Packed with a cast of young ’80s stars, Joel Schumacher’s The Lost Boys all but founded the idea that vampires could be sexy.
The movie made a huge impact back in the 80s and it put Santa Cruz aka Santa Carla back on the map for a new generation. Most recently Us paid tribute to The Lost Boys.
To this day, The Lost Boys has aged pretty well – the vampire movie was a hit with enough scare and jokes to leaving moviegoers wanting more. With that said, what about the cast?
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CelebNMovies247.com reports that six of the original cast from the 1987 Lost Boys reunited 32-years after the original film released in theaters.
Corey Feldman, Jason Patrick, Keifer Sutherland, Billy Werth, Alex Winter, and Jamison Newlander were in attendance in Manchester on 19th & 20th October 2019.
Lost Boys who passed:
The Lost Boys have lost a few of their cast members over the years starting with Corey Haim, one of the films lead stars.
Corey Haim (Sam), who died of Pneumonia back in 2010. He was only 39-years-old. Corey Haim will live on in his movies The Lost Boys, Lucas, Silver Bullet, Murphy’s Romance, License to Drive, Dream a Little Dream, and Snowboard Academy.
In addition to Haim, Brooke McCarter, who played the vampire Paul in “The Lost Boys,” died on Tuesday. He was 52. His family made the announcement on Facebook, saying that the actor died from a genetic liver condition. He passed in 2015.
Edward Hermann, who played Max died in 2014 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Hospital, of brain cancer, at the age of 71.
The cult classic film also lost Tony- and Emmy Award-winning actor Barnard Hughes (Grandpa) who died on July 11 at New York-Presbyterian Hospital after a brief illness. He was 90.
As for the rest of the cast, well, let’s go down the list shall we:
- Corey Feldman (Edger Frog) is currently on the new season of Marriage Boot Camp: Reality TV Star Edition. He is 48 years old and married to his current wife Courtney Anne Mitchell.
- Jason Patrick (Michael) – Partick took a bit of a break from acting but he has a slew of movies lined up and set to release starting with Runt, MK Ultra, Maxx, Hour of Lead, Bonded, Black Nightshade, Becoming, and Burning at Both Ends. We are looking for to seeing Jason in these films. The 53-year old son of playwright Jason Miller and actress and wife Linda Miller (the daughter of actor and comedian Jackie Gleason) also has a son named Gus Patric with his ex Danielle Schreiber
- Jami Gertz (Star) – is a producer-director. the 54-year-old actress is best known for her movies; Crossroads, The Lost Boys, Less Than Zero and Quicksilver.
- Kiefer Sutherland (David) – Kiefer’s career took off after The Lost Boys. He was in a slew of movies including Flatliners (original and remake), Zoolander 2, Pompeii, TV series 24, Designated Survivor and more. He is currently taking a break and has nothing lined up at this time. The 52-year-old actor’s full name is Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland
- Diane Weist (Lucy) for the past four years Diane, 71, has been one of the best parts of TV in Life in Pieces, but it was canceled last season. Now, she can be seen in the upcoming movies Let Them All Talk and I Care A Lot.
- Jamison Newlander (Alan Frog) – Jamison, 49, continued on in all three Lost Boys movies, The Tribe and The Thirst. From there he went on to star in other horror movies and can be seen in the upcoming Waking Nightmare and Running with Fear.
- Alex Winter (Marko) -these days he is a director and is mainly behind the scenes, but you can see him in the upcoming Bill & Ted Face the Music co-starring with Keanu Reeves.
- Billy Werth (Dwayne) – You might be wondering what happened to Billy? Well, the 57-year-old heartthrob is currently starring in the Godfather of Harlem TV series on EPIX and can be seen in the upcoming One Week in Hollywood.
- Chance Michael Corbitt (Laddie) – Chance’s career as an actor slowed down over the years and in 2013 he starred in his last movie, Hallows’ Eve. Corbitt starred on some Baywatch episodes in the ’90s. He’s tried to keep acting and appears with his Lost Boys castmates at reunions and cons. These days the 43-year-old Lost Boys actor has fallen off the grid.
Interest FACTS:
One thing that Santa Cruz and The Lost Boys have in common is “the murder capital of the world.”
- Back in the 70s, Santa Cruz Boardwalk made headlines because of a serial killer.
- The movie is also homoerotic – showing 4 boys living together with no interest in Star (the female vampire). Corey Haim’s room has posters of Rob Lowes abs and more.
- Michael’s name is said over 200 times in the film – it’s a subliminal way for you to love the protagonist.
- Ben Stiller auditioned for one of the vampires but lost it to Sutherland.
- The movie was made into a sexy vampire movie with young hot men which spawned a slew of knock-offs.