The choir actually made a recording that was supposed to be one of the main theme songs, but was dropped at the last minute. If you disagree or have additional info, please. A depressed Cappie finds comfort with Maggie at her house — much to the chagrin of Lucas, who has arrived, in tuxedo, to pick her up for the dance. Lucas, who finds himself a frequent victim of bullying and teasing, has a protector of sorts in Cappie Roew, an older student and football player. Inside is a varsity letter jacket, with Lucas's name and number on the back. Even though Cappie and Maggie invite him out for pizza, he rebukes them and rides off on his bike. I am the kid with the skateboard who walks by the camera. And then hugs himself to find that it is, because he suddenly realizes that Margaret is the most wonderful name in all the world. Lucas is played by Corey Haim, who was Sally Field's son in "Murphy's Romance," and he does not give one of those cute little boy performances that get on your nerves. [4] Ebert later included the film in his top 10 films of 1986. Surely "Lucas" wasn't going to throw away all its great dialogue and inspired acting on another formula ending? It is about a very smart kid who looks a little too short and a little too young to be in high school, and when he is told that, he nods and solemnly explains that he is "accelerated.". Although she has feelings for Lucas, she puts them aside to console him about he and Maggie being "from two different worlds." I could not see myself in the movie at all, even though I worked all summer, and came back in the fall. We believe the following info is all legit. Sheen doesn't even remotely play the character that way. Writer/Director David Seltzer wrote Lucas based on rough notes he'd made for a story fifteen years earlier. Lucas finds himself in uniform and on the field under the most extraordinary circumstances. In the official trailer of "Lucas", we can see a scene where Lucas is in the water, and shouts: "You"ll never make me quit! Based on 20 reviews collected by the film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 70% of critics gave Lucas a positive review and the film has an average score of 6.6/10. He never would sign autographs and often snubbed any unwanted attention from the extras. He is that good. Maggie complains to Lucas that she's interested in activities other than being with him. On the night of the dance, Cappie is dumped by his girlfriend Alise over his attraction to Maggie, which she has been noticing. [5], The film was not considered a box office success, grossing $8,200,000 in the United States. There are a half-dozen scenes done so well that they could make short films of their own. There are often scenes cut from the final version of a movie. Lucas is a 1986 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by David Seltzer and starring Corey Haim, Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen, and Courtney Thorne-Smith. One summer day, while riding his bike through a leafy green suburb north of Chicago, he sees a red-haired girl practicing her tennis swing. Lucas Blye is an intelligent and nerdy 14-year-old high school student in suburban Chicago. Amazingly, the movie negotiates the football game without falling into predictability. In the shower after practice, Lucas endures yet another prank from his constant tormentors Bruno and Spike. Maggie visits Lucas' room that evening and sternly tells him never to play football again. Correcting Maggie's misguided impression that Lucas lives in the large luxurious house where she has seen him several times, Rina shows them that Lucas lives in a dilapidated trailer in a junkyard with his alcoholic father and only works as a gardener at the large house. But the film's other two major actors are just as effective. Sometimes these will have been seen by preview audiences, or be included in Blu-ray or DVD extras etc. When they are 13 or 14, boys and girls do not fall in love with one another because of all the usual reasons that are celebrated in love songs; they fall in love because the other person is perfect. Kerri Green, who was in "The Goonies," is so subtle and sensitive as Maggie that you realize she isn't just acting; she understands this character in her heart. Lucas loves Maggie, but she is just a little older and more mature than him, and has her eye on a member of the football team. But it was alot of fun to do. The first loves of early adolescence are so powerful because they are not based on romance, but on ideals. But it would be tragic if this film would get lost in the shuffle of "teenage movies." The film centers on the character of Lucas, a skinny kid with glasses and a shock of unruly hair and a gift for trying to talk himself into situations where he doesn't belong. In the last scene you can see a tall girl in a yellow shirt clapping, then when they change views, bam, there she is again. If he can continue to act this well, he will never become a half-forgotten child star, but will continue to grow into an important actor. Amazingly, the movie negotiates the football game without falling into predictability. The H-F choir can be seen in the choir room scene when everyone in the cast was admiring each other. He has put values into this movie. Lucas finds himself in uniform and on the field under the most extraordinary circumstances. Is that short for Margaret?" But they are plausible circumstances, and what happens then can hardly be predicted. They include: the time Lucas and Maggie listen to classical music and discuss her name; the scene between Maggie and the football hero in the high school's laundry room; the scene in which Lucas is humiliated at a school assembly and turns the situation to his advantage; the way in which he takes the news that he will not be going to the dance with Maggie, and the last scene in the movie, which is one of those moments of perfect vindication that makes you want to cry. [3] Roger Ebert gave the film 4 out of 4 stars, calling it a film "about teenagers who are looking how to be good with each other, to care, and not simply to be filled with egotism, lust and selfishness, which is all most Hollywood movies think teenagers can experience". [2] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". During all locker room scenes, all actors and extras had to wear flesh colored speedos. Many scenes were filmed at the old Arlington Heights high school. With Corey Haim, Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen, Courtney Thorne-Smith. There was a cafeteria scene filmed that had Lucas attempting to sit at the Football players' lunch table. Cappie was once one of Lucas' tormentors, until Cappie contracted hepatitis and Lucas, for reasons no one ever knew, brought him his homework every day, ensuring that Cappie didn't fail and have to repeat a year of school. On the way home, Lucas happens to ride by the pizza parlor and is crushed to see Maggie and Cappie kissing on their date. [6] Both Corey Haim and Kerri Green were nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1987. Ellen Degeneres was the other actress up for the part of Alise, which went to Courtney Thorne-Smith. Palatine was the Pirates. It was really funny to watch what they did with our school, because some of the scenes were not at all realistic. The lake where the original scene took place can be seen behind. Reviews for Lucas were generally positive. Other times, a Director may release a special cut of the movie on Blu-ray or DVD. Everybody grows up, and sooner or later love becomes an experience that has limits and reasons. So many recent films have ended with the "big match" or the "big game" that my heart started to sink when I saw the game being set up. The story was based on his own life growing up in the area that the movie was filmed in. The last third of the movie revolves around a football game. During longer breaks, the two of them would go outside near the cast's trailers to play basketball with Corey Haim's bodyguard. Directed by David Seltzer. Viking Choir was the High School choir in the movie. He becomes acquainted with Maggie, an attractive older girl who has just moved to town. Lucas and Maggie speculate as to where they will be when the locusts return seventeen years later; both express the hope that they will still be in touch when the locusts return again.

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