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Joel Schumacher Thought He Probably Should've Been Fired From Directing The Lost Boys
By JEREMY SMITH
Joel Schumacher was an immensely talented filmmaker, whose slick visual style earned him loads of high-profile assignments during the 1980s and '90s. With “The Lost Boys,” Schumacher was under pressure to deliver a hit summer movie for Warner Bros., which led to conflict that once resulted in violence against a child actor and haunted Schumacher all of his life.
Schumacher assaulted Brooke McCarter, who played a vampire in the film, for not performing well enough. He said, “I was so frustrated, and I just slapped him and pushed the door in front of him. I'd never done it in my life, and never again. I'm ashamed of it. It's outrageous — he should have reported me, I should have been up on charges. But I've apologized many, many times.”
Schumacher finished “The Lost Boys,” and scored a mild box office success with a $32 million domestic gross on a $9 million budget. He then became a go-to director for Warner Bros. by knocking out big, buzzy hits like “Falling Down,” “The Client,” “Batman Forever,” and “A Time to Kill.”