The Lost Boys

1987 film by Joel Schumacher, Richard Donner
Movie film Q506403
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Summary

The Lost Boys is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.53% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,672 views/month, #500 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Joel Schumacher[3]
  • Screenwriter: Jeffrey Boam[4]
  • Composer: Thomas Newman[5]
  • Genre: comedy horror film[6], vampire film[7], fantasy film[8]
  • Followed by: Lost Boys: The Tribe[9]
  • Cast member: Jason Patric[10], Kiefer Sutherland[11], Corey Haim[12], Jami Gertz[13], Corey Feldman[14], Dianne Wiest[15], Edward Herrmann[16], Barnard Hughes[17], Billy Wirth[18], Kelly Jo Minter[19], Tim Cappello[20], Alex Winter[21], Jamison Newlander[22], Brooke McCarter[23]
  • Producer: Richard Donner[24], Mark Damon[25], Harvey Bernhard[26]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[27]
  • Director of photography: Michael Chapman (cinematographer)[28]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
  • Soundtrack release: The Lost Boys[30]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[31]
  • Review score: 6.4/10[32], 75%[33], 63/100[34]
  • Color: color[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36]
  • Publication date: July 31, 1987[37], January 14, 1988[38]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[39], Netflix[40]
  • Narrative location: California[41], Santa Carla[42]
  • Filming location: California[43]
  • Main subject: youth unemployment[44], punk subculture[45], teenage rebellion[46]
  • Film editor: Robert Brown[47]
  • Executive producer: Richard Donner[48]
  • Title: The Lost Boys[49]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[50]
  • Duration: 97[51]

Why It Matters

The Lost Boys has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 93437
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 20198
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  3. 8w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Decine21 film id → 15129
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 18w ago · J 1982 · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmiroda rating → Category III
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