The Boys Next Door (1985) on Netflix
Roy Alston and Bo Richards are outcasts in a dead-end town where factory work awaits them. Bo's graduation gift of $200 sends the two of them driving to Los Angeles.
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Plot summary
Bo Richards receives $200 from his grandparents as a graduation gift, and he and Roy Alston, with factory jobs waiting in their hometown, decide to spend it on a trip to Los Angeles. On the road they hold up a gas station, striking the attendant with a tire iron. At the Venice Beach Boardwalk the following day, Roy throws an empty beer bottle; it strikes an older woman in the head. Three young women who witnessed it chase the pair into a parking lot and damage their car. Roy circles the lot with the women holding on to the hood before throwing the car into reverse. At the La Brea Tar Pits, Bo wishes the world could abandon its rules for a single day.
Cast
- Paul C. Danceras Chris
- Blackie Dammettas Bartender
- Richard Pachorekas Boyfriend
- Lesa Leeas Girlfriend
- Kenneth Cortlandas Dwayne
- Dawn Schneideras Bonnie
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Boys Next Door (1985)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- According to director Penelope Spheeris, the film had to be trimmed and resubmitted to the MPAA ten separate times before it received an R rating.
- Before Charlie Sheen was cast as Bo, Crispin Glover auditioned for the role and screen-tested with Maxwell Caulfield, but director Penelope Spheeris said on the film's commentary that his performance was "too psychotic."
- Director Penelope Spheeris originally wanted Nicolas Cage to play the lead role of Roy Alston, but Cage turned the project down.
- Maxwell Caulfield almost declined the role of Roy because of its violent content, but his wife, actress Juliet Mills, convinced him to take it; he was frustrated at the time over a lack of work following his starring role in Grease 2.
