Lucas (1986)
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69% of critics liked it
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66% of users liked it
(12,900 ratings)
Corey Haim plays 13-year-old Lucas, a bespectacled, bookish type who attracts school bullies like a magnet. Lucas befriends 16-year-old Maggie (Kerri Green); she wants to be "just friends," while he'd like a more meaningful relationship. The boy introduces the girl to a world of… More Corey Haim plays 13-year-old Lucas, a bespectacled, bookish type who attracts school bullies like a magnet. Lucas befriends 16-year-old Maggie (Kerri Green); she wants to be "just friends," while he'd like a more meaningful relationship. The boy introduces the girl to a world of intellectual pursuits of which she'd been previously unaware. She enjoys the attention, but is physically attracted to football jock Cappie Roew (Charlie Sheen), and becomes a cheerleader to be nearer to the young athlete. Lucas feels shut out once more, but is comforted to learn that Cappie is not just one more bully but a sensitive kid who sticks up for Lucas when the younger boy is being picked on. Still hoping to impress Maggie, Lucas tries out for the football team himself, threatening legal action when the coach tries to turn him down. This innovative teen-oriented film threatens to come to a hackneyed "big touchdown" climax, but instead goes for a more original finale. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- David Seltzer
- Genres
- Drama, Kids & Family, Romance, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Mar 28, 1986 Wide
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
Critic Reviews
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Christopher Lloyd, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
It's hard to think of another movie where so many young performers have so forcefully announced themselves to the world.
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Randy White, Common Sense Media
A realistic look at a teen's coming-of-age.
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Haim is engaging in this tale of a lonely teen.
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Michael Szymanski, Zap2it.com
Watch the fall of Corey Haim!
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
Highly entertaining. A movie for the underdog in all of us.
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Cast
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Corey Haim
as Lucas Blye
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Kerri Green
as Maggie
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Charlie Sheen
as Cappie Roew
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Courtney Thorne-Smith
as Alise
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Winona Ryder
as Rina
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Ciro Poppiti
as Ben
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Guy Boyd
as Coach
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Jeremy Piven
as Spike
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Kevin Gerard Wixted
as Tonto
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Jason Robert Alderman
as Tony
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Gary Cole
as Assistant Coach
- Carol Haim
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Tom Hodges
as Bruno
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Tom Mackie
as Billy
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Anne Ryan
as Cheerleader Angie
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Emily Seltzer
as Cherleader Marie
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Garrett M. Brown
as Mr. Kaiser
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Christina Baglivi
as Spanish Teacher
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Lucy Butler
as Maggie's Mom
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R.G. Clayton
as Band Teacher
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Jerald Edward Cundiff Jr.
as Karger
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Donald Harrigan
as Man at Symphony
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James Krag
as Usher
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Rosanne E. Krevitt
as Teacher
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Judy Leavitt-Wells
as Cheer Coach
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Erika Leigh
as Cheerleader Mary Ellen
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Shirley Madlock
as Teacher
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Martha Murphy
as Choir Teacher
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Polly Augusta Noonan
as Punk Girl
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Gregg Potter
as Tough Kid
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Patti Wilkus
as Home Economics Teacher
