Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

People are voting emotionally.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

During the summer vacation, the fourteen year-old Lucas Bly (Corey Haim) meets the sixteen year-old newcomer in town Maggie (Kerri Green) and they become best friends. Lucas is an intelligent boy that loves bugs and shows the mansion where he lives to Maggie. When classes begin, Maggie learns that Lucas is not a popular student but an outcast nerd at school and bullied by the football players. The football captain Cappie (Charlie Sheen) protects Lucas because the boy helped him when he was ill. Soon Lucas has a crush on Maggie but she falls in love with Cappie, while Lucas' schoolmate Rina (Winona Ryder) loves him. When Maggie joins the cheerleaders, Cappie's girlfriend Alise (Courtney Thorne-Smith) becomes jealous of her and she ends the relationship with Cappie. Meanwhile Lucas joins the football team expecting to impress Maggie. During a game, Lucas is hurt and Maggie finds that he lives in a trailer with his alcoholic father. What will happen to Lucas?"Lucas" is a touching classic from the wonderful 80's, with a pleasant and sensitive story of unrequited first love. Corey Haim has a magnificent performance in the role of a boy with no family that falls in love with an older girl. The difference of two years for a fourteen year-old boy is indeed too much. Another attraction is to see Winona Ryder, Charles Sheen and others very young in the beginning of career. After almost thirty years, "Lucas" is still a delightful heartbreaking film. My vote is eight.Title (Brazil): "A Inocência do Primeiro Amor" ("The Innocence of the First Love")

It's a pretty good film showing a boy who's not popular but still variably appreciated in the end for his efforts short and to these points. Yes it's portrayal of an outcast who still manages to have a girlfriend.Yes The now late Corey Haim may well have been typecast as an outcast as we may see from film to film and even on TV like in "Roomies" later on.Yes Lucas' love of bugs doesn't even draw his girlfriend away from him anymore than when they go to a concert underground where he can move the round lid & ask some man above to lend him his program but without giving to much away we get to see how in the end Lucas get's to be appreciated more and more.What can anyone also say but sadly Corey Haims's Star had faded upon his getting older.Truthfully, Stephen "Steve" G.Baer a.k.a. "Ste" of Framingham,Ma.USA

I thought Lucas was a very interesting film and also very sweet and heart warming as well! I really enjoyed watching Lucas it was very well made and had a great cast: Corey Haim, Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen and Winona Ryder and also the plot was very well done and is a very lovely 1980's film. It was also interesting to learn about the locust! Lucas Bly (Corey Haim) an average 14 year old boy quickly falls in love with Maggie (Kerri Green) a new girl who has just moved to the area after they develop a friendship Maggie notices Cappie (Charlie Sheen) a boy on the football team after they spend a lot of time together Lucas decides to join the football team. Lucas is also friends with Rina (Winona Ryder in her film debut) another girl who is in the same school.I think Corey Haim gave a brilliant acting performance he seemed to stay in character well and really fitted the part of Lucas Bly! I was totally impressed with Corey Haim's acting performance he did so well. I also think Kerri Green gave a solid performance and she did very well also. Charlie Sheen fitted the role well as Cappie well and he also did a great job. I was also very impressed with Winona Ryder's acting performance she did fantastically. Overall I was very impressed with Lucas it was a brilliant, interesting and amazing film I will watch it again sometime soon. I give it a 10/10 such a brilliant film. I totally recommend it to anyone who loves a great 1980's film!

"Lucas" when I first saw this teen film in 1986 I said this is a winner, I was right as the film continues to get airings on basic and premium cable! This is an emotional drama-comedy film that as you watch it you remember back to your high school days, and you remember the times you can relate to with people being different having nerds and bullies and the need for social acceptance. Corey Haim plays the Lucas character perfect he's just fine as a thoughtful geek who's smart all brains and no brawn who just wants to impress the social crowd. Most all of us remember kids like these in high school who are picked upon and bullied you feel sorry for them and at the same time you want to cheer them for the inspiration they bring by trying for social acceptance. This film never has a dull moment the acting, lines, and adventures the Lucas character have are memorable. The supporting cast is just great, my man Charlie Sheen is great as the football stud, who tries to help Lucas thru his tough journey and the film features Winona Ryder in one of her earliest roles. Courtney Thorne-Smith plays the high school beauty queen who's snobbish this was well before her fame, and last but not least the best friend of Lucas is played by a bright vibrant cute red head Kerri Green, but Kerri where art thou now? Overall this is a classic 80's teen film that reminds us of the typical nerd-jock theme that centers around cliques and social acceptance. The movie ends on a happy note the way you want it, but remember it's always good just to be yourself.