The Lost Boys (1987)

Sloane Peterson - Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 1986

REAL GENIUS Chris Knight | 1985

FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (1986) dir. John Hughes

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - art by Adrian Purkis (1986)

The Lost Boys + Letterboxd Reviews

you ever see a fictional man and just. deep in your heart you know he's a he/him lesbian. butch vibes off the charts. absolutely immaculate specimen

california? you know that's not a real place, right? they made it up for The Lost Boys

THE LOST BOYS 1987, dir. Joel Schumacher

Risky Business

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As for the plot and all the important bits, this movie was just eh for me, but that doesn't mean it's a bad movie, it just means that I'm allergic to heterosexuality. Pacing was a bit slow but there were a lot of bold choices in the filmmaking devices/motifs/directing style, so I respect that if anything.

As for the 80s vibes/aesthetic however, this movie had it ALL. Outfits, music, location, you name it. All super fun and enjoyable for me. So I'd count that as a win.

There was also an ICONIC pair of Ray Bans! Which, as they're my namesake, I HAVE to mention them. Glorious.

...And I would by lying if I said I wasn't getting MAJOR gender envy from baby TC rockin a stupid red tee shirt and cutoff jean shorts. That's the whole vibe I want to have fr.

(Speaking of baby TC, he was so small in this movie I was afraid someone was going to accidentally crush him under their shoe. And his laugh was very cute and endearing. It was also very nice to see Prince Thomas Hollywood Movies Man being not so great at acting. It gave me a lot of confidence to remember that we all start somewhere).

Thanks for the suggest!