Product Details

• Actors: Corey Haim, Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Winona Ryder
• Directors: David Seltzer
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• VHS Release Date: April 1, 1997
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302088593
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #29,254 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Editorial Reviews

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A surprisingly engaging story of puppy love and friendship in a teen setting, this film focuses on the title character (Corey Haim), who is nerdy but winningly outgoing. He falls madly for a new girl in town (Kerri Green); since school is out for the summer, he becomes her only friend--until she meets his hunky pal (Charlie Sheen). Meanwhile, Lucas ignores the romantic yearnings of another female pal (Winona Ryder, in her screen debut). Written and directed by David Seltzer, this one is a charmer with substance, featuring strong, open performances by its young cast. It's also fascinating to watch today, more than a decade later, and consider what became of these performers: while Ryder grew to be one of Hollywood's brightest lights, Haim descended into substance abuse, as did Sheen, whose predilection for call girls also made him a talk-show punch line. --Marshall Fine

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Throw it to lucas!!!!", February 27, 2003

By	Pat McCurry (Wilton, NH United States) - See all my reviews

I can relate very well to this film. I saw it my senior year of high school in 1991, but I didn't notice how true it rang for me until today. Like Lucas, I was unpopular but outgoing. Many students looked down on me because I was in special education and was considered 'stupid'. I also had a crush on a cheerleader and did everything to get her attention. And also like Lucas, my heart was crushed when she decided to date a football player. I was even told by one of the teachers to stick with my own kind (he didn't say those EXACT words, but it sounded that way) when he talked to her about me. The good news was the pain I felt healed in time.

That is why I like Lucas. It is a movie I can relate to, and is full of honesty. Unlike a few other 80s teen films, it doesn't stereotype it's characters. Lucas is not a stereotypical geek because he is interesting, Cappy is not your stereotypical jock because he has a good heart and looks out for Lucas, and Maggie is not your stereotypical high school cheerleader because she doesn't act snotty. Looking back on this film now would be a trip through innocence because many of the main stars have had their share of trouble in recent years. Still, if you want to watch a great film that takes an honest look at teen angst, 'Lucas' hits the right buttons.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It just looks like an 80's teen movie, January 20, 2004

By	J. Buettner "Jaws Fan" (Folsom, Ca) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Lucas (DVD)

Well, maybe I guess it is an 80's teen movie, but unlike other 80's teen movies this film is intelligent and has a heart.

The other movies from this genre are plot driven. Honestly, how many different titles has the story of "Can't Buy me Love" had? This movie however has taken a different perspective to look at teenage years and took the approach to drive the story from the characters, not plot.

The movie is brave by not taking the easy way out (except for one scene which I won't ruin) and I respect that. It also makes the movie less predictable and more entertaining to watch for us the audience.

I think this movie is the best movie of the teen movie genre. I loved Ferris Beuller, Sixteen Candles, and the other John Hughes greats. Those films were also loads more humerous too, but Lucas aims to do more than achieve laughs and I applaude its efforts.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good movie, July 31, 2001

By	Dianne Papineau "Brock Papineau" (Cumberland, Rhode Island USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Lucas is a good movie.It has comedy, drama and romance all in one film.You get to see all the famous actors like Corey haim,kerri green,charlie sheen and wynoda ryder when they were just teenagers.This is a must see movie,even though it came out in the mid-80's it's still a good one.Lucas is for the whole family to enjoy.