So I was thinking about how Hamlet is the drama of adolescence (sure enough, I checked on Google, and this has occurred to other people as well). Brought to mind another guy who dressed in black, the character Kiefer Sutherland played in the 1987 horror comedy Lost Boys. This may have been the first film in this genre, it had a wonderful cast and script. The subtext was (and this is the main thread to Hamlet) that adolescents, with their bizarre fashions and bad attitudes, are in fact different in kind (and I know some of my readers were born around the same time or after this film was released).
When Keifer and his blood-sucking pals wander into Max's video shop and are asked to leave, Max (Edward Herrman) remarks to Lucy (Dianne Wiest), "Bad kids".
"Aw, we were young once", she replies. But they're all VAMPIRES (before vampires were considered good boyfriend material).
Anyway, highly recommended for those who want to see Kiefer before he started saving the world. Coreys, we hardly knew ye.
Link to trailer. Anybody else got any pop culture favorites?
P.S.: Do NOT rent the sequel by mistake - apparently it's unwatchable.
The film's iconic moment occurs when Sam escapes David's grip. Exposed to sunlight, David's hand bursts into flames. He pulls his hand back in and chuckles "Tonight....". I have one more of Lost Boys for tomorrow.
David passes Michael a curiously decorated bottle of wine - or is wine? Star, in the background, warns Michael not to drink it, but by this time Michael seems to be imitating David's every sneer and is not inclined to listen.
Max, the toothy owner of Max's Video Store, hands a lollypop to Lucy, with whom he appears smitten. "Wild Kids", he says of the vampire gang he has just kicked out. "We were young once", she replies. Passing behind Max, each of the Boys eyes Max eyeing Lucy and sneers mightily, I have pictured only David (Kiefer Suthrland) here. In the background is Jasmine of Silver Screen Video on Grand Avenue, who is also a fan.
So I was thinking about how Hamlet is the drama of adolescence (sure enough, I checked on Google, and this has occurred to other people as well). Brought to mind another guy who dressed in black, the character Kiefer Sutherland played in the 1987 horror comedy Lost Boys. This may have been the first film in this genre, it had a wonderful cast and script. The subtext was (and this is the main thread to Hamlet) that adolescents, with their bizarre fashions and bad attitudes, are in fact different in kind (and I know some of my readers were born around the same time or after this film was released).
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