "has it been *that* long?" button, doesn't it?
The Rob lowe poster is a bit of a nod to the fact that the director directed him in St Elmo's Fire..which oddly enough his character was a sax player in it..and this film had that sax solo player.
Ashleigh some connections for this film. Michael is played by Jason Patric. Jason Patric is the son of Jason Miller, who played Father Karras in the Excorcist, which you watched a few weeks ago. One of the Frog brothers, the boys who help them fight off the vampires, is played by Cory Feldman, who was one of the Goonies. The shortest of the vampires with the long blonde hair is Alex Winter, who played Bill in the Bill and Ted films. The actor who played David is Kiefer Sutherland, a major film and tv star.
You forgot Star: Jami Gertz, who has starred in a bunch of movies, like "Less than Zero" and was in the tv sitcom "Still Standing" Dianne Wiest, the mom, has won a couple Academy Awards in Woody Allen movies Edward Herrmann, the head vamp, was Richard Gilmore in Gilmore Girls Tim Cappello, the Sax player, is primarily known for his saxophone work supporting Tina Turner in the 1980s and 90s
“Spaghetti and Meatballs” - Kiefer Sutherland (Dad is Donald Sutherland, also a well known actor in his day, but also President Snow in the Hunger Games movies) is maybe better known for the TV series 24 when he was much older, but he was cool in the 80s for sure. Alex Winter went on to star with Keanu Reeves in the excellent Bill & Ted films.
@@FutureBereaAlumn Yes, as an excellent supporting character actor, but he's not cast as the lead any more, and is certainly less known amongst younger audiences.
The red vampire eye effects were done using glass contact lenses that had been painted. They were pretty thick and irritating, causing the actors eyes to water. The single tear drop running down Kiefer Sutherland’s face was unintentional, but it was caught on film by chance and the director decided to leave it in the final cut.
Edit: I still have no idea what I'm entering to win (is that bad?) but Spaghetti and Meatballs. 18:39 Yea it was huge in the 80s. It had the two Corey's in it (Corey Feldman & Corey Haim). Feldman had just done the Goonies, Stand By Me and Gremlins in the years before this. And Haim had just shot to teen stardom the year before in the movie Lucas which featured Kerri Green from The Goonies. The main blonde vampire was Kiefer Sutherland who was also in Stand By Me with Feldman and is the son of long time Hollywood actor Donald Sutherland. So this was a fairly loaded cast for teen viewers in the 80s. The mix of horror/gore and humor was perfect for that demographic as well so it became a huge success and has had a fairly big cult following ever since.
Jesus, I wasn't going to list each actors entire filmography people. I just mentioned a couple notable titles that had lead to their fame at the time of this movie.
This might be Ashleigh's first movie with "The COREYS". Those two marginal actors who sold about a billion teen magazines in the 80's. Sarcastic humor with some scares.
@@LearnToRefine to measure how big big the Corey's were I think there is only one Simpson's episode where Lisa is the bad child when she became besotted with them and racks up a huge phone bill calling the Corey hotline to listen to just listen to their voice.
@@7autumn5 Horror comedies will never not be popular with teens. Or anyone else too. Shaun of the Dead immediately comes to mind as well as Cabin in the Woods.
The title "The Lost Boys" is a Peter Pan reference, as the boys in Neverland with Peter Pan never grow old and are referred to as "the Lost Boys". Useless factoid with which to wow people at cocktail parties. :)
Lost Boys was a huge thing everyone named their huskies Nanook, everyone wanted Kieffer Sutherland and Every girl wanted to be Star lmao 🤣 I loved this movie but for Vampire Movies Interview with the Vampire and Bram Stokers Dracula.
This was a HUGE hit in the 80s. It's very 80s hair, clothes, music. They actually made a sequel (maybe two sequels) which was released right after Corey Haim passed away. The Corey's were in so many movies together
The Lost Boys is a definite cult classic and a portal back to the late eighties! This is one of my favorite non-scary movies that is great to watch any time of the year! It's one of those that is supposed to be more funny/entertaining than scary. As far as the test that they attempted on Max, remember... Michael invited him into the house rendering them powerless. An awesome twist on some of the rules in vampire lore! Oh and "SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS"----- HOLD THE GARLIC 😂
Some light movie suggestions and greetings from relatively nearby: The Last Unicorn Labyrinth The Dark Crystal The Black Cauldron Short Circuit Batteries Not Included Police Academy
I did not know that. Here I was, going to say "it's a way to do cocaine that puts you at risk of setting yourself on fire." Obviously, I only know what Richard Pryor told me.
Fun fact, when Kiefer Sutherland shed that tear after the character he played was injured, he was actually tearing up because of the colored contacts. The scene didn't demand the actor to cry, but the director liked it so much he didn't want to do anymore takes.
@@zom8979 definitely glass or some uncomfortable plastic. I've never heard of wood contacts, and those definitely wouldn't have existed in the 1980's. Even though we've developed a way to make windows out of wood today, I doubt anyone would want to try making contacts out of it.
The title “The Lost Boys” is a reference to Peter Pans group of friends. A bunch of boys who stay in Neverland and never grow up. Like those vampires. Oh.. and spaghetti and meatballs.
Omg The Coreys!!!! One of my favorites when I was a teenager. So many Tiger Beat heartthrobs in this one. 😂 Also the soundtrack led me into a love for The Doors.
I can understand that she didn’t recognize the Coreys, Jason Patric, Alex Winter, Or Spaghetti and Meatballs. But I can’t believe she didn’t notice Kiefer Sutherland. Also, I noticed right away, but I can’t believe that was the same guy who played Richard Gilmore for 7 years. He was SO young! It HAS been a long time since I’ve seen this. A legendary actor, and a great loss. R.I.P. Edward Herrmann.
Tbh I hate the most everything about the 80s with a passion yet I like this movie very much. I just ignore the dated parts and enjoy the timeless ones.
"What does free basing mean?" I suppose I'm actually glad you don't know. One of the minor vampire characters, btw, is Bill from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, an absolute classic that MUST be added to the watch list.
Common vampire powers: strength, flight, hypnosis, shapeshifting (bats, wolves, fog) Common vampire weaknesses: sunlight, stake through the heart, garlic, holy water, running water, have to be invited into a house before they can enter, decapitation
Or ANYTHING with Gary Oldman, for that matter! “Fifth Element” and “The Professional” are two great ones, as well. I also second both your recommendations!
Just to get it out of the way: Spaghetti and meatballs. I totally expected a comment about the music as this movie had one of the top soundtracks of the 80s - I had it on cassette and wore that thing out. About if it is a horror or a comedy: movies can be more than one thing. In fact, it is best that they are, because all one-note ultimately hits flat. It was sort of The Breakfast Club of scary movies because of its cast and how it hit the zeitgeist of the time.
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Is "Evil Dead" on your watch list? There are 3 of them. Evil Dead one and two and the 3rd one is called "Army of Darkness. Thats just my suggestion.
@@AndrewHalliwell Two was somehow both a sequel and a soft reboot, and I would suggest watching all three. They're each brilliant films in their own way.
This movie is everything 80's in one - the clothes, the hair, the jargon. Then you mix in Keifer Sutherland, Jamie Gerz, the Coreys, the sax player, drug references. It's a time capsule.
For additional clarification...The Two Coreys are Corey Haim (RIP) and Corey Feldman who play the younger boys, and who were child actors that became teen heartthrobs in the 80's. They were paired in quite a few 80's films. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two_Coreys
Yes, and I'm going through PTSD.
I think you nailed it. I saw this movie in theaters when I was about 15 years old and it was just *cool*! Ashleigh is looking at it with millennial eyes and just can't see how amazingly cool those clothes, that boardwalk, and those beach parties were (in retrospect she's probably right). Add in that killer soundtrack and it was an instant classic for me.
Yes, The Doors!
And every tv/movie vampire afterwards emulated the vamps from this movie. Buffy/Angel, John Carpenter's Vampires, the Blade series of shows & movies (maybe the comics), Vampire the Masquerade, etc.
Ash: Was this movie meant to be scary or funny??
80's : YES
"Was this a well-known movie?"
This movie was HUGE when it came out.
Now the one that kind of got left in the shadows was "Near Dark".
Was a senior in high school in 87 and a d&d nerd. This movie was everything.
We live in a world where young people have the intelligence and attention span of goldfish. They have absolutely no social context. You can not judge 40 year old films today with your ‘lay in my bed all day and stream Netflix’ lifestyle. To see a movie you might go to the cinema once a week or in the late 80s rent a film by going to a store and getting one or two out a week. We didn’t lay around the house all day watching movie after movie and iPads 24/7. Hell, when Star Wars came out we had to wait nearly 3 years to see the next one... and you couldn’t even watch the first one again while you were waiting! This movie was huge. Nothing else like it for teens and it was super cool.
@@malk67 Near Dark was an absolutely excellent movie.
@@malk67 An underrated gem...and that soundtrack? Fantastic.
God, I was born in 1997 and I've seen most the movies you've done on the channel. I feel like I was raised right.
You were!🤷♂️👏👏👏👏
Exactly the same!!!
Kudos to your parents!!
"What did I just watch?"
The most peak 80's moment captured in all it's hilariously awesome perfection. The setting. The clothes. The pop culture. The slang. The music. The glam. The grime. The Brat Pack. The Coreys. All encapsulated in a movie that somehow combined two of the iconic genres of the decade - the teen coming of age dramedy and the gory supernatural slasher horror - with enough self-awareness to not take itself too seriously while trying to fuse the story of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys (Party all Night. Sleep all day. Never grow old. Never die.) with a modern take on vampires (It's fun to be a vampire).
The 80s didn't hold back on anything, did they?
Awesome description. So totally 80’s. I think I was 17 or 18 when I saw this.
pretty much perfect description
Yup, this exactly. This and Bill and Ted were the 2 films my sister and I quoted to each other constantly. Alex Winter is in both.
Great discription of this movie. Its an 80's classic.
“The Lost Boys” is a reference to Peter Pan. Children who never grow up. In this case, because they’re vampires.
yes, and in addition to that, they were literally missing, like the kid Laddie being on the milk carton.
@@BohemianKitsch: That goes without saying. The kids that ended up in Neverland as the group called The Lost Boys, who followed Peter Pan around, had gone missing too and from who knows what eras.
@@rong7496 yeah, it probably does go without saying. i've never seen Peter Pan tho, so... **shrugs**
@@BohemianKitsch Despite that, we can agree that The Lost Boys was and is a great film.
That's why the mom's name was Wendy!
"Is this meant to be scary or funny?"
Yes.
It's as bad as From Dusk to Dawn. I'm no fan of vampire movies, especially when the whole vampire angle is a surprise.
@@patnoble466 I get it, you're on team Jaccob. lol
@@patnoble466 I had no clue From Dusk to Dawn was a vampire movie the first time I saw it. I think it was on cable so I didn't read any synopsis or anything. I went in blind and went out blown away. What an ending.
D2D wasn't exactly your typical Clooney flick, so yeah it was unexpected. More eyeroller than shock n awe. More unexpected as in disappointed. To each his own tho.
@@patnoble466 I guess what you expect from an actor might decide how you feel about a film. I don't put actors on pedestals so it didn't bother me that Clooney was in a movie with such an unexpected ending that might have caused some to roll their eyes. In fact, I give him kudos for not being afraid of doing such a movie and worrying what damage it may cause his career.
One of my favorite movies of all time is THE CROW. Gothic action/horror movie with a touch of love story. It stars Brandon Lee (son of Bruce Lee) who died in a tragic accident on set. His performance was amazing and it’s hard to imagine what his career could have been.
"What did I just watch?!" So Lost Boys is an important film in the evolution of vampire movies in general along with other 80s classics like Fright Night, Near Dark, and The Hunger. Before then, vampire movies were seen as hokey and dated and were usually period pieces (like taking place in Victorian England like the original Dracula novel). The films from Hammer Film Productions in the 50s through the 70s along with similar films from Roger Corman's American International Pictures were particularly noted at this time because they were mostly period films made with shoestring budgets which gave them a sort of cheesy feel due to the fake-looking sets and mistakes left in because they couldn't afford reshoots, but also the bold performances from actors like Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Oliver Reed, and Christopher Lee.
But the 80s flipped the script by modernizing the vampire movies, setting them firmly in the (then) modern day which created a whole new set of fans. It also started the shift into "sexy vampires" we saw continuing with Interview with the Vampire, the Twilight series, and True Blood. While Dracula and other vampires have always been presented as sexy and alluring, that was presented as a negative. "Don't allow some suave man to seduce you, ladies, because sex is evil!" In the 80s, that aspect was thrown out and the vampires were allowed to just be sexy with no judgment made about their sexiness. And because they're set in the "modern day" of the mid-80s, they are very, VERY 80s. The clothes, the sets, the soundtracks, the general vibe for vampires changed from "chamber music and a pipe organ" to "Motley Crue and Van Halen". I mean The Lost Boys put friggin' GLITTER in the fake blood so it would be more glam.
The other thing these 80s vampire movies did was, as you noticed, made the vampires monsters. Because "being sexy is evil in and of itself" was thrown out the window, the violence of the vampires was ramped up. A Vampire feeding was no longer a kiss on the neck and a fade to black, but throats being ripped open and fountains of blood shooting all over them. This not only mirrored the shift in horror to the more visceral in the 70s and 80s with slasher movies, but also was a way to keep the vampires evil within the framework of the film since sexual repression was no longer the norm in film and the cultural zeitgeist in general.
The final thing they did to vampire fiction was add in a healthy heaping dose of self-referential acknowledgment of the genre. You can't really do the "Van Helsing shows up and tries to tell everyone it's a vampire and then have him explain what a vampire is because nobody knows" by this time because Count Chocula was selling breakfast cereal. Everybody knows what a vampire is. So in The Lost Boys, the characters read vampire comics and Fright Night they watch vampire movies.The characters all know what a vampire is and the tension isn't in "What is this strange and exotic monster?" but "Listen guys I know I sound crazy but that guy is totally a vampire I swear!"
Also, the movie's just fun. "Is this a horror or a comedy?" you asked a few times and the answer is yes. The best horror movies (at least in my opinion) feel like a roller coaster ride or a carnival funhouse and The Lost Boys is a brilliant mix of both, balancing the jokes to relieve tension without destroying that tension. It's a classic for a reason and I'm glad to watch you enjoy it for the first time.
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* AHEM * Let's not forget Frank Langella and his ultra-sexy take on Dracula. THAT was the film that broke the old vampire ooga-booga mold. He made the vampire erotic, and that paved the way for the vampire to become cool and fun.
This. All of this.
Top video comment of 2020. Just terrrific.
@@Serai3 Like I said, Dracula's always been sexy since various stage adaptations and most famously Bela Lugosi (Court Orlock in Nosferatu (1922) was closer to the book version of Dracula). But Dracula (and vampires in general) always represented the evil of sexual liberation. Langella's Dracula still had a lot of those overtones and the dated aspects of the character (the Victorian England setting, the Lugosi-inspired high-collared cloak, etc.) were still there.
That said, Badham's Dracula is definitely one of the jumping-off points for modernizing the vampire myth and a strong argument could be made that if it wasn't the one-two punch in the late 70s of that film and the novel Interview with the Vampire, we wouldn't have gotten the 80s re-imagining of the vampire genre that led to the 90s/00s boom in urban fantasy and paranormal romance which led to those genres spreading into YA at a time that demographic was booming in books which carried over into film with Blade/Underworld/Twilight spread over a decade and change which led to where we are today, in a post-Twilight post-True Blood world waiting for the next new iteration of the vampire.
PS. Fright Night was the first film I saw in a theater when I was five years old. When I tell people that, they tend to respond with some variation of "Oh that explains it..."
“Back when MTV, was actually music” upvote.
Only 11 years of plain music videos, unbelievable....
Back when MTV wasn't "The rediculous" channel. I don't think I've seen anything on that channel but rediculous in the past year. 24x7
@@KellyMurphy I thought the music was behind a big old paywall. Rediculous > let's watch this guy get slightly embarrassed and then watch and rewatch this and talk shit... such entertainment 🙄
Every TV channel is trash today. And yes, I do mean EVERY single one.
@@Grnademaster Pretty much
dude that played 'sax guy' was a legit musician. For most of the 80s, he was in tina turner's band.
Yup! His name is Timmy Cappello and is a Saxophone god!
I thought I was the only one that knew that, thank you!! I tell people that all the time!!
My favorite line: "Death by stereo!" And to Diane Weist, never eat spaghetti and meatballs while wearing white.
"What was that pattern on his shirt?" The 80s. That was the 80s on his shirt.
I lived through the 80s and I can't explain it.
"that was the 80s on his shirt" 😂😂
I have a theory about our clothes in the 80s...what killed fun in the 80s? Parental supervision. Our fashion gave our parents a headache to look at us for too long.
Yeah, the only things about the 80's that have stood the test of time are the music and the movies. 80's fashion and hair were way overdone. Big shoulders on oversized jackets, loud colours, crazy patterned clothes and pastels, crazy big hair. Lived it, loved it, glad we got past it.
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Thanks Ashleigh, now I know what I'm gonna have for dinner.
The 80s fashion was definitely something. There are times I wish I can go back, but then I remember the ridiculousness of that decade and think "nah, I'm good". Every now and then I dig out the old pictures and wonder what the hell were we doing. It got really bad in that awkward phase in the late 80s going into the 90s where there was this sort of mishmash.
Oh my gosh, perfect explanation. Lol
“What’s freebasing?”
Oh, you precious, precious innocent child...
LMAO! Gotta love the 80's. My brother made sure to let me know that he just smokes cocaine and isn't freebasing, because freebasing is cocaine mixed with other shit. I don't care what you call it, it's CRACK!
@@YukonBloamie It became crack... it wasn't originally crack. Originally, it was just smoking melted down coke. Eventually, they added stuff to it, but it didn't start out that way.
@@ArtofFreeSpeech That's how I remembered it, but he INSISTED lol
Poor, dear innocent thing. Lol!
Right😂😂🤣😂
"Is it supposed to scary? Is it supposed to be funny?"
Yes?
The Lost Boys is honestly one of those movies where if you are entertained for any reason than it did it's job.
The reason this film was so popular was because back then, the two "Coreys" were in it, and they were pretty huge favorites back in the day with the youth, especially the tween girls.
Actually the reason this movie was popular was because it was a horror/comedy film targeted at teens or the "MTV" crowd (as mentioned this was a time when MTV actually played music). The Coreys did become a duo following the success of this film appearing in several movies together.
The name "the Lost boys" is a reference to the tribe of orphan boys from the Peter Pan stories. A tribe of little boys who never grow up and can fly. This is a dark take on that idea, by making them vampires.
it's also what happens in hollywood, via the corey boys. They are indoctrinated and spread what happened to them
That's what the original SCRIPT was about - the Lost Boys becoming vampires. But then the filmmakers tossed out pretty much everything other than the title. Don't know why they hung onto that, since it has nothing to do with the story, really.
Peter pan was always dark peter kidnaps kids
@@Serai3 Max, vampire Peter Pan, says to Lucy that his lost boys need a mother. He wanted her to be their Wendy.
@@CheGuevara-uf4pm It's also implied in the book that he sometimes has to kill them.
The other vampire classic from the 80's would be, "Fright Night."
It's two completely different movies in one.
I vote for "Near Dark"!
that one's got more SCARY parts.
The remake of Fright Night was actually really, really good.
@@andrewe2057 it really was
Lost Boys: "I would take a bullet for Thorn"
The Thing: "I trust the dog."
Psycho: "He's cute."
My god woman. How is you are either not dead yet or in total bankruptcy for trusting your instincts? LOL
With this track record, I am starting to think Beans is quite sus
Vote beans
LOL, well, at least she's consistent....
Well she didn't trust the old lady in Friday the 13th. Though maybe that's because they introduced her more than half-way through after most of the others suspects were already dead!
@@stumblepuppy606 Maybe it's the cat like creature from Captain Marvel.
Poster on the door is Rob Lowe
He was pretty dreamy back in the day. Had the "smoldering" look down pat lolol
Young Keifer omg I feel do oooold!
I had that poster in the smaller version. I think it was out of Teen Beat! 😂
In the 80s Only in a movie would a teenage boy have a poster of a teenage boy on their wall!
I thought so
I bought the same poster for a pretty penny because it was gorgeous and I love it and worth EVERY penny😂
@Guilt free White man!! if you wanted to be an actor and one of them was your roll model? Or like in the movie, your mom packs you up at the last minute to go live in your weird grampas house and maybe you just want something that is not 50 years old in your room. LoL
Max: Don't ever invite a vampire into your house, you silly boy. It renders you powerless.
I didn’t invite you this time max!
yeah I was kinda bummed when she asked why Max had a reflection in the mirror. I think the movie explained it pretty well.
1987: back in the good old days when vampires DID NOT sparkle
Drop the mic 👏👏👏
But they did have terrible hair..
Only their blood sparkled
John Carpenter's Vampires was pretty good.
@@michaelwilliams2807 I just rewatched that for the first time in 15 yrs, man did it not age well. James woods and Daniel Baldwin were both so wrong for that movie!! It’s BAD
This isn't a really scary movie, it's just a fun movie, with a killer song.
I still listen to the soundtrack in my car to this day
lol which one? :p the whole damn album is stacked with absolute 80's bangers.
"The Lost Boys" is considered to be the coolest vampire movie ever. Not the scariest, but fun.
Definitely 5 stars from me. It's a shame she didn't get it. Too busy yapping all the time.
Ashleigh: "I'd take a bullet for Thorn"
Me: "Have you learned nothing from The Thing"
Also Grandpa has the best final line in any movie ever
Of course she learned nothing from the Thing, she is a Millennial, don't you get it?
Lol
Nanook on the other hand is a huskie i'd def take a bullet for (RIP Cody) , loved that dog from the moment i watch Lost Boys the first time
idk would have been even better if he had said
" the thing he couldn't ever stand the most in santa carla was all the dammed werewolves " making it seem like everything they went through was like nothing, if the vampires are not even the worst things in the town
I HIGHLY recommend Stand By Me.
Yes it is a great film. It is my favorite River Phoenix and Corey Feldman film. They both showed incredible acting range for their age.
It's Keifferriffic.
Stand By Me is actually a story taken from a Stephen King Novella that is a collection of short stories. The original story name is the body. There's also a story in that book called trucks which was turned into a movie called Maximum Overdrive.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers! I know it sounds stupid but it's actually quite creepy.
@@deannacrownover3 Better to be silent than be thought a fool.
The Lost Boys!! Solid choice.
Edit: "What did I just watch?" One of the best 80s movies. Duh.
When he cries after they escaped the cave, it was actually the actor tearing up from the colored contacts, which were supposedly suuuper uncomfortable.
The Movie was meant to be Entertaining. Back in the 80s, not everything had to fit neatly into a box. We liked having fun at the Movies, and based on your reaction, you appear to have had fun and were entertained.👍
Yes, not everything had to make sense, especially the comedies.
"What does freebasing mean?"
Oh you innocent mind. LOL
I thought that too. I was 5 in 1980 when the news of Richard Pryor taught me what freebasing was!!! Oh the 80s...
:pats Ashleigh on the head:
Never grow old.
Wow! She didn't know what freebasing was? I feel so old. LOL!
SPOILER and CORRUPTER: Freebasing meant melting cocaine in a spoon and breathing the fumes. It was regarded as a more powerful and more mind-destroying form of cocaine abuse. Richard Pryor, a 70s/80s comedian, set himself on fire while freebasing. Crack cocaine (crystallized cocaine smoked in a pipe) replaced freebasing as the hard-core addict's method of ingestion. Do not do any of the above as it leads to stupidity and anti-social behaviors.
Crack. Lolol
“Spaghetti and Meatballs”
You passed right over the best line of the movie: “Death by stereo!” 😂
"Burn rubber does not mean warp speed!"
@@kriscarter1389 no the last line is the best lol
I said it!
I always liked "It's the revenge of Eddie Munster!"
@@pauljohnson1763 Holy shit! It's the attack of Eddie Munster!
But the best line is the last one, from Grandpa.
This movie was a formative influence on me, and set up the aesthetic and entertainment tastes that would lead me down the path to being the local eccentric.
I love it.
👀
How tiny of a town do you have to live in to only have 1 local eccentric?!
@@Miss_Camel it was a 1 horse town, but he moved because it was boring.
@@-Ravenscroft- - ohhhhh, yeah I get that. Although I live in a moderately sized city and am still considered “Eccentric”, but luckily no one knows until I start talking about me. As long as I just ask them questions about themselves and curl my hair and put on lipstick, I hide it well.
The two Corey's, that guy from 24 and Bill from Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure.
What's not to love about this movie.
Jack Bauer, too
@@emersonk2139 that would be "that guy from 24".
Oh tons of people in this...Jason Patric (Solarbabies and Speed2) Keifer Sutherland (Jack Bauer/24, Freeway, and Stand By Me and a million other things), Corey Feldman and Corey Haim, Jami Gertz (Twister, Sixteen Candles), Billy Wirth (who played a complete ass in Boys on the Side but I loved how cute he was in Lost Boys) and Alex Winter( Bill S Preston Esquire-Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. Along with Diane Wiest (Parenthood and Practical Magic) Ed Herman’s who aside from being Richard Gilmore on the Gilmore Girls has been in so many good movies, and grandpa (Barnard Hughes who was in TRON for God’s sake, Doc Hollywood and BLOSSOM!!!) just TONS of good people in this one.
When Max convinced Michael to invite him in, that should of been your first clue.
What does a cult classic entail: teenage kid and her friends who watched this movie so many times that we began a lost boys club, adopting names from the movie, getting together weekly to watch, eating popcorn, drinking too much pop, only to sit there and recite every single line from the movie and sing all the songs together, while ogling Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Keifer Sutherland, Jamie Gertz. Yeah, that was my group. Geez, I am old :) Loved your review, your young eyes and thoughts are so fun :)
I love this comment sooooo much !!! :-)
Don't forget going to the beach and listening to Cry Little Sister
Also, as I recall, wasn't this a cult classic in the gay community? I seem to remember that. Not sure why. Maybe that saxophone player?
@@notmee2388 Pretty boys, Rob Lowe poster in Sam's room, Michael spends much more time with the boys than with Star, guys keep grabbing Sam, David's phallic and somewhat suggestive death.... And we can't forget oiled, buff, shirtless Tim Capello showing off his goods as he plays that sax. There are probably some things I've missed.
*Gertz
Didn’t notice until now but the scene where Max ask Michael for an invitation inside was a clue that Max was a vampire all along . I believe vampires must get an invite or permission to enter a home. I believe ‘Let Me In’ is a great example of that
Fun facts: The actor who played Michael (Jason Patric) real life dad was Father Damien in The Exorcist.
The poster @7:45 is Rob Lowe. Why a teenaged boy had a picture of Rob Lowe pinned up on his bedroom wall?...I can't answer that :/
Official answer is the character was into the Brat Pack so they used a Rob Lowe poster. Obviously should have been Molly Ringwald.
@@nicamarie946 - There was a Molly Ringwald poster, too.
I remember asking that in the Theater in 1987! :)
I read that the character was originally supposed to be a girl, and they didn't change most of the props.
I did NOT know that about Jason Patric! I love your fun fact!
Fun fact: Jason Patric who played Mike in this film is the son of Jason Miller who played Father Damien Karras in "The Exorcist". Spaghetti and Meatballs!
Beyond that somebody named Jackie Gleason was his grandfather.
@@anothermonday5664 Yep on his Mom's side...i was gonna mention it but didn't know how many "Honeymooners" or "Smokey and the Bandit" fans were out there :)
His brother, Joshua John Miller, played Homer in Near Dark.
@@pauljohnson1763 well The Flintstones is based on The Honeymooners.
@@vannaty7 Half-brother. They share Jason Miller as their dad, but have different mothers.
You should watch An American Werewolf in London ! Best special effects from the 80s! and its 1981!
...and THE BEST werewolf transformation scene EVER made!
@@lawr5764 110% agreed The so-called sequel used CG and didn't look as good!
Yes, Yes, Yes
100%
The effects used has since rotted away because it was gelatin.
AWESOME
For sure, I was looking forward to watching that this year but cant find it on any channel this year.
"So many things happened in such a short amount of time" - Perfect description of the 1980's! This movie has a lot of cultural references that really appealed to Generation X
Read up on "The Corys" (Cory Hiem and Cory Feldman - Sam and Edger Frogg in this movie) they were everywhere in the 80's but came to tragic ends
The fashion you see was all over the place in the 80's. From that preppy look of Sam's to the Goth and punk looks that really started in the 70's and took off in the 80's. MTV actually played music. Cocaine powder is the salt form of a drug and can be taken in a variety of ways (snort, eat, inject, "plug", or smoke), but the crude freebase cocaine (crack) must be smoked to get the high. SO what Sam is asking Michael is the 80s equivalent of asking "Have you been smoking crack?
@@BarbaraL-b9i I stated he played "Sam", was that not clear?
Tremors is a good one, but not much can be said and not give anything away about it. Even if it's after Halloween, it's one that deserves a watch though, (if you've never seen it).
Ah tremors a good time it was before the sequels over stayed there welcome
Tremors is AWESOME. Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward.
This film took a LOT of Vampire Troupes and brought it to a Modern time period.
When the Head Vampire was invited in, the people in the house were rendered powerless and all the Identifications of a Vampire, no refection, garlic affecting them, all become null and void.
I saw this in the theatre and it was a fun romp, with some great actors, one of them being Alex Winter of BILL AND TED's EXCELLENT ADVENTURE.
(IF YOU HAVE NOT Seen BILL AND TED, my lord PLEASE add that to your list to see!)
Omg Bill and Ted’s is a must see! Plus George Carlin!!!
@@7autumn5 so-crates! (lol!) ''all we are is dust in the wind!'' oh, and ''ziggy piggy, ziggy piggy!, ziggy piggy!!!!!!''
Exactly there was a lot of those at the time that were taking old monster tropes and modernizing them. Lost Boys was one. There was also Fright Night, American Werewolf, Howling, Vamp.
@@josephlinardi2929 I went to high school with a guy they called So-Crates. 😂
This was when vampires were vampires and they didn't sparkle. This movie was huge when it came out in the theaters. It's still a great movie to watch while eating some spaghetti and meatballs.
They did kinda sparkle though! If you pay attention after they kill Marko and the Frog brothers are covered in the vampire blood. The blood is full of glitter because Joel Schumacher wanted it to sparkle.
Just remember to put the pasta into the sauce and mix it and not the sauce over the Pasta. That's how they do it in Italy. America ruins so-called Italian food. Hahaha
Lol, this was the beginning of sparkly vampires. Watch it again haha.
Interview with a vampire or Nosferatu if you want og vampires.
That'd be the blood "sparkling", not the vampires themselves.
You should react to all Corey's movies (Corey Haim & Corey Feldman) , You've done it with The Lost Boys, now you can watch "License To Drive" and "Dream a little dream", they're so funny when starring together. Excuse my english, greetings from Argentina.
@@Castlependragon Yeah! Have you seen the autobiographic movie: "A Tale of Two Coreys (2018)"? Produced by Feldman, what an excellent Job!!! And the actors are very look-alike!
Wonderful classic! Another classic, once Hallowbeans is over, is Ladyhawke.
Absolutely!! I can see Ashleigh falling apart at the sunrise scene!
Love Ladyhawke! And she needs to watch Labyrinth.
I think a whole 80's fantasy series is in order: Ladyhawke, Dragonslayer, Excalibur, Krull, etc
Throw in Willow and Legend as well
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Fun note: "What We Do In The Shadows" has a scene where one of the characters does the "You're eating maggots." thing. It's great. It's too bad that Hallowbeans is nearly over or I'd say that's another fun one to watch.
Little did we know, Bill S. Preston "esquire" was really a vampire.
NO WAAAAY
Never understood why he was an "esquire" 😃
@@jonesey251 I know, bogus, right?
@@BlackavarWD For the same reason we also had Ted "Theodore" Logan.
@@bradleyard4195 most heinous
"Who's that poster on the closet door."
That's Rob Lowe. The guy is obv a real actual vampire bc he looks hardly ten years older today than he does on that poster.
Now that's true.
Spaghetti and meatballs
P.s. When you start with merch, I'm going to need a "I trust the dog" shirt 😉👍
I want this shirt!
Yep. Sign me up aswell.
I will say, it makes my heart cry a little and reminds me to grease the wheels on my walker when I see people who don't recognize Edward Herrmann, the Coreys, Jason Patric, and Kiefer Sutherland. I'm 42, not 82, but man do I feel it. I believe that is Rob Lowe on the closet door - that's how he looked in all my Teen Beat magazines.... that were chiseled in stone. You freebase cocaine. I mean, YOU don't, I assume. But people. People freebase cocaine. No one I know. But people. And also? Spaghetti and meatballs.
Yep Rob Lowe on the closet door.
Edward Hermann looks pretty studly as a young man. To me he's just the dad in Gilmore Girls.
We're not old Amy; we've just matured, like fine wine or good cheese. Seeing millenials react to the stuff of our childhood though... it hits you right in the "has it been *that* long?" button, doesn't it?
The Rob lowe poster is a bit of a nod to the fact that the director directed him in St Elmo's Fire..which oddly enough his character was a sax player in it..and this film had that sax solo player.
@@TimothySmiths It was the 80s. Every movie had a sax player.
You've now witnessed the 80's icon that is the "Saxophone Guy". That image will remain in your head for the rest of your life.
I know I still believe...
Timmy Cappello Lives!
“Look at the goddamn sax player from Lost Boys out here trying to rub the goddamn language barrier in my face.”
Kenny Powers - Eastbound & Down...🤣🤣🤣
"I don't know if this movie was meant to be scary or meant to be funny."
Welcome to the 80's, hun! :D
"Lost Boys" refers to Peter Pan's Lost Boys. A group of kids that will never grow old.
Ashleigh some connections for this film.
Michael is played by Jason Patric. Jason Patric is the son of Jason Miller, who played Father Karras in the Excorcist, which you watched a few weeks ago.
One of the Frog brothers, the boys who help them fight off the vampires, is played by Cory Feldman, who was one of the Goonies.
The shortest of the vampires with the long blonde hair is Alex Winter, who played Bill in the Bill and Ted films.
The actor who played David is Kiefer Sutherland, a major film and tv star.
You forgot Star: Jami Gertz, who has starred in a bunch of movies, like "Less than Zero" and was in the tv sitcom "Still Standing"
Dianne Wiest, the mom, has won a couple Academy Awards in Woody Allen movies
Edward Herrmann, the head vamp, was Richard Gilmore in Gilmore Girls
Tim Cappello, the Sax player, is primarily known for his saxophone work supporting Tina Turner in the 1980s and 90s
@@eatmedrinkme9628 i was just listing people from films that i believe she alread cover.
😆 😆😅😅😅😅 stole my lines.
the lost boys is as amazing as "the Army of Darkness" with Bruce Campbell
The Evil Dead trilogy is always a good watch. I especially like the action vibe of Army of Darkness.
You can't just skip to Army like that
@@Thomaswake I skipped nothing, I just compared the two movies
For some good vampire fun, check out;
- Bram Stoker's Dracula
- Interview with a Vampire
- True Blood
- From Dusk til Dawn
- Blade
"I'm not going to cry over spilt milk" lol those Mel Brooks films have clearly had an affect on you.
“Spaghetti and Meatballs” - Kiefer Sutherland (Dad is Donald Sutherland, also a well known actor in his day, but also President Snow in the Hunger Games movies) is maybe better known for the TV series 24 when he was much older, but he was cool in the 80s for sure. Alex Winter went on to star with Keanu Reeves in the excellent Bill & Ted films.
I love that Kiefer was a vampire and Donald helped find the Slayer.
In his day? Donald is working constantly.
@@-Ravenscroft- Donald was also a familiar in Salem’s Lot (2004)
Alex Winters was also a professional ballerino and preformed on Broadway.
@@FutureBereaAlumn Yes, as an excellent supporting character actor, but he's not cast as the lead any more, and is certainly less known amongst younger audiences.
Classic. I love the grandfather's line at the end of the movie.
The red vampire eye effects were done using glass contact lenses that had been painted. They were pretty thick and irritating, causing the actors eyes to water. The single tear drop running down Kiefer Sutherland’s face was unintentional, but it was caught on film by chance and the director decided to leave it in the final cut.
You gotta watch the original "Fright Night" from the 80's. That's a great vampire movie.
Just watched that on Sunday with my SO, and she really enjoyed it. She really liked Chris Sarandon as the vampire
@@Drforrester31 Right on! I really enjoy all of the characters and performances. Btw, love your work Clayton. Say hello to TV's Frank for me!
You're so cool, Brewster!
Edit: I still have no idea what I'm entering to win (is that bad?) but Spaghetti and Meatballs.
18:39 Yea it was huge in the 80s. It had the two Corey's in it (Corey Feldman & Corey Haim). Feldman had just done the Goonies, Stand By Me and Gremlins in the years before this. And Haim had just shot to teen stardom the year before in the movie Lucas which featured Kerri Green from The Goonies. The main blonde vampire was Kiefer Sutherland who was also in Stand By Me with Feldman and is the son of long time Hollywood actor Donald Sutherland. So this was a fairly loaded cast for teen viewers in the 80s. The mix of horror/gore and humor was perfect for that demographic as well so it became a huge success and has had a fairly big cult following ever since.
Corey Feldman had also done Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter.
Jesus, I wasn't going to list each actors entire filmography people. I just mentioned a couple notable titles that had lead to their fame at the time of this movie.
...and Corey Haim was in the Stephen King werewolf movie. Seen it several times, but can't remember the name.
@@jeffandrhondaweaver477 Silver Bullet
@@chadfalardeau5396 Thank you! I had a case of CRS and it was driving me crazy.
It's like she doesn't understand movies marketed to teenagers - is it horror, is it comedy? Yes, both because it was meant for teens 😂
Oh yes. Blood and laughs. That’s what’s wrong with all of us latchkey kids from the 80s. 😂😂😂 Or what makes us so great...whatever. 😏
This might be Ashleigh's first movie with "The COREYS". Those two marginal actors who sold about a billion teen magazines in the 80's. Sarcastic humor with some scares.
@@LearnToRefine to measure how big big the Corey's were I think there is only one Simpson's episode where Lisa is the bad child when she became besotted with them and racks up a huge phone bill calling the Corey hotline to listen to just listen to their voice.
@@7autumn5 Horror comedies will never not be popular with teens. Or anyone else too. Shaun of the Dead immediately comes to mind as well as Cabin in the Woods.
80s classic, in every way.
She kept mocking the shirts that Haim was wearing, and 12 yr old me was thinking "Those are cool af!!" lol.
"I love Thorn. I would take a bullet for Thorn."
Oh you dear sweet demented naive child.
I’m very excited for Christmas movies... or “Jingle Beans”
Die Hard & Jingle All the Way will be watched I hope.
Fa La La la La Beans
@@KEVMAN7987 I'm holding out on National Lampoons Christmas Vacation myself :)
@@bryanfoster362 I am hoping for that one too
PERFECT NAME!!! "Jingle Beans!"
"She's so pretty."
That's Jamie Gertz, who was in Twister
WATCH TWISTER!
Jami Gertz was also known for not having “a square to spare” with Elaine on Seinfeld.
She's also part owner of the Atlanta Hawks NBA team
She broke many a teen's heart in the 80s because she didn't do nudity. She was kind of famous for her ability to have sex with her clothes on.🤣
"I gotta go, we got COWS!"
@@bryanfoster362 That's quite possibly the single best line in that whole movie! LOL!
The title "The Lost Boys" is a Peter Pan reference, as the boys in Neverland with Peter Pan never grow old and are referred to as "the Lost Boys". Useless factoid with which to wow people at cocktail parties. :)
I watched this movie so many times when It first came out, I knew the entire dialog by heart.
Wow, I saw it 10 times that summer.
Lost Boys was a huge thing everyone named their huskies Nanook, everyone wanted Kieffer Sutherland and Every girl wanted to be Star lmao 🤣 I loved this movie but for Vampire Movies Interview with the Vampire and Bram Stokers Dracula.
Every other female street kid out there’s name was Star lol all of a sudden 😈
This was a HUGE hit in the 80s. It's very 80s hair, clothes, music. They actually made a sequel (maybe two sequels) which was released right after Corey Haim passed away. The Corey's were in so many movies together
The Lost Boys is a definite cult classic and a portal back to the late eighties! This is one of my favorite non-scary movies that is great to watch any time of the year! It's one of those that is supposed to be more funny/entertaining than scary.
As far as the test that they attempted on Max, remember... Michael invited him into the house rendering them powerless. An awesome twist on some of the rules in vampire lore!
Oh and "SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS"----- HOLD THE GARLIC 😂
I just went back rewatched this video... and you have the twisted sister Christmas album. You're my hero...
Some light movie suggestions and greetings from relatively nearby:
The Last Unicorn
Labyrinth
The Dark Crystal
The Black Cauldron
Short Circuit
Batteries Not Included
Police Academy
Yes, to all of these but in my opinion even though I love love love Last Unicorn I wouldn't necessarily say it's light. (I cry everytime)
I forgot "Batteries not included" existed. My God the nostalgia.
you are a beautiful person...
Oh, god, all of those!
No-ones said Flight of the Navigator?
"That toilet... Me after Taco Bell!" 😂🤣 Is that where the friendship is now Ash? Oversharing lol!
It's what I'm known for.
I call it Wagner Power Painting!
@@awkwardashleigh are you known for oversharing or explosive diarrhea?
@@jasonremy1627 Can't it be both?
Another classic: American werewolf in London.
Best monster transformation ever!
You should watch "Stand By Me" and "Parenthood"! Two of my faves from the 80s. They've got some of the same actors.
You should watch An American Warewolf in London. It's the best warewolf movie of all time.
I do love Dog Soldiers though...
@@HistoritorJimaldus American Werewolf in London is the BEST werewolf movie, PERIOD, greatest practical effects for a transformation sequence
This is one movie I've never seen but hear nothing but great things about
@@AFMountaineer2000 It is a morbid horror comedy film with an interesting take on werewolves.
Other that The Howling
The poster on the door? That my dear millennial is Rob Lowe.
Freebasing is smoking purified cocaine, smoking the impurities, that is crack.
Ditto. Was going to say. Read this. Lol 😆
Freebasing is how Richard Pryor blew himself up! 😂🤣😂🤣😂
@Ralph's Place 😂😂🤣😂🤣😂 Some of his best bits were after that! Lol
More recntly, Rob Lowe *literally* played Chris Traeger in Parks & Rec.
I did not know that. Here I was, going to say "it's a way to do cocaine that puts you at risk of setting yourself on fire." Obviously, I only know what Richard Pryor told me.
"I hate feet!" - Says the foot pic model. Lol
Fun Fact: The actor who plays Michael (Jason Patric) father is Jason Miller, who played Damian Karras in the Exorcist.
Fun fact, when Kiefer Sutherland shed that tear after the character he played was injured, he was actually tearing up because of the colored contacts. The scene didn't demand the actor to cry, but the director liked it so much he didn't want to do anymore takes.
Yeah if I remember right werent they glass or wood
@@zom8979 definitely glass or some uncomfortable plastic. I've never heard of wood contacts, and those definitely wouldn't have existed in the 1980's. Even though we've developed a way to make windows out of wood today, I doubt anyone would want to try making contacts out of it.
@@TheRussian13 theyre a thing and very old
The title “The Lost Boys” is a reference to Peter Pans group of friends. A bunch of boys who stay in Neverland and never grow up. Like those vampires. Oh.. and spaghetti and meatballs.
Omg The Coreys!!!! One of my favorites when I was a teenager. So many Tiger Beat heartthrobs in this one. 😂 Also the soundtrack led me into a love for The Doors.
Oh yeah, Millennials don't know about the Coreys.
@@jonathanross149 True! Definitely for more Corey Haim Ashleigh needs to watch LUCAS...with a box of Kleenex, but still...necessary 80s movie.
She could watch Rollerboys from 1990
@@7autumn5 Leukoplakia! Yeah, Lucas was the start of my crush on Winona Ryder.
Except this version of "People are Strange" is from Echo & The Bunnymen.
Couple people on here already said "Fright Night," I gotta add to that totally wanna see you watch that.
I can understand that she didn’t recognize the Coreys, Jason Patric, Alex Winter, Or Spaghetti and Meatballs.
But I can’t believe she didn’t notice Kiefer Sutherland.
Also, I noticed right away, but I can’t believe that was the same guy who played Richard Gilmore for 7 years. He was SO young!
It HAS been a long time since I’ve seen this.
A legendary actor, and a great loss. R.I.P. Edward Herrmann.
To be honest, after 24 (which first came out - good god - TWENTY YEARS AGO), Kiefer hasn't really done much high profile stuff.
Dude she didn’t even recognise Ted lol
This is basically 21 minutes of Ashleigh having an allergic reaction to the 80s and I'm here for it.
Me too! 😆
Tbh I hate the most everything about the 80s with a passion yet I like this movie very much. I just ignore the dated parts and enjoy the timeless ones.
Don't let her watch The Monster Squad.
@@ninjabluefyre3815 he kicked wolfman in the nards
@@ninjabluefyre3815 She needs to watch the original Universal monster movies first before she's sees Monster Squad.
"What does free basing mean?" I suppose I'm actually glad you don't know.
One of the minor vampire characters, btw, is Bill from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, an absolute classic that MUST be added to the watch list.
This is a cult classic. A new twist on what it means to be a new age vampire. Plus some of the characters are Hollywood Royalty.
“Who actually says bye-bye?”
So Ashleigh is... bye curious?
Bah-dum, tsssss!
Har har! 🤣
"What's freebasing?"
Lol so innocent
3:11, Kiefer Sutherland. He was 20 when he was cast in the movie.
You should watch the old movie that came out in the 80s called Dreamscape with Kiefer Sutherland that one will rip your mind in half
@@mistergeez6882 i thought that was dennis quaid
@@MrOvo1231 It was Quaid!
@@mistergeez6882 I think you're thinking about flatliners then that would have keither Sutherland in it?
Common vampire powers: strength, flight, hypnosis, shapeshifting (bats, wolves, fog)
Common vampire weaknesses: sunlight, stake through the heart, garlic, holy water, running water, have to be invited into a house before they can enter, decapitation
Check out “An American Werewolf in London”
Check out “Dracula” with Gary Oldman
Also Thirst, a Korean vampire film with director Park chan-wok [who directed Oldboy]
@@danielbautista9062 vampires from john carpenter is really good to.
Or ANYTHING with Gary Oldman, for that matter! “Fifth Element” and “The Professional” are two great ones, as well.
I also second both your recommendations!
Fingers crossed
Fright Night is a damn good 80s vampire cheese fest!! HIIIIIGHLY recommend! Also continuing the Vamp theme, Interview With the Vampire is also good :D
Fright Night is the best.
This movie featured "the Coreys."
Spaghetti & meat balls
I had forgotten that my favorite group, “Echo and the Bunnymen” covered the Doors’ song “People are Strange” for this movie!
Ashleigh: "I don't think that's gonna help in this moment."
Guys: "Eh, it can't hurt."
Just to get it out of the way: Spaghetti and meatballs. I totally expected a comment about the music as this movie had one of the top soundtracks of the 80s - I had it on cassette and wore that thing out. About if it is a horror or a comedy: movies can be more than one thing. In fact, it is best that they are, because all one-note ultimately hits flat. It was sort of The Breakfast Club of scary movies because of its cast and how it hit the zeitgeist of the time.
Is "Evil Dead" on your watch list? There are 3 of them.
Evil Dead one and two and the 3rd one is called "Army of Darkness.
Thats just my suggestion.
While the first two were scary, I found Army of Darkness tremendously funny. I second these recommendations.
@@williambevins Skip evil dead one, two is a remake and better.
@@AndrewHalliwell Two was somehow both a sequel and a soft reboot, and I would suggest watching all three. They're each brilliant films in their own way.
Yep, great movies..
Give me some sugar baby....
I keep waiting to hear her say "roll that beautiful bean footage"