Remembering Corey Haim

Remember the cute kids from all the movies you saw when you were in junior high school that all the girls wanted to marry? Every chick had a different crush, whether it be Scott Baio, Jonathan Taylor Thomas or Jonathan Brandis, but for many, it was Corey Haim. The Canadian youth turned star of some memorable American movies was found dead today. He was 38.
 
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Corey used his winning personality and wholesome good looks to his advantage, getting himself involved in some cool films and garnering a sizable fan base through the 1980s. Starting off on the Disney TV series The Edison Twins, he quickly moved into the world of film with 1984’s First Born and by 1985 he was in an Academy Award nominated film called Murphy’s Romance, alongside Sally Field and James Garner. In 1986 he starred in the sweet teen rom-com Lucas alongside Charlie Sheen and Winona Rider, while 1987 saw the young heartthrob battling vampires with his soon to be life-long friend Corey Feldman in Joel Schumacher’s classic The Lost Boys. The duo followed the success of that film with 1988’s License To Drive, 1989’s Dream A Little Dream and 1992’s Blown Away.

Though he continued to act and produce films throughout the 1990’s and into the new millennium, Haim never hit a stride like he had as a teenager. Even appearances in some mainsteam projects, including 2003’s Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star and last years Crank: High Voltage failed to drum up renewed interest in the former star. He battled depression and drug addiction for most of his adult life – tribulations that were in part chronicled during the short-lived reunion/reality show The Two Coreys – and succumbed to them on March 10^th2010.

At the time of death, Haim had completed the independent production titled Decisions & the schlocky horror film American Sunset, while he was filming an action horror flick at Samuel Goldwyn Films called The Dead Sea, all of which were slated to release sometime this year. We won’t be watching any of these because even though he fought hard to break the teen heartthrob mold, we want to remember Corey Haim as the bright-eyed youngster who gave us a bunch of hearty chuckles during our formative years.

R.I.P. Corey, you will be remembered and missed.