After a family relocates from Phoenix to a Northern California coastal town, the older son (Jason Patric) becomes entangled with a gang controlled by a menacing figure (Kiefer Sutherland), while his younger brother (Corey Haim) spends time with two awkward vampire hunters (Corey Feldman & Jamison Newlander). The mother (Dianne Wiest) begins seeing a local business owner (Edward Herrmann). Jami Gertz appears as the only young woman in the story. Released in 1987, "The Lost Boys" is an appealing and trendy vampire movie that successfully blends horror elements with humor. I typically dislike films that mix those genres, but this one manages to work effectively. The scary parts are genuinely frightening (in a fun way), and the comedic moments consistently land well. The California coastal settings are particularly impressive; however, a memorable scene involving a train trestle was filmed in Alabama. I'm not usually fond of 80s new wave pop rock music, but I found the soundtrack to be enjoyable, especially the original “Cry Little Sister” by Gerard McMann, which has a catchy chorus sung by children. Lou Gramm’s "Lost in the Shadows" is also good. INXS, Roger Daltry and Echo & The Bunnymen contribute tracks as well, with the latter performing an 80s rendition of The Doors' "People Are Strange," which closely resembles the original recording and sounds remarkably like Jim Morrison singing. A scene featuring a muscular man playing saxophone includes Tim Cappello performing “I Still Believe.” My main issue with this film comes down to representation: there are numerous lost boys, but only one lost girl. While Gertz is attractive, she’s almost always wearing long skirts, so we don't get much of a view of her beyond her face (and I'm not referring to nudity), except for a campfire scene that feels out of place and ultimately falls flat. It’s frankly shocking for an 80s horror film to lack sufficient female characters. The director, Joel Schumacher, could have learned something from the six Friday the 13th movies released before "The Lost Boys." Then again, Schumacher... never mind. Although most of the movie was filmed in Santa Cruz, California, the entrance to the vampire cave is located 350 miles south in Rancho Palos Verdes, while that train trestle sequence took place in Bayou Canot, Mobile, Alabama. The boys were able to leap into the mist below because the river was only 12-15 feet beneath them, even though the movie suggests they were much higher up. Studio filming occurred in Burbank. The film’s running time is brief at just 1 hour and 37 minutes. GRADE: B

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