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The Two Coreys: Corey Haim dies at 38

March 11, 2010 by · Comments Off on The Two Coreys: Corey Haim dies at 38 

The Two Coreys, Corey Haim dies at 38The Two Coreys: Corey Haim dies at 38:Former child actor Corey Haim has died, possibly as the result of a drug overdose.

Haim appeared in a few TV shows over the years. He played “Larry” in 1984’s The Edison Twins for two dozen episodes. A few years later, he played “Matthew Wiggins” in the short-lived Roomies sitcom which followed two very different freshman at Saginaw University.

Haim is however best remembered for his 1980s movie roles like those in Silver Bullet, Lucas, The Lost Boys and License to Drive.

He and frequent movie costar Corey Feldman starred in their own A&E improv/reality series, The Two Coreys in 2007. It lasted two seasons. According to Feldman, A&E wanted a third but he refused, as an act of tough love, to have anything to do with Haim until he got help for his substance abuse problems.

In 2008, Haim took out a full page ad in Variety that reads, “This is not a stunt. I’m back. I’m ready to work. I’m ready to make amends.” At the time of his death, Haim was involved in several film projects in varying stages of production.

The actor had reportedly been exhibiting flu-like symptoms over the past few days and had been staying with his mother who is battling cancer. He felt dizzy in the early morning hours and his mother helped him to bed. After about a minute, he became unresponsive and she called 911. He was later pronounced dead at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. Four prescription medicine bottles were found in Haim’s name and the coroner’s office suspects an accidental drug overdose. Haim had struggled with alcohol and drug abuse for many years.

The Lost Boys

March 11, 2010 by · Comments Off on The Lost Boys 

Corey Haim,The Lost BoysThe Lost Boys:This is really not good news at all. TMZ are reporting that HeyUGuys favourite has died of an overdose at the age of 38.

Haim shot to fame in the 1987 movie The Lost Boys and it was his relationship with fellow LB actor Corey Feldman which followed him through his life.

They were poster boys of the 80s generation, and teamed on License to Drive and Dream a Little Dream and while they both returned in an easter egg at the end of The Lost Boys 2: The Tribe the lasting memory most of us will have of Haim is as one of the Santa Carla Vampire Hunters.

Haim was recently seen in Crank: High Voltage and there was always a solid foundation of nostalgics who would keep an eye on his career, and most of those people were no doubt looking forward to the next two Lost Boys movies, no matter how bad they would have been it would have been great to see those two back together (albeit on different sides…).

I had this same feeling during the John Hughes Oscars Tribute, and we’ve discussed it on our podcast, when someone dies – someone who inspired us on some level to love film as much as we do – it will always affect us deeply. No matter where Corey Haim’s career went after The Lost Boys the fact that we loved watching him in that film, a film which made up part of our childhood, will always stay with us. Their work, even one great film we loved, will stay with us and that’s to be celebrated.

And yes, our views on him may be clouded with nostalgia, but I’m fine with that and I know I’ll be watching The Lost Boys again tonight.

Here’s a scene from the original..

And another from the sequel (Spoilers ahoy)

Corey Haim,Corey Feldman,Corey Haines

March 10, 2010 by · Comments Off on Corey Haim,Corey Feldman,Corey Haines 

Corey Haim,Corey Feldman,Corey HainesCorey Haim,Corey Feldman,Corey Haines:Corey Feldman has just released a statement on the death of his best friend Corey Haim, in which he calls the event “tragic” and begs people to learn a “lesson” from Haim’s passing.

In the statement, which Feldman posted on his blog, the actor says “My eyes weren’t even open all the way when the tears started streaming down my face.”

He adds, “We must all take this as a lesson in how we treat the people we share this world with while they are still here to make a difference.”

The post concludes, “I hope the art Corey has left behind will be remembered as the passion of that for which he truly lived.”

on this blog : http://coreyfeldman.wordpress.com/2010/03/10/r-i-p-corey-ian-haim-1971-2009/

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