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The Boys Next Door

The Boys Next Door

1985Movie⏱️ 1h 31mR
CrimeDramaThriller
6.4
IMDB Rating
4,017 votes

Roy and Bo leave their small California town the weekend after graduation for a short road trip to Los Angeles. Soon, they find themselves lashing out and leaving a trail of bodies behind them. The violence escalates throughout.

Director
Penelope Spheeris
Writers
Glen Morgan, James Wong
Stars
Maxwell Caulfield, Charlie Sheen, Patti D'Arbanville
Release Date
August 15, 1986
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Maxwell Caulfield
Maxwell Caulfield
as Roy Alston
Charlie Sheen
Charlie Sheen
as Bo Richards
Patti D'Arbanville
Patti D'Arbanville
as Angie
Christopher McDonald
Christopher McDonald
as Detective Mark Woods
Hank Garrett
Hank Garrett
as Detective Ed Hanley
👤
Paul C. Dancer
as Chris
👤
Richard Pachorek
as Boyfriend
Lesa Lee
Lesa Lee
as Girlfriend
👤
Kenneth Cortland
as Dwayne
Moon Unit Zappa
Moon Unit Zappa
as Nancy

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Republic Entertainment International

🏷️ Keywords

gay subtexthomoeroticismhomophobiagay barrage

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

A powerful, knockout movie that makes you think!
by stephanotis3232002-01-31

""The boys next door" is a superb movie. Bo and Ray, two mischevious best freinds, set out for a hightime weekend after graduation. They get spun out of control, and eventually, kill in cold blood for no apparent reason. This movie will make you go away thinking. With a twist ending that is supremly unexpected, and altogether a deliberate ironic musing, this movie is a must see! It is one of those rare movie, where you go away saying, "Hey, that movie was actually really good!" What I liked about this movie, is it is what I like to call a Sleeping Suprise. Its one o..."

💡 Did You Know?

Actor Crispin Glover auditioned for the part of Bo and tested with Maxwell Caulfield. According to the audio commentary for the film, Director Penelope Spheeris said Glover's performance was "too psychotic".

📖 Synopsis

Roy and Bo leave their small California town the weekend after graduation for a short road trip to Los Angeles. Soon, they find themselves lashing out and leaving a trail of bodies behind them. The violence escalates throughout.