Filmmaker reacts to The Lost Boys (1987) for the FIRST TIME! 

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RIP to those who were involved in making this movie: Joel Schumacher, Director Richard Donner, Producer Corey Haim, Sam Brooke McCarter, Paul Bernard Hughes, Grandpa Edward Hermann, Max.

Honestly, this is probably my all time favourite movie. It’s just perfect to me, the 80s, the music, the characters, it’s just always a good time

Yeah it took me years to realize this movie was a adaptation of Peter Pan with vampires. The whole idea of the Lost Boys never growing old just clicked in my head.

Dianne Wiest is the perfect movie mom, between this and Edward Scissorhands she exudes such warmth in grim circumstances. She's the kind of person who does the title "character actress" proud.

'My own brothers a shit suckin vampire!' ...probably one of the best lines in any movie ever.

My mom introduced this movie to me when I was in middle school. It's one of her favorites. Last year, they showed the film at my local retro theater, and I surprised her by taking her to see it.

I think you said it perfectly: above all else, the VIBES in the movie are IMMACULATE, pretty much from start to finish. Dark but lighthearted, campy but gothic, clever yet dumb. Like a teenage 80s fever dream.

A few months ago, I was hanging out with some friends, and we decided to hit up a bar. We got there and Tim Cappello (the saxophone guy) was playing there. We all grew up on this movie and were so shook to stumble upon his concert. 😂

Not only has Tim Cappello been tearing it up on the sax and other instruments for decades, with acts like Peter Gabriel, Carly Simon, and Tina Turner, but he is nearly 70 and still going strong (musically AND physically). He was in the vampire-themed music video for GUNSHIP's "Dark All Day," from a few years ago, and their just-released music video, "Monster In Paradise."

This is definitely the most 80’s horror film ever. Check out Fright Night and Near Dark for two more great vampire films from around the same time period.

This came out the same year as "Near Dark," another great vampire film. Check that out if you ever get the chance. I love them both!

Not just my favorite vampire film but one of my all time favorites in general. I miss the 80s so much 😢

Reasons I love this channel. James watches The Lost Boys. Loves the Sax Player, loves Nanook, loves the moody vibe, bags Star for not speaking up and predicts Grandpa for the win while reading the movie language. Legend as always!

For anyone interested, saxy muscle guy Tim Capello is still shredding it, currently on four tracks on the new Gunship album (they're big fans of this movie, too).

The tagline: "Sleep All Day Party All Night Never Grow Old Never Die Its Fun To Be A Vampire."

I love this movie! It's fun but also so dark and cool, and with a very good soundtrack. Kiefer played a great villain in so many movies back then.

This and Let the Right One In will always be my two favorite vampire movies

20:24 Michael was supposed to be her first kill I believe. That's what David wanted. So I think that's why she didn't say anything sooner.

A classic. I had the soundtrack album and played it through my 20s. Check out the accomplished (and tragic) cast. I can't believe you didn't recognize Keifer Sutherland.

My little sisters and I watched this movie all of the damn time, regardless of what time of the year it was. Such a fun film. The Frog Bro's were the GOATS.

I really hope you watch The Crow for Halloween this year.

FYI the Reason Michael didn't fight the others, is because he was extremely weak as he had been refusing to drink Blood to become a full vampire he'd been wrecked had he tried

Highly recommend Near Dark, which is another 80’s vampire flick and it’s severely underrated

This movie was everything growing up. Still is amazing. And I have never looked at a saxophone the same again.

Loved this movie when it first came out, so much fun. I lived in Santa Cruz, CA where this was filmed for 20 some years. Now I live in WI and those aerial shots make me so nostalgic, they're beautiful.

Less Than Zero. Not a horror movie but an underrated 80’s movie.

Such a great flick! Loved seeing this in the theater in 87. Definitely the 80s in a time capsule.

🎵Thou shalt not kiiiiiiill🎵 "The Tale Of The Two Coreys" is a tale of tragedy. The history of The Lost Boys just as good as the movie itself! Like the part where Kieffer was crying. The tears weren't for his friend they killed but a reaction to the prosthetics.

Blows my mind that people dont know this movie, its an all time classic Vampire flick. So happy you watched this...Near Dark is also an incredible entry in the genre, hope you get to this at some point too.

Peak 80's. Two Coreys (RIP to Haim), wild fashion/hair, killer soundtrack, and Dianne Wiest. I just adore her in everything. For more of the Coreys - Dream a Little Dream and License To Drive

"You wait till Mom finds out, buddy!" You really can't appreciate this unless you have siblings. 🤣

Such a classic movie, with a legendary soundtrack too! Your Goonies comparison was on point, it has that same sort of thing going on with that loveable gang of kids from the 80's and of course Corey Feldman being in both movies probably adds to that. Great reaction 😊

Near dark is a really different take on the vampire film as well James❤

This movie has one of the great soundtracks.

I always felt like grandpa was half vampire. He bottled his special drink that nobody else could drink, he did a lot of taxidermy (access to animal blood), and obviously knew what was going on.

This movie is one of my childhood favourites, I can't say how much I love you reacting to this! One thing I have to say, though - Star did tell Michael straight out that the bottle was David's blood. But, as expected, he didn't believe her. So she really tried.

One of my favourite movies from teenhood (I was a fan of both Coreys), and an absolute banger of a soundtrack that I own on both cassette and CD!

Wondering if you noticed the giant poster in the vampires' lair. It's the legendary Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors. A couple of years later, Jason Patric (Michael) was considered to play Jim in The Doors biopic. But the role went to Val Kilmer & the rest is history. Val's Jim was as epic as his Doc Holliday in "Tombstone". Hope you'll react to "The Doors" one day...one of Oliver Stone's most interesting films. 💙💫💙💫💙💫💙💫💙💫💙💫💙

The Lost Boys is a reference to Peter Pan. The kids who didn't grow up.

I'm glad you enjoyed this as much as I do. I was a kid of the 80's and I put this in my top 5 movies of that time period.

This movie is so fun and such an MTV generation movie. I can’t think of a more Rock-and-Roll take on the vampire genre and it works.

After October and spooky movie month, you need to check out a great film with a great cast including Kiefer's father, Donald. One of his best and most memorable performances in Kelly's Heroes. If you are in the mood for a WW2 bank heist flick, that's your poison.

Haven't even watched your react yet and instant thumbs up, this is my all time favorite movie (cheese and all) and I cannot wait to hear your thoughts on it! thank you so much for doing The Lost Boys!!

Ahh, my favorite time of year. Awesome reaction man. Lost boys is a classic. Look foward to more horror reactions. Love the BB reactions but horror is my jam. If your interested in another fabulous vampire movie similar to lost boys I highly recommend Near Dark directed by Katherine Bigalow. Very 80s western like John Carpenter's vampires and lost boys. Great film.

I'm an 80s baby and I love this movie. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk plays movies on the beach during the summer and this is a yearly favorite since it was filmed there.

@27:21 “if you take the effort into building that sandbox, Mf’s gonna play in it”. That was a hard line right there my man. Great video as always, brother.

It's rare when I love a vampire film as much as this one and it somehow ends up being only my 2nd favorite vampire film of that year. Near Dark takes the 1987 Vampire crown for me. Though I have probably watched The Lost Boys more times over the years. I knew you would have a blast watching this.

This movie set a whole new standard, vibe and style to horror and 80s films. You nailed it! 😊

Best... Vampire... Movie... EVER I read somewhere that it is called The Lost Boys because the writer had the thought "What if Peter Pan and the lost boys didn't age because they were vampires? " This movie and Fright Night are two of my childhood favorites when it comes to vamps.

"Whether this is the second or third time watching it", ohhh that is cute. You mean like the 20th time right? The sound track for this movie is still one I listen to.

LETSSSS GOO, literally have a tattoo from this movie. Can’t wait to watch your reaction.

Ah this film was an integral part of my childhood. My sister taped it off HBO and she got the soundtrack. I've seen it a million times and it's still just as good.

Fun fact: The actor who plays the grandfather is Barnard Hughes. He played both Dr. Walter Gibbs and Dumont, the IO Tower guardian program in the 1982 film TRON. He also played Dr. Aurelius Hogue in the 1991 film Doc Hollywood. :) Also, there's another vampire film I'd recommend that was released around the same time and was mostly forgotten. It's called Near Dark (1987), and I think you may like it. It's directed by Kathryn Bigalow (of Point Break, Strange Days and The Hurt Locker fame), and stars Lance Henikson, Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Jennette Goldstein and Bill Paxton. I highly recommend it. :D

Far as 80s vampire movies go I think Fright Night is my favorite because it shows more love to the classic monster movies, but Lost Boys is a real close second. Sam and the Frog brothers are hilarious, it's got great action, the vampires are cool and also a legit threat, and the dreamy cinematography is excellent. My only complaint is that Star could have been more interesting. I used to go to Santa Cruz all the time as a kid and had no idea the movie was filmed there, so watching it for the first time as an adult was an awesome surprise

I remember watching this when i was a kid just after release... I loved the old man even then... now 30+ years later I love him even more

The saxophone player is on alot of the tracks on Gunships new album " Unicorn".

The Lost Boys is play on the Lost Boys in Peter Pan. These young vampires never grow up...

Love this movie! The behind the scenes and making of story is really cool too! I’d definitely recommend a video or just reading up on how the movie was made, really interesting.

So glad I was in my late teens in1987. This was part of an amazing few Years, for classic 80's Blockbuster films and future cult classics, such as this and the under rated 'Near Dark'. We had 'Predator', 'Evil Dead 2', 'The Princess Bride', 'RoboCop', 'Hamburger Hill', 'The Brave Little Toaster', 'Raising Arizona' and 'Good Morning Vietnam'; Just to name a few. In fact, you could probably do a whole series, based on that year's Top 20 IMDb rated film's alone. There is also an IRL tragic story behind the young main lead actor. Sad, but worth the look into. Peace All

Watched this as a kid absolute classic watched it with my kids a few years back they loved it easily one of the best vampire movies of all time

This movie was so awesome back in the day. A blend of horror, comedy and entertaining characters. It also has a pretty good soundtrack, if you liked all that music used in the movie. I recently (finally) picked it up on DVD. The 80's was truly the time of iconic and amazing movies!!

This was what it was like for me going to the movies with friends as a teenager in the 80s: films like this were made to be a romping good time. So much about this film was relatable to 80s youth culture.

I loooove this movie. Our childhood in the 80s was the greatest!!!

Sexy Sax man is the ultimate ambassador of this movie and really helps you fully embrace the setting 😂

Corey, Corey, and Kiefer. What more could you ask for in an 80s movie?

I'm going to bring back the shirtless saxophone live concerts again! As soon as I workout and learn how to play saxophone 😭

Saxophone guy was also in the movie “Tap” with Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr.

I remember when this first came out. *Nobody* expected it to be at all good, much less *this* good. 😊 It's just a fun, fun film -- and I loved the play on the "Lost Boys" from Peter Pan. 😁

As an 80s chick these people were my age. The hair the clothes - man i miss those times. Btw - Mr muscle that was singing and playing sax was also in Tina turners band for a long long time.

Love this movie. We watched the hell out of it when it came on HBO back in the day. The whole 80s kids adventure movies were so good and mostly inspired by movies like this.

Daaamn I was 17. I loved this movie then, I love it now.

BEST FREAKING MOVIE EVERRRR. I watched this hundreds of times since the 80's. I'm 50 now and STILL watch it all the time...even if it's just playing in the background.

I'm late but I love the shots with Max after he reveals himself to be a vampire in front of the stuffed lion. Apex predator in front of an apex predator that's been killed and stuffed. Just a little bit of a hint he's top of the food chain, but not for long.

My favorites when I was a kid. Great opening. People are strange 🎶 🎵

80s vibes. I saw the film for the first time in 1990. Music, humor and especially the charismatic Kiefer Sutherland... this film is part of my youth. Thanks for your reaction.

Always loved Lost Boys(Peter Pan and the Lost Boys, never grow old) Can't wait to see more October Films. Fallen, if you haven't seen it. More Kiefer Sutherland (original Flatliners)

Another really great 80's vampire movie is "Near Dark"!

in middle school, it was probably The Outsiders that you read.

This is one of my FAVORITE movies of all time, and anyone who knows me would agree it's had a significant impact on my sense of style lol

The Monster Squad is another fun October movie to check out

The 'Lost Boys' were Peter Pans gang in Neverland, they never grew old.

I had the soundtrack to the lost boys back in the day Every track gold❤

Sexy jazz man scene is the most 80s thing in movie history. Also, where you talking about Kiefer Sutherland in Phone Booth?

Love this film! Im old so grew up with this flick and still listen to the soundtrack! Always wanted to own a huskie and name him Nanook too haha. Im also a huge fan of the Corey Haim/Feldman duo. RIP Haim.

Star signed an NDA with the guy who runs the video store, give her a break

So great to see this channel doing so well. You are nailing it James.

We had style back in the 80’s bro

There is no doubt that the guys who wrote Stranger Things love this movie. Definitely gets an A+ for style.

This was originally supposed to be a PG movie with kids the same age range as The Goonies, but director Joel Schumacher convinced producer Richard Donner to make it an "R" rated movie with young adults instead to be a much more violent and MTV inspired style of movie. It was the correct decision.

Makes me miss the 80’s. 😢

I actually watched this for the first time last night! Liked it a lot. Schumacher's best movie.

It's kinda funny you mentioned The Goonies,. The one kid(Cory Feldman) who was part of the vampire killers duo, was in The Goonies.

I knew you would love this one. From the cinematography to Grandpa ❤

This came out when I was in High School. 1987 with this and Near Dark were the rising edge of the vampire and goth stuff that happened in the 90s. Love this movie to death.

One of my fav films. I love the soundtrack too. It's weird seeing people watching it for the first time, then I remember how old I am lol.

The book from middle school you were thinking of was probably Peter Pan. The screenplay grew out of a discussion revolving around, "what if the lost boys from Peter Pan were actually vampires?". It kind of fits...in both cases, these were youths who would never get sick, never grow old, never die. "Stylish" perfectly describes this movie. MTV Films didn't happen until 1991, but I've always thought of "The Lost Boys" as the first MTV picture. Between the soundtrack, costuming, set pieces...one of the most '80s movies ever made, in all the best ways. And I still hold that Kiefer Sutherland played the best movie vampire of all time: the perfect blend of cool & intriguing with dark and creepy.

BRO!!!! YESSS!!! I can't believe it's here!! Thanks so much dude

Ahhh nostalgia! Also, been following since before your move and move back... love the growth you and your channel has experienced! Happy for you bro.

Ayooooooo!!!!! James as always coming with the bangers