Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire.

Starring: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Barnard Hughes, Edward Herrmann, Kiefer Sutherland, Jami Gertz, Corey Feldman

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach; all the damn vampires." – Grandpa

Why watch this? This is the quintessential 80's film about hair-band vampires.

Plot Summary: Following a recent divorce, a mother and her two teenage sons, Michael and Sam, move to the coastal town of Santa Carla, California to live with her eccentric father. While Michael becomes involved with a mysterious gang and begins exhibiting strange behavior, Sam befriends two local brothers who believe the town is infested with vampires. Fearing for his brother's transformation, Sam and his new friends must find a way to combat the growing supernatural threat.

Dad's Preview: This is one of the better modern-day vampire films. Though it reeks of the '80's stylistically, the acting and action is very entertaining. I particularly loved the performance by Bernard Hughes as Grandpa - a guy just taking things in stride. It is well-done, successfully skating the fine line between horror and humor, as the kind-hearted Star desperately tries to save Michael from sharing her same nocturnal fate.

Richard Donner Production; Warner Bros.