Well, that ain’t sayin’ much!
In fact, even if LOST BOYS: THE TRIBE didn’t resemble a flaming pile of hog-poop, we know for a fact the last flick would have been eons ahead if ERIC RED’S ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY FOR LOST BOYS 2 was actually used. Too bad someone sh*t the bed!
But here we are, a good five months prior to LOST BOYS: THE THIRST is purported to land on DVD, and star Corey Feldman is not only talk up his latest stint as Edgar Frog, he’s talking down the original film’s ill-fated sequel, THE TRIBE. Check it…
When shooting the shite with Movie Mikes, Feldman sounded off:
“The one thing I didn’t like about the second film was that I was kind of in the trenches by myself. Edgar kept popping in every once in a while and it felt odd to me. It felt like one of those movies where they couldn’t get it right. So the only way I was going to return for part 3…if you remember I had it in my contract that Corey (Haim) had to be in the sequel as well and Warner Brothers kept their word, they shot some sequences with Corey.”
About his late childhood friend, Feldman continues:
“But because of the problems we had with Corey at the time, it wasn’t usable. It wasn’t their fault. It was just what it was. Corey wasn’t able, at that point in his life, to deliver what we needed. So those parts were cut from the film and put in with the deleted scenes. And those scenes were done as pickups. When you see Corey and Jamison (Newlander, the original Alan Frog) their shots were pickups, they weren’t in the same scene with me. And I felt isolated. It was like I was carrying this torch. But this time around, Jamison IS in the film and it IS the return of the Frog brothers. And even though we didn’t get to have Corey in this film a reference is made to his character…where he is and what’s going on with him…and it really feels like a continuation of the first film as opposed to a completely separate chapter.”
Well, if there’s any solace to be had, it’s the notion that THE THIRST will seemingly disregard THE TRIBE and carry on from Joel Schumacher’s 1987 cult classic. Not saying the flick won’t chug balls, but at least Feldman has faith.
What do y’all think?
THE LOST BOYS: THE THIRST should hit DVD this November.
The Feld-dog’s ex-squeeze, Susie Sprague!