The Lost Boys
Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire.
1987 | 97m | English
Popularity: 7 (history)
| Director: | Joel Schumacher |
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| Writer: | Jeffrey Boam, Janice Fischer, James Jeremias |
| Staring: |
| When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 31, 1987 |
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| Director: | Joel Schumacher |
| Writer: | Jeffrey Boam, Janice Fischer, James Jeremias |
| Genres: | Comedy, Horror, Thriller |
| Keywords | small town, california, street gang, parent child relationship, vampire, boardwalk, single, murder, amusement park, blood sucking, seaside town, pets, 1980s, brother brother relationship, beach town, gay subtext |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $32,222,567
Budget: $8,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jason Patric | Michael Emerson |
| Corey Haim | Sam Emerson |
| Dianne Wiest | Lucy Emerson |
| Barnard Hughes | Grandpa |
| Edward Herrmann | Max |
| Kiefer Sutherland | David |
| Jami Gertz | Star |
| Corey Feldman | Edgar Frog |
| Jamison Newlander | Alan Frog |
| Brooke McCarter | Paul |
| Billy Wirth | Dwayne |
| Alex Winter | Marko |
| Chance Michael Corbitt | Laddie |
| Alexander Bacan Chapman | Greg |
| Nori Morgan | Shelly |
| Kelly Jo Minter | Maria |
| Todd Feder | Surf Nazi #1 |
| Christopher Peters | Surf Nazi #2 |
| Keith Butterfield | Surf Nazi #3 |
| Gerald Younggren | Surf Nazi #4 |
| Eric Graves | Surf Nazi #5 |
| J. Dinan Myrtetus | Security Guard |
| Timmy Cappello | Beach Concert Star |
| Jim Turner | Gas Station Owner |
| Tony Cain | Lost Child |
| Melanie Bishop | Child's Mother |
| Nicole Vigil | Girl on Boardwalk (uncredited) |
| Sandra E. Garcia | Runaway #1 |
| Ian Guindon | Runaway #2 |
| Jane Bare | Frog Mother |
| B. Lowenberg | Frog Father |
| Captain Colourz | Tattoo Man |
| Inez Pandalfi | Security Guard's Wife |
| Douglas Mellor |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bo Welch | Production Design |
| Joel Schumacher | Director |
| Ve Neill | Makeup Artist |
| Sandy Berumen | Stunts |
| Gary Davis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sandra Lee Gimpel | Stunts |
| Jeff Habberstad | Stunts |
| Randy Hall | Stunts |
| Steve Holladay | Stunts |
| Kim Robert Koscki | Stunts |
| Gene LeBell | Stunts |
| John C. Meier | Stunts |
| Chuck Picerni Jr. | Stunts |
| Bernie Pock | Stunts |
| Pat Romano | Stunts |
| Scott Wilder | Stunts |
| Spice Williams-Crosby | Stunts |
| Tony Gardner | Special Effects |
| Michael Chapman | Director of Photography |
| Charles L. Campbell | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Eric Brevig | Visual Effects Designer |
| Bill Roe | First Assistant Camera |
| Lou Gramm | Theme Song Performance |
| Jeffrey Boam | Screenplay |
| Thomas Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Tracy Granger | Assistant Editor |
| Tracey McCampbell | Assistant Editor |
| Jim Prior | Assistant Editor |
| Kenneth Karman | Music Editor |
| Jan Kemper | Script Supervisor |
| Anthony Goldschmidt | Title Designer |
| Phyllis Gardner Hirsen | Unit Publicist |
| Gail Martin-Sheridan | Production Accountant |
| Ilyse Selwyn | Production Secretary |
| Sheila A. Warner | Production Secretary |
| Janice Fischer | Screenplay |
| James Jeremias | Screenplay |
| Robert Brown | Editor |
| Marion Dougherty | Casting |
| Tom Duffield | Art Direction |
| R. Chris Westlund | Set Decoration |
| Susan Becker | Costume Design |
| William L. Young | Production Manager |
| Donald Elliott | Special Effects |
| Sam Marquez | Special Effects |
| Tim Moran | Special Effects |
| Doyle Smiley | Special Effects |
| Bob Stoker | Special Effects |
| Lucinda Strub | Special Effects |
| Richard Stutsman | Special Effects |
| Matt Sweeney | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Fred Tassaro | Special Effects |
| Mike Wever | Special Effects |
| D. Kerry Prior | Special Effects |
| Vicky Benson | Stunts |
| May Boss | Stunts |
| Christopher Bowman | Stunts |
| Janet Brady | Stunts |
| David Burton | Stunts |
| Jodie Mae Caldwell | Stunts |
| Doc D. Charbonneau | Stunts |
| Monty Cox | Stunts |
| Scott Dockstader | Stunts |
| Bill Erickson | Stunts |
| Bruce Gattenbein | Stunts |
| Madonna Joy | Stunts |
| David LeBell | Stunts |
| Larry Nicholas | Stunts |
| Dan Plum | Stunts |
| Dennis Scott | Stunts |
| Ceci Vendrell | Stunts |
| Jack West | Stunts |
| Ross Reynolds | Pilot |
| Greg Cannom | Prosthetics |
| Dino Ganziano | Hairstylist |
| Steve LaPorte | Makeup Artist |
| KG Ramsey | Hairstylist |
| M. James Arnett | Second Unit Director |
| William S. Beasley | First Assistant Director |
| Patrick A. Duffy | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Eric Jewett | Second Assistant Director |
| Jennifer Kingry | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Cheryl Carasik | Leadman |
| Ray Chambers | Construction Foreman |
| William A. Petrotta | Property Master |
| Anne Sidaris-Reeves | Assistant Property Master |
| Michael J. Smith | Construction Coordinator |
| John Warnke | Set Designer |
| Rick Alexander | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jeff Bushelman | Sound Editor |
| Larry Carow | Sound Editor |
| Robert Crosby | Boom Operator |
| Louis L. Edemann | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Richard C. Franklin | Sound Editor |
| Les Fresholtz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Chuck Neely | Sound Editor |
| Alan L. Nineberg | ADR Editor |
| Vern Poore | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| David M. Ronne | Sound Mixer |
| Larry Singer | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Eric D. Andersen | Camera Operator |
| Michael W. Blymyer | Rigging Gaffer |
| Michael Genne | Camera Operator |
| Paul Goldsmith | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Kim Guthrie | First Assistant Camera |
| Larry Hezzelwood | Second Assistant Camera |
| Gene Kearney | Key Grip |
| Leslie J. Kovacs | Gaffer |
| Benny McNulty | Best Boy Electrician |
| Jane O'Neal | Still Photographer |
| Michael D. O'Shea | Camera Operator |
| Peter Salim | Camera Operator |
| Sandy Williams | Dolly Grip |
| Robert Chase | Costume Supervisor |
| Rosemarie Fall | Costume Supervisor |
| Jerry Herrin | Costume Supervisor |
| William R. Perry | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mark Damon | Co-Executive Producer |
| Harvey Bernhard | Producer |
| John W. Hyde | Co-Executive Producer |
| Richard Donner | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 69 | 153 | 38 |
| 2024 | 5 | 204 | 231 | 136 |
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