---
title: 'The Boys Next Door (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Penelope Spheeris'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-boys-next-door-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090770/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Boys Next Door (1985)

1985 · 91 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Boys Next Door is a 1985 American neo-noir crime drama film directed by Penelope Spheeris, from a screenplay by Glen Morgan and James Wong. It stars Maxwell Caulfield and Charlie Sheen as two sociopathic teenagers who leave their small town home on the day of their high school graduation and embark on a crime and murder spree.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Penelope Spheeris](https://cinepixo.com/people/penelope-spheeris)
- **Screenplay:** [James Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-wong-2), [Glen Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/glen-morgan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [George S. Clinton](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-s-clinton)
- **Producer:** [Joel Soisson](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-soisson), [Sandy Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandy-howard)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arthur Albert](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-albert)

## Cast

- [Moon Zappa](https://cinepixo.com/people/moon-zappa)
- [Charlie Sheen](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-sheen)
- [Christopher McDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-mcdonald)
- [Maxwell Caulfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/maxwell-caulfield)
- [Blackie Dammett](https://cinepixo.com/people/blackie-dammett)
- [Grant Heslov](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-heslov)
- [Vance Colvig](https://cinepixo.com/people/vance-colvig)
- [Patti D'Arbanville](https://cinepixo.com/people/patti-d-arbanville)

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