Despite some changes taking place since The Lost Boys hit the screens, the boardwalk is still an iconic vacation spot for many of the fans!
The Santa Cruz Boardwalk opened in 1907 and is California’s oldest surviving amusement park. It extends along the coast of Monterey Bay from the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf south to the mouth of the San Lorenzo River. The Looff Carousel and Giant Dipper as seen in the movie were both listed as National Historic Landmarks in 1987.
“Everyone you see in those boardwalk scenes are extras, and in some shots you’ve got all the rides going in the background. Those poor people had to stay on those rides for many takes at a time” - Steve Laporte [Makeup Artist] “Shooting on the boardwalk was like being in a boyband! Honest to god, there were thousands upon thousands of bystanders every night. We would be doing our scenes and riding our bikes up and down the boardwalk, the whole time being watched by thousands of people” Alex Winter [Marko]
“The first time any of it really hit me was during the carousel scene at the beginning of the movie. When we were in those costumes and the whole area was just smoked up to give it a really cinematic look, that was the first time that I thought to myself “man..we’re actually filming a really big Hollywood movie”. There was something dreamlike about being with the other Lost boys under the lights of the boardwalk at night” - Brooke McCarter [Paul]
Arguably the greatest Lost Boys print we’ve ever seen. Made by Adam Michaels, it’s for the new Fake Gig Posters show where artists make fictitious ads for pop culture concerts or events. See all the work, and get this, by clicking here: nineteeneightyeight.com/collections/gig
