The Lost Boys & Flatliners

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Just in time for scary movie season, we are back with a look at two horror classics. In 1987, gay filmmaker Joel Schumacher redefined the vampire film with The Lost Boys, featuring a stellar soundtrack and a cast filled with hot young up-and-comers like Kiefer Sutherland and Jason Patric, placing them alongside theater and film veterans like Edward Hermann and Diane Wiest. The result was a phenomenon that built careers and changed Hollywood forever. In 1990, he followed it up with another Kiefer Sutherland vehicle, this time bringing along Julia Roberts, Oliver Platt and William Baldwin. This high-concept horror film was Flatliners, with the soon-to-be-superstars playing medical students who play God, and toy with death. To discuss these two seminal queer films, we looked to the filmmakers of Scream, Queen: My Nightmare on Elm Street, Roman Chimienti and Tyler Jensen. We were thrilled to welcome them to the podcast to discuss Joel Schumacher and his only two horror films.