History Trivia / TheLostBoys

** Believe it or not, according to the director's commentary in the DVDBonusContent, the original script for the first movie was written for a ''G-rated'' film with most of the main characters being children Laddie's age. The Frog Brothers were going to be somewhat chubby Boy Scouts, and Michael was apparently going to be about thirteen years old. Basically, it would've been a [[{{Grimmification}} Grimmified]] ''Peter Pan'', right down to David and Star's characters being named Peter and Wendy. Creator/JoelSchumacher described it as Cub Scouts turned vampire. This is also the reason for the whole "boys need a mother" bit at the end, which in the released film just comes off as Max being insane.

** Keenan Wynn and Creator/JohnCarradine (a veteran of vampire films) were both original choices for Grandpa. Wynn died right before filming and Carradine was too ill.

** Believe it or not, according to the director's commentary in the DVDBonusContent, the original script for the first movie was written for a ''G-rated'' film with most of the main characters being children Laddie's age. The Frog Brothers were going to be somewhat chubby Boy Scouts, and Michael was apparently going to be about thirteen years old. Basically, it would've been a [[{{Grimmification}} Grimmified]] ''Peter Pan'', right down to David and Star's characters being named Peter and Wendy. Creator/JoelShumacher described it as Cub Scouts turned vampire. This is also the reason for the whole "boys need a mother" bit at the end, which in the released film just comes off as Max being insane.

* ThoseTwoActors: This was Creator/CoreyHaim and Creator/CoreyFeldman's first film together, which marked the start of a popular 80s trend "The Two Coreys" in which they starred together in a number of teenage films.
* ThrowItIn: In the scene where Sam and the Frog Brothers stake Marco while he sleeps they are pursued by the rest of the vampire gang as they try to escape back into the daylight. David grabs Sam's leg but Sam manages to drag David's hand into the sunlight where it catches fire. A tear then slides down David's face as he clutches his hand in agony. Apparently, the tear running down his face was actually caused by Creator/KieferSutherland's contact lenses which were stinging terribly, but they decided to keep it in as it looked really good and was in context.

** There's a conversation about TV Guide, a relic of the days when you needed a published programming listings to know what was going to be on television. Sam is confused by Grandpa reading it, since he doesn't have a television, making it useless. Modern TV Guide is more like a magazine with articles and would actually be more useful for Grandpa's intended use.

** The script was originally pitched as a DarkerAndEdgier version of ''Literature/PeterPan'', with 8-10 year olds. Creator/JoelShumacher describes it as Cub Scouts turned vampire.
** Believe it or not, according to the director's commentary in the DVDBonusContent, the original script for the first movie was written for a ''G-rated'' film with most of the main characters being children Laddie's age. The Frog Brothers were going to be somewhat chubby Boy Scouts, and Michael was apparently going to be about thirteen years old. Basically, it would've been a [[{{Grimmification}} Grimmified]] ''Peter Pan'', right down to David and Star's characters being named Peter and Wendy. This is also the reason for the whole "boys need a mother" bit at the end, which in the released film just comes off as Max being insane.

** The reason [[spoiler:David]]'s skeleton didn't turn to dust at the end of the original film after [[spoiler:being impaled on a pair of antlers]] is because he doesn't die. This would have been picked up in a sequel, called ''The Lost Girls''. Scripts for the film circulated in the early 1990's, but the film was never made. However, the plot point would turn up in the comic book ''Lost Boys: The Reign of Frogs''.

** Creator/CoreyHaim stated, after production started on ''Lost Boys: The Thirst'', that he wasn't going to be involved in the film, but that he ''would'' return to the series in the fourth film. Unfortunately, Haim died in March 2010. This was later confirmed by Feldman and Newlander.

* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The film was made in Santa Cruz, California (the boardwalk features prominently, the Comic shop, and both houses were actual locations in the city as well) And in fact the town was going to be called 'Santa Cruz' in the film, until the city council, at the last minute, got cold feet that the town is advertised in the film as "the murder Capital of the World" would hurt the tourism, business in the town and asked the producers to change the name.

* ActorAllusion: In Max's video store, you can see a single copy of ''Film/TheGoonies'', which also starred Corey Feldman.

* ThoseTwoActors: This was the first film the Coreys did together.

** Creator/CoreyHaim stated, after production started on ''Lost Boys: The Thirst'', that he wasn't going to be involved in the film, but that he ''would'' return to the series in the fourth film. Unfortunately, Haim died in March 2010. This was later confirmed by Feldman and Newlander.

* ActorAllusion:
** In Max's video store, you can see a single copy of ''Film/TheGoonies'', which also starred Corey Feldman.

** Creator/CoreyHaim stated, after production started on ''Lost Boys: The Thirst'', that he wasn't going to be involved in the film, but that he ''would'' return to the series in the fourth film. Unfortunately, Haim died in March 2010.
*** This was later confirmed by Feldman and Newlander.

* DeletedRole: Kelly Jo Minter as Maria was cut from the film. The only true appearance she makes is over Lucy's shoulder in the video store, yet she still received billing in the film's opening credits.

** The script was originally pitched as a DarkerAndEdgier version of Literature/PeterPan, with 8-10 year olds. Creator/JoelShumacher describes it as Cub Scouts turned vampire.
** Believe it or not, according to the director's commentary in the DVDBonusContent, the original script for the first movie was written for a ''G-rated'' film with most of the main characters being children Laddie's age. The Frog Brothers were going to be somewhat chubby Boy Scouts, and Michael was apparently going to be about thirteen years old. Basically, it would've been a [[{{Grimmification}} Grimmified]] ''PeterPan'', right down to David and Star's characters being named Peter and Wendy. This is also the reason for the whole "boys need a mother" bit at the end, which in the released film just comes off as Max being insane.

** Corey Feldman talking about reality shows being staged.

** Believe it or not, according to the director's commentary in the DVDBonusContent, the original script for the first movie was written for a ''G-rated'' film with most of the main characters being children Laddie's age. The Frog Brothers were going to be somewhat chubby Boy Scouts, and Michael was apparently going to be about thirteen years old. Basically, it would've been a [[{{Grimmification}} Grimmified]] ''PeterPan'', right down to David and Star's characters being named Peter and Wendy...

** The script was originally pitched as a DarkerAndEdgier version of Literature/PeterPan, with 8-10 year olds. Creator//JoelShumacher describes it as Cub Scouts turned vampire.

* DeletedRole: Kelly Jo Minter as Maria was cut from the film.

** In Max's video store, you can see a single copy of ''Film/The Goonies'', which also starred Corey Feldman.

* ActorAllusion: Corey Feldman talking about reality shows being staged.
* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The film was made in Santa Cruz, California (the boardwalk features promenantly, the Comic shop, and both houses were actual locations in the city as well) And in fact the town was going to be called 'Santa Cruz' in the film, until the city council, at the last minute, got cold feet that the town is advertised in the film as "the murder Capital of the World" would hurt the tourism, business in the town and asked the producers to change the name.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen : The script was originally pitched as a DarkerAndEdgier version of Peter Pan, with 8-10 year olds. Joel Shumacher describes it as Cub Scouts turned vampire.

** Corey Haim stated, after production started on ''Lost Boys: The Thirst'', that he wasn't going to be involved in the film, but that he ''would'' return to the series in the fourth film. Unfortunately, Haim died in March 2010.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[Film/FridayThe13thTheFinalChapter Tommy Jarvis]] went from killing Jason Voorhees to hunting Vampires.
** [[Series/TwentyFour Jack Bauer]] and [[Film/BillAndTed Bill S. Preston Esquire]] Are Vampires.
** [[Film/RichieRich Richie Rich's Dad]] is the head Vampire.
** [[Film/{{Tron}} Dumont]] is the Emmerson Brother's Grandfather.
** It's not the first time Corey Haim went up against [[Film/SilverBullet supernatural creatures.]]
** [[Film/{{Footloose}} Vi Moore]] should have called her Reverend Husband when she heard there were vampires.
** So that's where [[AmericanPie Stifler's]] brother went after Band Camp.

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/FridayThe13thTheFinalChapter Tommy Jarvis]] went from killing Jason Voorhees to hunting Vampires.

** It's not the first time Corey Haim went up against [[Literature/CycleOfTheWereWolf supernatural creatures.]]

** [[Series/TwentyFour Jack Bauer]] and [[BillAndTed Bill S. Preston Esquire]] Are Vampires.

* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The film was made in Santa Cruz, California (the boardwalk features promenantly, the Comic shop, and both houses were actual locations in the city as well) And in fact the town was going to be called 'Santa Cruz' in the film, until the city council, at the last minute, got cold feet that the town is advertised in the film as "the murder Capital of the World" would hurt the tourism, business in the town and asked the producers to change the name.

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[FridayThe13thTheFinalChapter Tommy Jarvis]] went from killing Jason Voorhees to hunting Vampires.
** [[TwentyFour Jack Bauer]] and [[BillAndTed Bill S. Preston Esquire]] Are Vampires.
** [[RichieRich Richie Rich's Dad]] is the head Vampire.
** [[{{Tron}} Dumont]] is the Emmerson Brother's Grandfather.

** [[{{Footloose}} Vi Moore]] should have called her Reverend Husband when she heard there were vampires.

** It's not the first time Corey Haim went up against [[CycleOfTheWereWolf supernatural creatures.]]

* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The film was made in Santa Cruz, California (the boardwalk features promenantly, the Comic shop, and both houses were actual locations in the city as well) And in fact the town was going to be called 'Santa Cruz' in the film, until the city council, at the last minute, got cold feet that the town is advertised in the film as "the murder Capital of the World" would hurt the tourism, business in teh town, and asked the producers to change the name.

** [[{{Footloose}} Vi Moore]] should have called her Reverend Husband when she heard there were vampires.

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[FridayThe13thTheFinalChapter, Tommy Jarvis]] went from killing Jason Voorhees to hunting Vampires.

** It's not the first time Corey Haim went up against [[[CycleOfTheWereWolf supernatural creatures.]]