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The Lost Boys (1987)

The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys
R
Comedy
Horror

Release Date
July 31, 1987
Director
Joel Schumacher
Runtime
97
Main Genre
Comedy
Writers
Janice Fischer , James Jeremias , Jeffrey Boam
Tagline
Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire.

Summary

A mother and her two sons move to a small coast town in California. The town is plagued by bikers and some mysterious deaths. The younger boy makes friends with two other boys who claim to be vampire hunters while the older boy is drawn into the gang of bikers by a beautiful girl. The older boy starts sleeping days and staying out all night while the younger boy starts getting into trouble because of his friends' obsession.

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