#sam emerson

[chimiriah]

more Lost Boys stuff but the movie version this time

beautiful

[the-heavenly-option]

this is how I imagine sam gets turned in a vampire sam au

[count-twinkula]

The Lost Boys: a New Musical (2026) as textposts, part 1

photos via the New York Times + Playbill

[jovialoddity]

Meanwhile, on the Santa Carla Boardwalk…

[hazelheroin]

Part 3 of BTS photos of 1987’s The Lost Boys

“One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach; all the damn vampires.”

[brat-pack-it-up-boys]

My favorite part about the Lost Boys fandom and people who enjoy the movie is that 98% of them hate the Frog brothers

Like…guys they’re canonically supposed to be in middle school… they’re like 13

“Oh but they killed my baby.” girl, your baby was a murderer who ate people

Anyways, my beautiful sons:

My favorite self induced child soldiers <3

[callisoapy]

OK SO. (yes i am back at it again this fandom cant get rid of me sorry not sorry)

the world’s kindest person sent me the bootleg from opening night. and BOY OH BOY do i have a lot to say. i spent like 4 hours watching and hyper-analyzing the whole thing, and figured that maybe someone would wanna hear what i had to say! i have summaries of scenes, quotes, photos, and lots of good stuff below!!

so anways, here are calliope’s thoughts, comments, subliminal messages, cries for help, and sweet nothings all in one:

*p.s. read till the end if you also want the bootleg!!*

ACT ONE 🦇

— beginning scene where the emersons travel from phoenix to their new house in santa carla —

- the chemistry between michael, sam, and lucy is so perfect. they really do act like a family in a very realistic, natural way

- “i wouldnt exactly call your lap a cool, dry place” MICHAEL EMERSON YOU CANNOT SAY THAT IN FRONT OF YOUR MOTHER

- the emerson family salute is so badass idc

- ONLY ONE ROB LOWE POSTER SAM

- lucy references chinese takout when they are in the new house after no more monsters. ok i see youuuu

- lj benet is so fucking perfect as michael. he has that signature angsty but sad, lost little boy puppy dog face. it’s the perfect mix of macho muscle man and pathetic wimp. and dont even get me STARTED on his voice.

— scene change to the boardwalk —

- during lose yourself, one of the ensemble characters gives michael a flyer for the band. details, people!! also, the ensemble are fully decked out in their santa carla gear

- holy fuck the transition from lose yourself to have to have you is outstanding im wet

- DAVID IS THE PERFECT VAMPIRE ROCKSTAR EVER. ALI THE MAN THAT YOU ARE

- DAVID AND STAR SINGING UGH. they have the sexiest interaction with the mic

- when michael starts singing during have to have you, it gets very real. then star starts, and it’s just like, woah. their little emotional part followed by the climax of the big rock concert is such a great contrast.

— cut from the concert to the main boardwalk (this part includes the comic store and lucy meeting max) —

- the part with sam and the sax guy is like everyone’s awakening i swear

- SAMMY MY BABY. he is so me if i was a 14 year old boy.

- shoshana bean and paul alexander nolan are mommy and daddy idc what you say. i know we dont like max but fuck it, their actors do such a great job.

- max with his fucking milk duds i cant

- max and pete (the video store worker) could be mistaken for father and son lowkey

- giving max the “turning a movie into a musical reeks of desperation” line is so perfect idk why but it just fits

- the frog brothers are genuinely disney channel level ridiculous and it’s fucking great. their actors do such a great job encapsulating that teenage boy trope and i am SO here for it

- edgar calling sam “pretty boy”. which could mean nothing

- murder capital of the world is such a fun song i love it

- THE FROGS HAVE A CUTE LITTLE HANDSHAKE AWWW

— back to michael and star on the broadway —

- michael is so love struck around star it’s cute

- “michael’s great, i like michael” AHHH ICONIC

- “oh she’s not my girlfriend” “not yet” STAR EEK!!!!!!!!!

- david being able to freeze time is such a sick edition to his vampire powers and it fits SO well with the plot (plus it works well with the stage format)

- maria wirries has the perfect voice for star and it really shines through during hurt a little

— under the boardwalk (after hurt a little) —

- DAVID’S LITTLE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS OMFG

- the boys have the best stage presence. marko and dwayne’s little touchy handshake, paul’s drumstick twirling, their smiles and whistling at eachother?!!!!

- also dwayne very sassily sits on a beach chair and its very cute

- DAVID GIVES MICHAEL HIS EARRING. WHICH COULD MEAN NOTHING

- the boy’s laugh does something to me when they all do it together.

- the little bit about the tourists is so hot

- dwayne offering michael a blunt means so much to me for some reason. nothing like smoking one with the boys

- david is so eager to teach michael to play the guitar. he does a cute little gesture with dwayne before getting the guitar from marko. god i love them

- david ordering marko around is canon in every universe

- “already plays it better than marko!”

- michael strumming and david letting out a sort of moan is so insane

- “now, you just strum. let me do the neck” AND DAVID LOOKS AROUND SMUGLY AT ALL THE BOYS. VAMPIRE INSIDE JOKES GO HARD AF I CANT LIE

- also the look on david’s face when he says that is so funny. he’s so proud of his little joke

- david’s eye contact and suggestive sighs while michael does the bare minimum is #goals

- time to kill is underrated as shit. fuck it’s angsty heaven

- ahhh david’s little playful slapping marko’s face is so baby

- “breathe, michael. never stop breathing” WHICH. COULD. MEAN. NOTHING.

- UGH AND THEN DAVID SMELLS THE FUCKING CLOTH THAT HE USED TO CLEAN MICHAEL’S EAR THAT HAS HIS BLOOD ON IT.

- he’s fucking scenting that thing im crying

- when sam (and lucy and max) shows up all scared, dwayne kinda mocks him and its very older bro’s cool mean friends coded

- david calling max “friend” to which max responds with “i am not your friend”. then marko is all “what, are we breaking curfew, old man???” like awww they hate him

- pete saying a lot of stuff like this guy is getting EATEN

- david’s voice is so perfect i cant get over it. when he says “come on, boys” it’s so sensual and deep and UGH

— after michael, sam, lucy, and max leave, we then see pete closing up the video store —

- this is the second kill of the show and we get to see a but more

- the music starts getting louder and creepier, and pete first runs into dwayne. he turns around and backs away into marko, who won’t let him pass.

- the music then gets louder with more singers joining in and the guitar. as pete is backing up from marko, he runs into paul and falls to the floor

- thankfully he scrambles up just in time, but then david appears, and the ensemble starts singing the chorus from murder capital of the world

- the boys then start circling around pete, making their own little gestures and whatnot. david caresses his face ever so slightly, and then i think they go in for the kill????? its hard to tell cause the footage doesn’t show it and gets very blurry

— now we are back at the emerson house! —

- sam, we are ALL at the mercy of michael’s sex glands. and thank god for that!

- sam’s blue and yellow striped robe (ifykyk)

- sam is clearly a bit more oblivious to the problems that michael and lucy faced with their dad. maybe he didn’t experience some of the abuse like michael and lucy did??

- michael and sam arguing hurts my heart

- lucy tearing up actually made me emotional. SHE’S TRYING TOO, OK??

- sam telling michael that he sometimes acts just like his dad is so, just, sob

— scene change to the video store with lucy —

- i like her new song, the good part, much more than be kind, rewind !!

- i think it just fits tonally a lot more. i also think it’s also a bit shorter, which i think is favorable (although i could listen to shoshana bean for hours)

- max cant flirt for shit. he’s so silly. im not a max fan but he is SO girl dad coded

— scene change to michael finding (following) star to a new place —

- star saying that her relationship with david is “complicated” is the only way that any of us could put it lol

- “it’s always the lead singer, isnt it?” MICHAEL THAT’S YOUR BOYFRIEND

- star sometimes has the best “i hate my boyfriend” energy. i love her

- star’s dialogue says that she also struggles with family. she says that she never knew her dad, and she implies that she has a very, very complicated and strained relationship with her mom.

- the way i interpret it, star sings now, forever fueled by the emotions of being a half vampire and finding something new in michael, whereas michael is fueled by the prospect of new beginnings and finding love/companionship

- michael and star holding hands. you guys will always be very dear to me

- after now, forever ends, david is seen off to the side on his motorcycle watching

- THE MAN WIPES FAKE TEARS FROM HIS EYES. FAKE TEARS. THE SASSY MAN APOCALYPSE STARTS WITH DAVID

- the boys all show up on their motorcycles, hot as shit. their aura is insane by the way

- david saying “you could never come between us, michael” basically implies that the poly is canon. right guys?????? right?????

- “what EXACTLY is going on here”

- “ummm i dont know. what’s going on paul?”

- “who wants to know???”

- “michael wants to know”

- DAVID. YOU CANNOT START THE SONG OFF WITH “HEY BOY, DO YOU RIDE BOY?” AND NOT MAKE HIM ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR BOYFRIENDS.

- lost, boy may be one of the most criminally underrated songs. yes, it’s short. BUT GOD does ali do a phenomenal job singing it. his tone?????? fucking perfect for david.

- I LOVE LOST, BOY RAHHHHH

- also, the motorcycle scene as they travel to coronado bluff and the boy’s hideout is so cool. talk about a sick ass scene???

- when michael almost crashes his bike, the boys laugh like fucking hyenas

- MICHAEL PUNCHES DAVID AND THEN DAVID IS ALL LIKE “oh i like you, MICHAEL”

- TALK about angst HELLO

- michael just wants to fight david but then is quickly persuaded by the powers of polyamory that he can fight them all.

- the boys are VERY eager to fight when michael says he will. david is our mediator king, tho! keeping his boyfriends in check

- “how far are you willing to go, michael” he says as he grabs michael’s chin in the most sensual way possible

- star gives michael so many warnings it’s 100% his fault atp

— we follow the boys into their home at the coronado bluff —

- the boys giving the lore about their hideout is peak. like that’s their HOME!!!

- AHHHHH DWAYNE HAS A TATTOO THAT SAYS “CORONADO”

- the boys say that it’s to “remind him how to get home when he gets lost”

- also dwayne is indeed not-so-subtlety wearing a police hat, that i assume came from the police officer that they first kill in the beginning (and whose wife is in the post credits scene)

- michael loves the idea of having no parents, like the boys, WAY too much for lucy to be his momma. no one deserves lucyyy

- ALSO the boys chemistry is off the charts. david hops over the couch and practically tackles dwayne in a side hug. michael is seen standing over by paul and marko, huddled together. we also see michael subtly ask dwayne for the joint instead of him being offered it this time!!!

- i love that the boys dont give a gaf about michael being new to town or coming with his mom and brother. they want COCK i mean BLOOD

- “he left his father behind, david. you know what that’s like.” woah star pause

- david freezes time and the first thing he says is “this isn’t about me. it’s about michael” like as if that was fully true????

- star really tries to defend and protect michael. like, really tries

- “think of how perfect it would be, if you were to take that last step together” PERFECT FOR WHO, DAVID????? YOU???? CAUSE YOUR PERFECT LITTLE VAMPIRE POLYCULE WOULD BE COMPLETE??? wait actually yeah he makes a good point

- while freezing time, david steals the joint from michael’s hand. me too, david, me too

- “either he drinks, or we eat” david im WET

- “marko, bring the bottle” EVERYONE GET SCARED NOW

- david ordering marko around makes my heart happy

- “they say you cant choose your family, michael. i say, they’re wrong.” david says this as he holds onto dwayne and points at paul. god i love them

- michael says that he already has a family, to which david responded by “it looks like you’ve got the marks to prove it” and he pulls up michael’s shirt to reveal his big, ugly bruise (implied to be from his dad). michael questions how david knew about it.

- david says that both he and michael have “fathers who don’t deserve us”

- my heart with you is lowkey emotional af

- as they sing my heart with you, marko brings the bottle over to david, who is now sitting on a chair all stanced up like the good pimp daddy vampire he is.

- MARKO POURS THE BLOOD THEN WALKS BEHIND DAVID AND AS HE DOES THAT, HE PUTS HIS HAND ON DAVID VERY SENSUALLY

- the boys and star singing my heart with you is actually fucking insane. it is SO SO SO good

- in addition to the blood from the iconic bottle, we also see david cut his hand and squeeze a but of his own blood into the cut (which michael also sees as well).

- david presents the cup to michael, who knows it is filled with blood, and he accepts it under the guise of becoming “one of them forever”

- the sound that david lets out when michael says he would “like that” (like to become one of them) is delicious

- even star urges him to drink it. omfg

- as michael begins to drink, the boys and star crowd around him and get up close, all touching and placing their hands on him.

- once he drinks, the cheering fucking begins

- the boys are all SO hoppy. marko immediately pulls him in for a hug, david says something along the lines of “i knew you had it in you, michael!” and brings him in for an adorable hug, marko and dwayne do a cute little handshake off to the side, david and paul hug while dwayne and michael hug and marko shouts “BROTHERS!!!”, paul gives michael a cute little pat on the back, and finally marko jumps and points at michael saying “TIME’S A WASTING, MIKEY BOY”. michael looks at david who points towards marko as the group begins to walk off.

- ALSO WE HEAR BITS OF CRY LITTLE SISTER IN THE BACKGROUND DURING ALL THIS. AGHHHHHH

- michael asks star is she’s coming, to which she just apologizes and moves away from him to go sit down. oh star my baby

— transition to the train scene —

- michael is clearly scared out of his mind

- i mean, if the lost boys told me to jump because i was one of them, then FUCK YEAH i would

- “let go, michael”

- UGH THIS SCENE IS SOOOO COOL. he finally lets go, and falls in slow motion and begins to start singing belong to someone

- we now get more sad boy michael. im gonna cry.

- belong to someone is fucking perfect i dont know what to even say oh my god

- as michael sings belong to someone, david appears, and then the boys follow by also dropping down from the sky slowly. the special effects are out of this WORLD

- “i want a love that can slow down time” IS THIS LYRIC LITERALLY MOT JUST DAVID???? COULD IT BE ANY MORE OBVIOUS???

- oh my god the flying is insane. IT’S CRAZY. LIKE HELLO?????? HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYTHING COOLER???

- michael pointing at david while singing about who he wants to belong to. im just saying!

- once belong to someone starts to finish, they all start flying around and it’s great. i couldn’t have asked for anything more amazing

- ending that song with the boys saying “thou shall not fall” as he falls into bed is absolute genius.

— back at the emerson house —

- “he looks dead!” if only you knew sam, if only you knew

- sam’s line about michael’s sunglasses is so great. AHHH

- “the only people that wear sunglasses inside are blind people and douchbags. and you are NOT blind”

- “you reek by the way—fun night, ey?” SAMMY I LOVE YOU

- “drinking all night, sleeping all day, it reminds me of someone else i know” “BITE ME”

- sam helping lucy pick out shoes for her ‘walk’ with max is like the most amazing thing ever

- “sorry, mike, not all of us are cool enough to hang out with twisted sister” IM SO SO GLAD THAT KEPT THIS LINE. AHHHH

- sam calling michael’s earring stupid is like the pot calling the kettle black. i love the bros

- SAM’S POSTER OF ROB LOWE. FUCK YEAH SAMMY

- i LOVE that the frog brothers just magically appear in sam’s room. like yes, they can do that now.

- edgar’s ‘security’ patch on his jacket. oh my sweet frogs

- ok. now i have to get serious. the parallel as sam reads the ‘vampire’s everywhere’ comic upstairs in the bedroom and as michael experiences the transformation side effects of turning into a vampire downstairs in the kitchen is one of the best scenes. it is actually so genius and so well done. honestly, one of the best scenes in the whole thing because of how fucking smart it is.

- also, the leftovers that michael goes to eat downstairs are noodles from a chinese takeout container!!!! i love that detail

- i love that david and the boys just appear for the secret comes out

- michael’s dad appearing in his hallucinations makes me sick. oh my god.

- michael goes to swing at the hallucination of his dad, but instead it’s sam. jesus christ.

- i love david just flying around and singing as michael thinks he’s actively going insane

- god secret comes out is great. it climaxes and michael starts flying, and we see david and star standing and holding hands and singing as the rest of the boys play their instruments. the aura is unmatched lowkey

ACT TWO 🦇

— beginning in the emerson house —

- “YOU’RE A VAMPIRE, MICHAEL. MY OWN BROTHER, A GOD DAMN SHIT SUCKING VAMPIRE!”

- michael is so casual about it like yeah just dont tell mom i’ll figure this out like ok??????? no you wont???????

- two sexy elivira vampire dupes appear when sam sings my brother is a…

- i love the frogs. they are just so perfectly teenage vampire hunters. they are everything i could ever want and more

- “WE’RE GONNA KILL YOUR BRO WOAHHHHH IT’LL BE AN HONOR, HE’S A GONER”

- idk guys, sam’s brother *MAY* be a vampire

— cut to lucy and max doing lucy and max things —

- i love that lucy is a santa carla local and grew up there. the emersons having fucking HISTORY

- max hating the 60s is SO max

- awww why are they kinda cute. too bad max is like actually the devil from the bible /ref

- shoshana bean the women you are.

- one of my favorite lines is “what if the mother in me could be messy and free and hold it together at the same time” GOD i love it

- wouldn’t it be wild if max wasnt evil, lucy???

— transition from max and lucy’s scene to the boys singing have to have you —

- david freezes time when michael shows up and boy is michael having none of that

- david says he can teach him to do that tho…… wink wink

- awww the boys giving michael support!!! they also repeat things about them being scared all those years ago

- “this gift, it heals all wounds” AND THEN MICHAEL’S BRUISE IS GONE. IM GONNA FREAK OUT

- david singing about his brothers is actually going to do it for me oh my god i cant take it.

- THE BOYS SINGING TO MICHAEL UGH. MARKO PUTS HIS HAND ON MICHAEL’S BACK AND TOUCHES HIM WHILE DWAYNE AND PAUL HOLD EACHOTHER IN THE BACKGROUND. DAVID ALSO TOUCHES MICHAEL SENSUALLY. GOD

- (which could mean nothing)

- oh god now it’s time for my favorite scene. fuck.

- it begins with marko and dwayne teasing the surfers, and one of them criticizes marko’s guitar playing and he gets fucking pissed. the female surfer claims that they aren’t looking for any trouble, to which david responds with saying that they arent either: “neither are we, friend. we’re just… hungry.”

- the boys have their own remarks about that (i believe dwayne says “starving!!!” all happy and cutesy)

- ok so ironically THE ONE FUCKING PART THAT I WANTED TO SEE IS WHERE THE FOOTAGE GETS INCREDIBLY SHAKEY CAUSE THAT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE.

- i mean beggars can’t be choosers but DAMN im mad

- you can’t see much, but it looks like dwayne pounces on one of the guys and bites him a few times. i can only assume that marko and paul do the same with the other surfers, and that david tries to help michael.

- “YOU’LL NEVER GROW OLD MICHAEL, AND YOU’LL NEVER DIE. BUT YOU MUST FEED. FREEDOM ISNT SOMETHING YOUR HANDED, IT’S SOMETHING YOU TAKE.”

- michael unfortunately cannot give into the evil vampire polycule (sad face)

- david finishes off the surfer meant for michael, and then you belong to me starts

- oh my god and then HIS DAD SHOWS UP??? im getting emotional

- we get to hear more cry little sister (fuck yeah)

- david is flying around again (david LOCK TF IN)

- the exits for this scene is SO cool. they all do these trust falls and disappear. michael falls last. oh mikey boy

— cut to the boardwalk where we see max and lucy briefly, and then focus on david and star’s conversation —

- star anxiously asks if michael did it, and david tells her that he didn’t but “will”

- david mentions when he found star, and how she was “desperate” and “barely alive”

- david actually cares for star and wants her to turn

- he warns that her time is running out

- star begins to sing war and GOD DAMN is maria wirries good

- war is definitely more emotional, but is still vague, leaving star shrouded in mystery. not necessarily a bad thing tho (i actually like it)

- war is so powerful oh my HER VOICE

— star exits and then it’s back at the emerson house (and the frogs are again randomly there?) —

- calling sammy phoenix awwww

- “5 MINUTES LATE AND YOU MISS THE LAST CHOPPER OUT OF SAIGON” god they are funny i cant lie

- the frogs thinking ronald reagan is a vampire is the commentary that the show NEEDED

- “wait, your mom’s boning her boss?????” ensued by their fucking laughter AND THEN ALAN STARTS TO PRETEND TO KISS A PILLOW AND EDGAR DOES THE CRAZIEST HITTING IT FROM THE BACK GESTURE EVER

- i LOVE the detail that alan is the one who listens to them describe max and figures it out. after each characteristic about max, alan has this ‘eureka!’ moment and the spotlight shines on him. then when edgar finally realizes it, the both get a spotlight and start singing mom’s boyfriend is a…

- “ALL THE GIRLS WILL WANNA BLOW-“ EDGAR. NO

- lucy and michael you guys are so important. oh my god.

- max shows up at the door and i actually cannot take him seriously omfg. he’s always doing some bullshit bro

- michael HATES max lol. he wants nothing to do with him. oh michael if only you knew

- i love that the frog brothers introduce themselves and max says “ahhh the frogs” and edgar corrects him by saying “the frog BROTHERS” to which lucy is all like “im sorry, you’re brothers???” and edgar is quick to say “DID I STUTTER”

- edgar chanting some crazy ahh prayer during dinner is fucking gold

- ALL THE CROSSES LMAO

- “what’s your favorite movie?” “RAMBO”

- “i like anything where the good guys KILL the bad guys”

- “DOES IT BURN, BITCH” SAMMY OMG

- omg after alan splashes water on max, they all get up and he starts making a circle around max with salt as edgar chants his prayer again. BUT THE SALT TURNS OUT TO BE GRANDPA’S ASHES

- max actually thinking that sam is jealous of him taking lucy away or replacing his dad is comical. like no body give a gaf we got bigger fish to fry

- i kinda feel bad for lucy cause she has no idea. she just gets her date ruined and both her kids are going kinda crazy in their own ways

— cut to the boardwalk with michael —

- michael showing up for the lose yourself reprise and he is so strong. star also appears and they have a cute but sad moment

- he confronts star about the boys and is very mad about the whole thing. she says she didn’t want this to happen but then michael brings up that she wanted him to drink. im gagged. like yes, they werent gonna let him just leave, but still.

- star confirms that michael is a halfling like her. michael realizes that he is stuck like this until they make their first kill

- star admits that michael was supposed to be her first and “that’s what david wanted” but she ultimately couldn’t

- STAR AND MICHAEL KISS AT THE END OF LOSE YOUR REPRISE. AHHHH MY BABIES

— cut back to the emerson house and sam asks lucy to read the comic —

- lucy singing about michael during her song michael is actually kind of devastating. like, that momma clearly LOVES her boy.

- michael showing up and refusing to talk to lucy. she says that she can help and he says “it’s a little late for that” and storms off IM GONNA CRY

- shoshana bean’s voice is insane.

— focus goes to the upstairs with sam and michael —

- “it’s not too late, as long as you haven’t eaten anyone!!!!”

- michael yells at sam, so he runs downstairs and BOOM the frog bros are back

- “DONT YOU GUYS EVER KNOW???” NO. THEY FUCKING DONT.

- sam notices when michael tracks black sand into the house on his shoes and that is when they figure out where the vampires must be

- “coronado??? that was the word tattooed on the guy’s bicep. the one in the band…” sam and the frogs then have another crazy moment of realization (the spotlights and sound effects are the cherry on top)

- “THE BAND!!!!” finally omg

- “of course! my brother’s been hanging out with those creeps. oh hey this one had a bunch of tattoos,… a symmetrical face, dimpled chin, structured jaw….” “DAMN, you got an eye for A LOT of things”

- oh edgar and sam and alan you are so important to me

- “we’re the god damn frog brothers!” EEK!!!!! yay!!!!!!

- the frogs then taking orders from sam is so cute. they are like dogs or something. awww

— the frogs exit and sam begins singing superhero —

- SAM’S SONG IS SO IMPORTANT. oh sammy baby

- he’s like the younger bro i never had

- “and make it cool to be queer” omfg you did not just do that. SAM I LOVE YOU

- the superheros during sam’s song are so ridiculous i love it. cant do anything seriously and it’s fucking hilarious

- THE SAX PLAYER SHOWS UP AND DABS SAM UP OH FUCK YES

— scene change to coronado bluff with sam and the frogs —

- the anticipation i felt while watching this. it felt like a gun to my head.

- THE BOYS ACTUALLY HANGING UPSIDE DOWN

- “first come, first staked” NO MARKO NOOOOO

- god then the chaos ensues

- michael and star are also here. michael starts to scream at david as the frogs and sam run away, “I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM MY BROTHER” and then david responds with “MARKO WAS YOUR BROTHER”

- oh im not hungry. OH IM NOT HUNGRY.

- michael and star manage to escape and boy are the boys mad.

- david, paul, and dwayne gather to together once they leave, and david sings a few lines from time to kill

- brother avenge mode activated

- DAVID’S FANGS AHHHHH

— now we are back at the emerson’s house with michael, sam, star, and the frogs —

- michael is all like “who tf are YOU guys” to the frogs it’s so funny.

- EDGAR GIVES SAM A RED HEAD SCARF LIKE HIM AND ALAN HAVE. (which could me nothing)

- the reprise of no more monsters is FABULOUS

- yay our little emerson family grew!!!!!! the five of them are so wholesome

— switch scenes to visit lucy and max on a date —

- talk about horror movie

- GOD MAX

- he inherently describes the boys as “aimless, angry, lost”

- rip max im sure you hated the breakfast club

- lucy and max are kinda cute but also i wanna puke. someone save my girl NOW

— scene change back to the emerson house —

- shit’s about to go down

- michael looking out for sam omg my heart. THE BROTHERS!!!!!!!!!

- michael offering sam an rc for some caffeine awwwww

- sam saying that michael is always looking out for him, and michael thinks it’s with the vampires, but sam is talking about is DAD. oh im sick

- we interrupt this brotherly love with dwayne coming in from the shadows guns a-blazing to punch the shit out of michael

- oh and then he says “saving him for david, but you, you’re mine” WE NEED TO UNPACK THIS

- first off, love the continued mutual hatred between dwayne and sam. when they first meet michael on the boardwalk and sam interrupts their conversation, he makes fun of sam. i think he does it again when max and lucy show up on the boardwalk as well. i think its so funny

- SECONDOFLY (ifykyk) “im saving you for david” WHAT DOES THAT MEAN.

- actually just say david wants him its not that hard

- which could mean anything btw

- sam throws garlic salt into dwayne’s eyes and narrowly escapes

- paul screaming “YOU KILLED MARKO” oh i cant. my boys

- paul’s fight scene with the frogs is one of my favs. it happens in the bedroom/bathroom, with alan standing on one of the beds and edgar standing next to him. they try to spray holy water using the squirt gun, but paul grabs it. paul stands at the front of the bed, and edgar charges towards him, to which paul grabs him by the arm and swings/pushes him into the bathroom out of the way. paul then grabs alan by the throat and lifts them off the bed, saying “YOU READY TO WATCH EACHOTHER DIE? TO SEE HOW IT FEELS?” in reference to marko (this is diabolical ok). paul then grabs alan and reveals his neck, presumably to bite him, but edgar comes charging at them with a bucket. paul pushes him backwards, and he stumbles so paul can then also grab him by the throat. he picks the both of them up and asks “HOW YOU GONNA GET OUT OF THIS ONE? HUH?” edgar and alan then use the power of friendship to push paul into the bathtub of holy water.

- NO PAULLLLLLLLLL

- downstairs, dwayne seems to be able to see again and runs around saying “you cant hide forever, little man. no one here to protect you now”

- dwayne and sam beef runs DEEP

- suddenly ‘i think we’re alone now’ by tiffany starts playing on the stereo.

- this means so much to me cause dwayne IS MY FUCKING FAVORITE AND THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS. GOD.

- at least kiss the stake before you kill me bro.

- “OH LOOK AT THAT. HE’S GOT A REMOTE. YOU THINK THAT’S GONNA SAVE YOU?”

- dwayne saunters over to the stereo (maximum aura btw) and shuts it off with the cutest little “heh” like he’s so proud of himself

- “YOU THINK YOU’RE TOUGH CAUSE YOU KILLED MY BROTHER? YOU’RE NOTHING BUT A LITTLE PANSY.” “WRONG, I’M A PANSY WITH A CROSSBOW.”

- i love sam’s line but you just killed my all time favorite.

- WITHIN LIKE 10 FUCKING MINUTES YOU WIPE YOU MORE THAN HALF THE POLYCULE. this is NOT good

- “death by stereo” is the most iconic badass line UGH

- “WE TOTALLY ELIMINATED HIS NIGHT STALKING ASS”

- “3 down, 1 to go” and then the lights turn off and things actually get real. oh davidddddddd

- “you afraid to show your face, DAVID?” oh my boyfriends

- david’s laughs as michael turns in circles in fear

- david appears from the shadows and grabs michael by the neck

- “I TRIED TO MAKE YOU IMMORTAL” “YOU TRIED TO MAKE ME A KILLER” “YOU ARE A KILLER, MICHAEL…. I DONT WANNA HAVE TO END YOUR LIFE, BUT I WILL!”

- “YOU BELONG TO ME” which. could. mean. anything.

- DOES THIS NOT CONFIRM IT????? HELLOOOOOO WAKE UP

- “MY BLOOD IS IN YOUR VEINS” “SO. IS. MINE.”

- michael then pushes david backwards onto the stake the star is holding

- david reaching out for michael and he slowly falls to his knees and dies. i literally cannot make this shit up

- when they kill david, sam and alan hug really cutely awwww

- star and michael soon realize that they don’t feel any different after killing david, even though he was the head vampire………

- BUT WAIT! LUCY AND MAX COME HOME!

- the way max immediately knows.

- MAX CALLS DAVID HIS SON, LIKE OFFICIALLY!! how are we FEELING guys

- max can move people at will, it seems. he shoves the frogs away with a flick of his wrist, and then begins to control michael.

- michael laying helplessly on the floor is so hot to me. next!

- max really wants lucy. omg

- NO LUCY DONT DO IT RAHHH

- “I CAN RAISE MY KIDS ON MY OWN, ASSHOLE” and then lucy stakes the SHIT out of max using a cross that’s a family heirloom!

- “mrs. emerson…… that was WILD” i love edgar he says this the same way a child would go tell their parents that they threw up

- “mrs. emerson, i frew up!” - edgar at some point, probably

- AWWWWW lucy read sam’s comic book

- MICHAEL AND LUCY HUG THANK GODDDDD

- order is RESTORED

- lucy is the best fucking mom. im gonna cry

- “wait, we’re family????” “did i stutter”

- the found family troupe. oh my fucking god.

- lj benet has the perfect facial expressions for michael.

- THE EMERSONS RAHHHH

- “my only complaint about santa carla: all the damn vampires” PEAK CINEMA

- at the very end of if we make it through the night, the boys and max come back onstage

- the final note with michael, lucy, star, sam, and the frogs is OUTSTANDING JESUS FUCK

- the five of them walk off stage, and the boys and max turn to look as they leave. max is standing behind david, and places a hand on his shoulder, and then it ends!!! AHHHHH

CALLIOPE’S OVERALL THOUGHTS 🦇

impromtu author’s note….

the musical does the movie so much justice. it takes such a powerful trope—the found family—and twists it into a beautiful story about brotherhood, love, friendship, and vampires. every character feels so intentional and well thought out, and the result is a story where viewers can experience the sides of each of them. no one feels half-assed, and i think the distribution of stage time for each event and character is good (i admittedly would have liked to see more of the boys, but oh well).

i also loved how continuous the story is. it doesn’t just end a scene and then pick up somewhere else, but instead each transition feels appropriate and works to move the plot along.

the songs given to everyone work so well with their character, their role, and their actors/actresses. i love that there are a few traditional ‘musical-sounding’ songs, but a lot of them are pretty unique. i mean, a rock concert on broadway?????? some songs are a bit darker and more angsty, while others are more emotional and gutsy.

also, dont even get me started on the casting! i feel like casting always makes or breaks a remake, and suffice to say, this casting made the musical what it is today. lj benet is a phenomenal choice for michael. he perfectly encompasses that lost california dream boy aesthetic. benjamin pajak is such a gem, and may actually be the real life sam emerson. his voice fits sam perfectly. shoshana bean is also the most mother figure to ever mother. her voice is out of this world. maria wirries is the most gorgeous women i have laid my eyes on, and her voice is so emotional. and david??? fucking ali louis bourzgui is the encapsulation of david. with that blonde wig and his voice, i would totally jump off a bridge with him. the other boys are also fantastic, and they fit the whole thing so well. their singing and performance skills are perfect for some angsty vamps. sean grandillo, brian flores, and dean maupin: i love you. the vibe between the four of them is what i would completely expect a group of teenage vampires to be like. the frog brothers are also amazing, and miguel gil and jennifer duka do such a wonderful job at portraying two edgy teens who think they hunt vampires. my utmost praise and respect to all of the cast!!!!!

finally, the vibes are absolutely fucking incredible, and every scene works together in tandem to create something out of this world. and the details???? the stage design, sets, lights, background music, sound effects, costumes, and everything else are perfect. there are also so many references to the original movie, and they are all integrated so well into the dialogue! im very happy because some of may favorite lines ever were kept, and performed very well by the actors/actresses.

HOW DO CAN I GET THE BOOTLEG? 🦇

just give me a follow (cause im a greedy clout demon with zero shame if you couldn’t already tell) and shoot me a DM! i will try to respond as quick as i can. but pls dont go directly posting the link! telling other people where you got the link is fine (you can direct them to me like yall have been) but pls dont just casually post it. bootlegs are so so so important especially considering not everyone has the means to go see it live. im very grateful that i can share this with yall!!!!

xxx 🩵🩵🦇🦇 - calliope

[queenjulia11]

Now that I’ve seen it twice here are some little details/things from The Lost Boys that I absolutely adore (SPOILERS)

- Michael’s confusion of where the cigarette went after David steals it and unfreezes time

- Dwayne offering said cigarette because “it’ll relax you” right before they try to kill him.

- Paul and Dwayne playing around with the cop hat, and David putting it on Dwayne’s head

- Max getting that faraway look in his eyes when Lucy says “teenagers, right?” (he does it again when she mentions how Pete didn’t show up to work)

- The amount of pissed David gets when he’s interrupted by Max.

- “I am NOT your friend!”

- Michael inviting Max in and IMMEDIATELY leaving, slamming the door behind him (this is the funniest bit in the show to me for some reason, it REALLY gets me)

- The way it looks like David’s eyes are glowing during the motorcycle scene (and the fact that his voice ACTUALLY SOUNDS LIKE A FUCKING MOTORCYCLE?? Ali Louis Bourzgui the man that you are).

- Michael and Star’s “what the fuck are these kids talking about” look while Sam and the Frog brothers make their plans

- Star and Michael playing footsie off the edge of the pier

- Michael breathing super heavy after Star suddenly hugs him (and consequently how close he holds her every time after that moment)

- The way Michael tries to stop David from lifting his shirt the second time he does it (and in general all the times he subconsciously has a hand hovering over where the bruise is. So many of LJ’s acting choices are so subtly devastating).

- The way Michael fucking RUNS to hug his mom once Max is dealt with

- The alchemical symbol on the back of David’s jacket

- The ensemble playing on the playground set from Wild during the Have to Have You reprise and sinking down with it

- Michael telling Sam to “cover him” because he knows it’s the only way he can actually get Sam to leave the room and not be in direct danger from David

- And probably one of the most understated but gorgeous moments of the whole show: When Michael and Lucy make eye contact through where the wall of the bathroom would theoretically be separating them, framed by the stars. I fucking love theatre, man.