Renegades

Renegades is a totally awesome drama starring Keefer Sutherland (Young Guns franchise, Lost Boys, Stand by Me) and  Lou Diamond Phillips (Young Guns franchise, La Bamba).

Keefer plays Buster McHenry, an undercover detective so deep, nobody (not even his chain of command) knows about it. In fact, he is investigating while on vacation.  He is gnarly and unmanageable, but gets the job done.

Lou Diamond Phillips plays Hank Storm, a Lacota Indian. His family members are killed during the heist of a very valuable lance.

This totally rad movie is typical of the 80’s crime bravado genre. Young guys rule the world with total disregard of the law (even the law enforcers). Both are after the same bad guys and reluctantly team up in a disjointed effort to either kill, arrest, or handle the bad guys whichever way the stronger of the egos manages to accomplish.

This fun story has gore, blood, bullets, explosions and fire that make it a rip roaring cinematic treat. The only question observant viewers might have is “what happened to the guy in the trunk”

Renegades is rated R.

Stand By Me

Stand By Me is a coming of age story set in the innocence of 1959. While under his porch, looking for his lost treasure, Vern Tessio (Jerry O’Connell, the future superstar’s only notable 80’s movie) overhears his brother’s frantic confession of finding a human body. It seems the local teen has been missing. Vern tells his buddies and the hunt begins.

A superb caste of players make up Vern’s gang. Corey Feldman (Lost Boys), River Pheonix (Little Nikita) and Will Wheaton (Star Trek The Next Generation) portray, Teddy, Chris and Gordy. Together the four brave the elements, older boys, wild animals, ghost stories and each other to find the meaning of life and friendship. This is a hear warming story all should see.

This is a great 80’s movie, but you won’t find the 80’s here. It takes place in 1959 and is supported by songs and memorabilia of the times. In the beginning and end it flashes forward to 1986. Appearances by Richard Dreyfus (Stakeout)  and Kiefer Sutherland (Lost Boys) help make Lost Boys and iconic piece.

Stand By Me is Rated R for language.

The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys stars Corey Haim (Lucas, Silver Bullet, License to Drive), Dianne Wiest (Footloose, Parenthood, Bright Lights Big City), Jason Patric (Solar Babies), Keefer Sutherland (Stand By Me, Bright Lights Big City, Young Guns), Corey Feldman (Gremlins, Goonies, License to Drive, Stand By Me) and Jaime Gurtz (Solar Babies, Less Than Zero). Wiest is a recent divorcee named Lucy Emerson who moves to Santa Carla, California with her children Michael (Patric) and Sam (Haim) to live with her dad.

It’s hard enough to be the new kid in town, and Sam’s (Haim) got his share of troubles. Almost immediately he meets the Frog brothers (Feldman and Jamison Newlander) the self proclaimed vampire killers who tell him, “We've been aware there's some very serious vampire activity in this town for some time." Now the vampire activity touches close to the Emerson home.

Big brother Michael (Patric) is being groomed by the vampire gang. The boys led by David (Sutherland), terrorize the coastal town, taking victims at will. They set their fangs on making Michael a fellow blood sucker. Lured by Star (Gertz), Michael slowly begins the transformation.

The David’s gang and Michael’s transformation is being threatened by the team of Frog, Frog and Emerson. See the totally awesome battle between good and evil as Michael’s fate is played out.

Big budget, lot’s of action and bodacious aerial vampire flight and fight make this movie a definite must see. It’s also great to see some of the vampires get what they deserve.

The Lost Boys is a very funny comedy. Great lines include, “I think I should warn you all, when a vampire bites it, it's never a pretty sight. No two bloodsuckers go the same way. Some yell and scream, some go quietly, some explode, some implode, but all will try to take you with them .”

My favorite scenes include the “Lonely Frog” song, the comic store where the Frogs meet Sam and about any scene with the vampire hunters. I think you’ll agree.

The Lost Boys has a totally awesome soundtrack “Cry Little Sister” gave this movie its music identity. Hey, that’s what it’s known for.

The Lost Boys is rated R