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All week long: Revisit the highlights and lowlights of 1987 with Popverse's Made in 87 week.

Remakes and reboots have dominated Hollywood over the past decade. In fact, another movie adaptation of Stephen King's The Running Man hit theaters this fall, this time starring Glen Powell. At this point in time, could we ever expect to see a remake of the 1987 classic vampire film, The Lost Boys? 

Speaking at The Lost Boys reunion panel at For The Love of Horror 2023, Kiefer Sutherland was asked what he would think if The Lost Boys were to be remade. "I think anybody who would want to remake a film like Lost Boys, that's a compliment, right? So I would take it as that. And you wish them the best. I think it was a remarkable story," Sutherland said.

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On the panel, the cast of The Lost Boys spoke about how they are well aware of the impact that the film has had on generations of horror fans. Sutherland in particular was quick to credit director Joel Schumacher with making creative decisions related to the movie's costumes, soundtrack, and overall atmosphere that together created the utterly unique identity of The Lost Boys. Up until that point in time, vampires had never looked that cool onscreen, nor did being a vampire ever look as much fun as it did in The Lost Boys.

Maybe remaking The Lost Boys ins't necessary at this point in history, because the film has gone on to influence other vampire media since then. The striking look of Sutherland's vampire character, David, was later brought ot the small screen in the form of Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In addition, so many of the rules that affect vampires in The Lost Boys would then be honored in succeeding vampire stories, completely unrelated to Schumacher's film. Now that's what I call impact. 

Get your wide-shoulder blouses and your Members-Only jackets, and go back in time with Popverse's Made in 87. Highlights include:

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• How The Golden Girls became a staple at gay bars in the 80s
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