'The Lost Boys'
(1987)
In this self-consciously hip '80s chestnut, rebellious Michael (Jason Patrick) has just moved to a California coastal town with his mom (Dianne Wiest) and younger brother, Sam (Corey Haim). When Michael spies a cute girl named Star (Jami Gertz) at the local amusement park, he pursues her and is drawn into her crowd of motorcycle-riding wild boys, led by the platinum-haired David (Kiefer Sutherland). At first Star lies to Michael about the true nature of her friends, but before long, he's staying out all night, sleeping all day, and acting really strange, as the gang hypnotically initiates him into their craven, murderous lifestyle. Yet Michael and Star remain half-vampires until they can make their first kill. After consummating their union, will the couple be able to save each other from an eternity of bloodsucking?
—Christopher Wallenberg, Globe Correspondent
