The Lost Boys (1987) feat. Marisa Mirabal

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Gay, Lgbt Horror, Tv & Film, Lgbt, Queer Horror, Gay Horror, Film Reviews, Queer, Film History

4.7 • 933 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2021

⏱️ 126 minutes

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Grab your leather jackets and shape up your mullet because we're celebrating our 150th episode with a seminal queer vampire text in Joel Schumacher's The Lost Boys (1987)! Joining us for the discussion is Marisa Mirabal, a co-host of the Black Magic Coven podcast! After taking a look at the historical context of the film's release (height of the Reagan era, AIDS crisis, the Moral Majority), we'll go all-in on this time capsule of the '80s, which originated as a sort of "Goonies Go Vampire" before Schumacher stepped in and sexified everything up. Plus, "Cry Little Sister" (a lot), vampirism as a metaphor for oral sex, Kiefer Sutherland's "dance bars," a late-in-the-episode discussion of the film's two sequels and an anecdote about how The Lost Boys tricked Trace into reading Mormon propaganda. References: Vrai Kaiser. "Boys Beware (of Vampire Punks): Queerness in The Lost Boys". Fashionable Tinfoil Accessories. Alex Godfrey. "The Lost Boys: Joel Schumacher On Making The Coolest Vampire Movie Of All Time". Empire. Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd and/or Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstolemyremote > Marisa: @Marisa_Mirabal / @BlackMagicCoven Be sure to support the boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:01.7	I forgot all about it.
2:03.1	I didn't remember any of this movie.
2:04.8	Everyone, we are talking Joel Schumacher's, the Lost Boys.
2:08.3	We have a queer-coated horror film directed by a queer director.
2:13.2	And Joe, I know we've talked about Jill Schumacher on the Patreon, but have we cover one of his films on the podcast before?
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