Lucas

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Lucas

PG-13

Released Mar 28, 1986

1h 40m

Comedy

Drama

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Lucas (Corey Haim) is an unusually bright teenager whose nerdy looks and meek demeanor make him a favorite target for bullies. His life at school seems to improve when he befriends Maggie (Kerri Green), a cute new girl whose love interest, Cappie (Charlie Sheen), protects him from harassment. However, despite his friend Rina's (Winona Ryder) clear affection for him, Lucas falls for Maggie, and in a final effort to impress her, joins the high school football team.

Paul Attanasio

Washington Post

... director David Seltzer has kept it low-key, sweet and personal -- it's like a nice "Afterschool Special."

Jan 3, 2018

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

Lucas is as irresistible as its slight, brilliant, bespectacled 14-year-old hero (Corey Haim).

Aug 23, 2016

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Rick Kogan

Chicago Tribune

Having carefully and sensitively drawn an interesting character and put him in an interesting place, the filmmakers start painting with their fingers and ultimately provide a very familiar picture.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 23, 2016

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Gena Radcliffe

The Spool

The kids in Lucas are remarkably normal, like people you'd have seen rooting around in the locker next to yours in high school.

Mar 31, 2021

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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.

Rated: 4.5/5

Jan 31, 2011

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Randy White

Common Sense Media

A realistic look at a teen's coming-of-age.

Rated: 5/5

Jan 2, 2011

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Chris F

No film better illustrates the high school experience in the 80s as well as this. If you can't relate, consider yourself lucky. The film is both hilarious and remarkably touching.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/31/25

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/25/25

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Clint A

it's a great film, very well done. One of my favorites.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/04/23

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Horror fan 4

What a great coming of age dramedy. Haim Green Sheen and Smith were great!! Don't throw it to blye!! Tim Treakle

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/28/24

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steve d

Corey Haim couldn't pull it off.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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ayedatboy

extremely forgetable and genaric its not bad but not good

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/20/22

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Synopsis

Lucas (Corey Haim) is an unusually bright teenager whose nerdy looks and meek demeanor make him a favorite target for bullies. His life at school seems to improve when he befriends Maggie (Kerri Green), a cute new girl whose love interest, Cappie (Charlie Sheen), protects him from harassment. However, despite his friend Rina's (Winona Ryder) clear affection for him, Lucas falls for Maggie, and in a final effort to impress her, joins the high school football team.

Director: David Seltzer
Producer: David Nicksay
Screenwriter: David Seltzer
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 28, 1986, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 3, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.9M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo