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1986 • 1h 31min • R • Thriller, Crime, Drama

The Boys Next Door

"The anger. The destructiveness. The urge to kill in cold blood. They weren't born with it..."

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

IMDb 6.4

MC 66

Director

Penelope Spheeris

Writer

James Wong

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Maxwell Caulfield

Roy Alston

Charlie Sheen

Bo Richards

Patti D'Arbanville

Angie

Christopher McDonald

Detective Mark Woods

Moon Unit Zappa

Nancy

Hank Garrett

Detective Ed Hanley

Paul C. Dancer

Chris

Blackie Dammett

Bartender

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Blackie Dammett Bartender

Richard Pachorek Boyfriend

Lesa Lee Girlfriend

Kenneth Cortland Dwayne

Dawn Schneider Bonnie

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