Editing Corey Haim (section)

===Hollywood teen stardom===
{{see also|The Two Coreys}}
Haim's breakout role came in 1986, when he starred with [[Kerri Green]], [[Charlie Sheen]], and [[Winona Ryder]] as the titular character in ''[[Lucas (1986 film)|Lucas]]''. The coming-of-age story, about first love and teen angst, centers on an intelligent misfit who struggles for acceptance after falling for a cheerleader.<ref name="rottenberg"/> Haim turned 14 on the set in Chicago, and fell in love with Green, who played his romantic interest in the film.<ref name="shriver"/> Haim's unrequited love for Green helped inspire his performance, with the real-life dynamics between them expressed on screen.<ref name="shriver">{{Cite episode|title=[[CBS Morning News]]|series=CBS Morning News|credits=Maria Shriver, Corey Haim, Kerri Green|network=CBS|airdate=March 1986|minutes=2:39|quote=Shriver: You say you've already had a first love, did you draw on that experience in the film? Haim: Actually, in real life, I did actually fall in love with this young lady here (gestures to Green)... we were in an elevator, and I asked her to go out with me, I thought she was 11. So what we see on-screen really happened...}}</ref> Director [[David Seltzer]] noticed that unlike some of his peers, Haim seemed at ease with his burgeoning heartthrob status: "He took it in stride. Not in a negative way, but he was something of a magnet and he knew it."<ref name="rottenberg"/> Haim had read for River Phoenix's role in ''[[Stand By Me (film)|Stand By Me]]'' while eating lunch in director [[Rob Reiner]]'s backyard, and got the part the same day that he was offered ''Lucas''. He later said he would not have changed his decision.<ref name="reunited">{{cite news|title=Larry King Live: Corey Feldman & Corey Haim: Reunited|author=Larry King|date=July 20, 2007|url=http://archives.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0707/20/lkl.01.html|publisher=CNN|access-date=March 19, 2010|archive-date=June 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629040928/http://archives.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0707/20/lkl.01.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Haim was nominated for a [[Young Artist Award]] for his performance as Lucas, and film critic [[Roger Ebert]] gave him a glowing review: "He creates one of the most three-dimensional, complicated, interesting characters of any age in any recent movie. If he can continue to act this well, he will never become a half-forgotten child star, but will continue to grow into an important actor. He is that good."<ref>{{cite news|last=Ebert|first=Roger|title=Lucas|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19860328/REVIEWS/603280301/1023|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=March 28, 1986|access-date=July 30, 2007|archive-date=July 9, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709054221/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19860328/REVIEWS/603280301/1023|url-status=dead}}</ref> Following ''Lucas'', Haim moved to Los Angeles, and starred in the short-lived 1987 television series ''[[Roomies (TV series)|Roomies]]'' with [[Burt Young]].<ref name=dearly/>

In 1987, Haim had a featured role as Sam Emerson, the younger of two brothers, a comic-reading teen turned [[vampire]] hunter in [[Joel Schumacher]]'s ''[[The Lost Boys]]''. Though he had seen ''Lucas'', Schumacher initially was not sold on casting Haim. The director was convinced by their first meeting.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Story Behind The Lost Boys|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/news/the-story-behind-the-lost-boys|work=[[Total Film]]|date=March 8, 2010|author=Josh Winning|access-date=March 19, 2010}}</ref> Shot between the [[Warner Brothers]] lot and the [[Santa Cruz Boardwalk]], the young cast included [[Jason Patric]], [[Kiefer Sutherland]], [[Jami Gertz]], and Corey Feldman, and the set was lively.<ref name="The Story Behind The Lost Boys">{{cite web|title=The Story Behind The Lost Boys|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/news/the-story-behind-the-lost-boys|work=[[Total Film]]|date=March 11, 2010|first=Josh|last=Winning|access-date=March 19, 2010}}</ref> ''The Lost Boys'' was well-received by most critics, made over $32 million at the U.S. box office, and is regarded as a 1980s classic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lost_boys|title=The Lost Boys|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=July 31, 1987 |access-date=March 12, 2010}}</ref> The performance earned Haim another Young Artist Award nomination as Best Young Male Superstar in a Motion Picture.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} The film marked his recurring on-screen partnership with Feldman.<ref name="The Story Behind The Lost Boys"/> The two young actors had previously become aware of one another when Haim auditioned for the role of Mouth in ''[[The Goonies]]'', which Feldman secured.<ref name="reunited"/> "[[The Two Coreys]]" ascended to become the highest paid teen stars of the 1980s.<ref name=beckham>{{cite web|title=Lost Boys star Corey Haim: 10 things you didn't know about Victoria Beckham's one-time beau|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/816820-lost-boys-star-corey-haim-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-victoria-beckhams-one-time-beau|work=Metro|date=March 10, 2010|access-date=March 19, 2010|first=Joanne|last=McCabe}}</ref>

In the era of ''[[Tiger Beat]]'' and ''[[Bop (magazine)|Bop]]'', Haim was a favored cover star.<ref name="Corey Haim Obituary">{{cite news| title=Corey Haim Obituary|author=Ryan Gilbey|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/mar/11/corey-haim-obituary|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=March 22, 2010|location=London|date=March 11, 2010}}</ref> His trademark lopsided smile<ref name="Corey Haim Obituary"/><ref name="Corey Haim death: Signs of decline were etched on doomed star's face">{{cite news|title=Corey Haim death: Signs of decline were etched on doomed star's face|first=Soraya|last=Roberts|date=March 11, 2010|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/03/11/2010-03-11_i_saw_the_corey_tragedy_unfold.html|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|access-date=March 11, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Q&A with ''License to Drive'' star Corey Haim">{{cite magazine|title=Q&A with ''License to Drive'' star Corey Haim — The former teen star tells EW about his trademark smirk and staying in touch with Corey Feldman|url=https://ew.com/article/2005/04/25/qa-license-drive-star-corey-haim/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=April 25, 2005|first=Mandy|last=Bierly|access-date=March 22, 2010}}</ref> prompted his ''[[Never Too Late (1996 film)|Never Too Late]]'' co-star [[Cloris Leachman]] to admonish him: "You know, that smirk you have is cute, but sometimes it looks a little fake. I would definitely practice closing your mouth a little more."<ref name="Q&A with ''License to Drive'' star Corey Haim"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Paying Tribute To Corey Haim|first=Jen|last=Cheney|date=March 16, 2010|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/celebritology/2010/03/paying_tribute_to_corey_haim.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925072904/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/celebritology/2010/03/paying_tribute_to_corey_haim.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 25, 2012|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=March 23, 2010}}</ref> He often played underdogs.<ref name="Corey Haim's Death and the Loss of Innocence">{{cite web|title=Corey Haim's Death and the Loss of Innocence|first=Kristen|last=Tsetsi|date=March 13, 2010|url=http://www.popeater.com/2010/03/13/corey-haim-movies|work=Pop Eater|access-date=March 22, 2010}}</ref> Next came ''[[License to Drive]]'', co-starring Feldman and [[Heather Graham]], in which Haim played the lead role of Les, whose love life is crippled by a lack of a car. He achieves his wish-fulfillment fantasy of turning his life around on one wild night.<ref name=independent/> "There were some shenanigans behind the scenes," remarked director [[Greg Beeman]] of the indulgences of the Two Coreys. "They would disappear sometimes, but they always showed up for work."<ref name=rottenberg/> At the time of the shoot, 16-year-old Haim only had a learner's permit, requiring an adult to be concealed in the back seat of the Cadillac he drove in the movie.<ref name=Allis/> The film featured Haim's signature ad-libbing at its height.<ref name="Q&A with ''License to Drive'' star Corey Haim"/> Haim was receiving nearly 2,000 fan letters a week and worked to avoid the potentially "psycho" girls who circled the block where he lived in an apartment downstairs from his mother's.<ref name=Allis>{{cite web|title=Behind the Wheel of License to Drive, Fast Starter Corey Haim Guns His Biggest Star Vehicle to Date|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20099637,00.html|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=August 8, 1988|author=Tim Allis|author2=Michael Alexander|access-date=March 23, 2010|archive-date=August 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807085101/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20099637,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''License to Drive'' won Haim his second Young Artist Award (tying Feldman for the Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Fantasy award), and went on to gross over $22 million domestically.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/license_to_drive|title=License to Drive|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=July 12, 2005 |access-date=June 16, 2010}}</ref>

Haim starred in the horror film ''[[Watchers (1988 film)|Watchers]]'', adapted from the [[Dean R. Koontz]] novel, in which he played a teen who befriends a highly intelligent dog altered by military research, leading to the two being pursued.<ref name=independent>{{cite news|title=Obituary: Corey Haim: Actor best known for his role in 'The Lost Boys'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/corey-haim-actor-best-known-for-his-role-in-the-lost-boys-1920695.html|work=[[The Independent]]|date=March 13, 2010|first=Tom|last=Vallance|access-date=April 16, 2010|location=London}}</ref> Haim and Feldman next teamed in the [[metaphysics|metaphysical]] romantic comedy ''[[Dream a Little Dream (film)|Dream a Little Dream]]''.<ref name="Corey Haim's Death and the Loss of Innocence"/> Four days before the shoot commenced on January 7, 1988, Haim broke his leg.<ref name=rewind>{{cite web|url=http://www.fast-rewind.com/dreamalittle.htm|title=Rewind: Dream A Little Dream|work=Fast Rewind|access-date=March 26, 2010}}</ref> His character's injury was added to accommodate his cast and resulting limp. After the cast was removed two weeks later, Haim was required to wear a false one for the remainder of the shoot.<ref name="rewind"/> He semi-improvised his scenes in the film.<ref name="mandi"/>