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Soon after moving to the coastal town of Santa Clara with his mother (Dianne Wiest) and elder brother Michael (Patric), young MTV addict Sam (Haim) is warned against vampires by the two Goonies who run the local comic shop. Lured to a wild cave party, Michael gets his first taste of blood. Forewarned is forearmed, however, and when Michael starts wearing shades, sleeping all day and flying around, Sam and the comic kids reach for the holy water, garlic and wooden stakes. Joel Schumacher’s follow-up to St. Elmo’s Fire breathed new life into the vampire genre, bringing style, attitude and a sense of humour to the mix. This downright entertaining 80s favourite featured a whole panoply of teen pin-ups, including Kiefer Sutherland at his most darkly seductive, and was the forerunner for post-modern vampire series like Buffy.