The Lost Boys (1987)

Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire. This week we're riding into Santa Carla for The Lost Boys (1987) — Joel Schumacher's supremely stylish, wickedly funny, endlessly rewatchable 80s horror masterpiece that didn't just make vampires cool, it permanently redefined what vampire movies could look and feel like.Directed by Joel Schumacher, the film follows two teenage brothers — Michael (Jason Patric) and Sam (Corey Haim) — who move with their divorced mother Lucy (Dianne Wiest) to the fictional California beach town of Santa Carla, only to discover it's the murder capital of the world, overrun by a gang of motorcycle-riding, leather-clad vampires led by the magnetic and terrifying David (Kiefer Sutherland). As Michael falls under the spell of the gang and the mysterious Star (Jami Gertz), it falls to Sam and the gloriously unhinged Frog Brothers — Corey Feldman and Jamison Newlander — to save his soul before it's too late. Also featuring Edward Herrmann, Barnard Hughes, and a pre-Bill & Ted Alex Winter lurking in the vampire pack.We're going deep on everything: Kiefer Sutherland's extraordinary, near-wordless performance as David — Schumacher himself said Sutherland "has the least amount of dialogue in the movie, but his presence is extraordinary" — the iconic boardwalk concert scene with shirtless saxophonist Tim Cappello, the film's revolutionary MTV-style visual language that made it look like nothing else in 1987, the legendary soundtrack featuring Echo & the Bunnymen's cover of "People Are Strange," and why the film is credited with helping permanently shift vampire mythology toward a younger, sexier, more dangerous aesthetic — directly inspiring everything from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Twilight to What We Do in the Shadows.We're also talking about the Two Coreys — Corey Haim and Corey Feldman — at the absolute peak of their powers, the film's fascinating origins as a much more juvenile Goonies-style adventure before Schumacher transformed it into something sexier and darker, and what it means that this gleefully trashy, gorgeous, endlessly fun movie has only gotten better with age.Whether you're an 80s horror devotee, a vampire movie fanatic, a Kiefer Sutherland fan, a Two Coreys nostalgic, a cult classic collector, a lover of iconic movie soundtracks, or just someone who wants to spend an hour celebrating one of the most purely entertaining films ever made — this episode is a must.Topics covered: The Lost Boys 1987 | Joel Schumacher | Kiefer Sutherland | Corey Haim | Corey Feldman | Jason Patric | Jami Gertz | Dianne Wiest | Alex Winter | best vampire movies | best 80s horror films | 80s cult classics | vampire movie history | Two Coreys | Santa Cruz California filming | Echo and the Bunnymen People Are Strange | Tim Cappello sax scene | best 80s soundtracks | horror comedy films | vampire mythology | Buffy the Vampire Slayer influence | What We Do in the Shadows reference | 80s nostalgia | best horror films ever made | Joel Schumacher filmography | movie review podcast | film analysis | teen horror films | cult classic horror | best movie villains 80s | sleep all day party all night | most rewatchable 80s moviesSubscribe, rate, and leave us a review — and settle it: is Kiefer Sutherland's David the greatest vampire villain in movie history? And be honest — did the noodles-into-worms scene get you?YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@RegularorMentholContact us: [email protected]