Review of The Lost Boys (1987) by Russell H — 09 Dec 2014

The Frog brothers are hilarious and Sutherland is bad ass. Fun to watch this one.

This review of The Lost Boys (1987) was written by Russell H on 09 Dec 2014.

The Lost Boys has generally received very positive reviews.

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