The Lost Boys is 35 years old

One of the most famous vampire films of the twentieth century, Joel Schumacher lost childrenopened in theaters 35 years ago on July 31, 1987. In many ways, the film not only reinvented Hollywood in the face of vampires, but also carved a path for an entirely different kind of live-vampire entertainment, a path that would eventually lead to me twilightAnd the Buffy the Vampire SlayerAnd the real bloodAnd the The Vampire Diaries, and a lot. more. The movie itself was inspired by another famous vampire story, the story of Anne Rice Interview with the vampire Screenwriter James Jeremias previously said: empire He read the novel and “in it there was a 200-year-old vampire trapped in the body of a 12-year-old girl. Since then Peter Pan It was one of my all-time favorite stories, I thought, ‘What if it’s the reason Peter Pan He went out at night and never aged and could fly because he was a vampire? And with vampires gearing up for a new comeback in entertainment thanks to the new interview adaptation, fans are taking a moment to celebrate. lost children In memory of its founding.

lost children Stars Corey Haim, Jason Patrick, Kiefer Sutherland, Jamie Gertz, Corey Feldman, Diane West, Edward Herman, Billy Wirth, Brooke McCarter, Alex Winter, Jamison Newlander, and Barnard Hughes and follows the story of teenage brothers Michael (Patrick) and Sam (Haim) who move with their mother (Wiest) to a small town in Northern California. Younger brother Sam finds friends in fellow comic book fans Edward (Feldman) and Alan (Newlander) while Michael falls in love with Star (Gertz) who unfortunately falls into the bondage of David (Sutherland), the leader of a local gang of vampires. Then, it’s up to Sam and his new friends to save Michael and Starr from the zombies.

The film received generally positive reviews and was a commercial success, but its success far exceeded its initial release. The movie became something of a cult classic but also had a huge impact on not only the movie, but the cultural portrayal of vampires. It also spawned a franchise with two series and a comic book series and there were several attempts to release a TV series that would rerun the story, although recently, the CW rerun of the film has been put on hold again.

Read on to find out how fans celebrate the 35th anniversary of lost children And be sure to chime in with your own thoughts in the comments section!

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