Lost Boy: R.I.P.

Anyone growing up in the 80's will acknowledge that actor Corey Haim was a true talent.  He was sort of a Robert Pattinson of the MTV era kids.  He was even in a vampire movie all his own...Lost Boys.  But his role in "Lucas" was the film that won me over.  Adorable geek tries to win the love of a popular girl.  This movie came out in 1986- march and touched upon all the classic themes of popular vs geek, superficiality and underdog, and soon became a cult classic teen movie.  It features a super young Winona Ryder (her first major role), Jeremy Piven, Charlie Sheen, Courtney Thorne-Smith and Kerri Green as "the girl". watch the trailer HERE   if you've never seen this before.

I normally wouldn't blog about his passing, but this past year has really been a whirlwind of teen nostalgia vanishing.  I realized this when Michael Jackson  and director John Hughes passed away, that I was also mourning the loss of that time period in my life as well.  With their passing, they reminded me of my old dance routines in the driveway, the introduction of the VCR and boys coming over to watch movies in the basement, and the "neighborhood" I lived in pre-parent Divorce where no one locked doors.  Their deaths brought back a sudden realization that things were no longer as simple as they were back in the 80's.  I know this is a silly realization, Duh Kime! But truly I sometimes think about what an impact some of these movies,performers and film makers had on us as teens.  Way before everyone was so connected by social network sites and cell phones, we actually had to try to connect with something or someone.  I kind of liked it way better.  There is no way now to go back to the way it was, busy signals (emergency breakthroughs), actually going into a library to check out books to write a school paper.  Ahhhh.  It's official I am turning into a grown up.  I'm going to be like my father and cherish the "good old days" the 80's will be like my dad's 60's.  I suppose I will choose to recall Corey Haim as a gawky teen collecting bugs or fighting vampires.

 

Comments

[cindy]

I loved him in Lucas as well.. And I miss the old days.. I was in 8th grade when Lucas came out..sometimes i think technology will be the ruin of civilization.. but I still love some of it HA!

[Missy]

He was awesome! I am sad!
I feel ya on getting old it's amazing how many things have changed since we were young. We had no privacy you would have to talk on the phone in front of everyone. You were cool if you had your own phone in your room. Now they are talking on webcams and texting every second of there life..

[gih]

Oh yeah! I remember this guy. He's an actor during my chilhood time.

[alison richards]

i think i must have just missed out on this part of the 80's, which makes me sad cos i always loved 80's movies - the goonies and gremlins being my favourites!
i enjoyed reading this post, thanks Kime :)

[jessie frances]

yup..amen

[georgia lichon]

I was not growing up in the 80's---well, maybe I was (MY kids were getting married. I loved your writing and could really relate. Keep writing and sharing...geo

[RV]

oh, corey haim was my first crush and i had his posters on my wall... i remember first seeing him in Lucas (and i liked that the shy girl in the film was also named Rina.) (Winona Ryder) I too have been feeling nostalgic for the good old days as well.... The 80's were fabulous. so much better than the 90's or the 10's or whatever we are in ; p Other than the computer i still have yet to get modernized, have not even gotten a cell phone, still have the old fashioned phone with answering machine. don't want to be a serial texter, facebook is bad enough! ; ) ahhh, the 80's.... miss you....

[meighan]

Kime, you hit it right on the head. Everything you say is soooo true! VCR's?! Oh man, I remember when my best friend got one...and we rented Thriller. We danced all night to it, rewinding it...and setting up the dance moves over and over again.

Brilliant post.