Corey Haim Found Dead

Source: TMZ

Actor Corey Haim died this morning of an apparent overdose -- possibly accidental -- according to LAPD. He was 38.

Police tell us they were called to St. Joseph's hospital in Burbank, CA shortly before 4AM PT to investigate.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/#ixzz0hmUDtpzO

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RIP Corey.

I really hate to hear that. I loved him in Lost Boys and Silver Bullet. RIP Corey.

I have it on LaserDisc.

Just wow.

I had no idea LD players were being made as late as last year.

Wow.

I still have a Pioneer LD player in the basement. Pulled it out last fall to convert some old video work I did in the early '90s to digital (the master tapes were betaSP, I think ... long gone ... and the LD formats were the only copies left).

I remember renting LDs (with players) back in the '80s. When you had to flip it to play side two, it was a great time for a beer run.

Really too bad about Corey Haim - that's just too young.

I had forgotten how charming the film and Haim's performance is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phXMs5yn76Y

At link: 1 min trailer for 1986 film "Lucas"

and I find myself thinking about him all day.

great flick

What the heck is happening? They're dropping like flies.

How would I know this actor...?

he and Cory Feldman were known as the 2 Cories in the 80's - child stars.

Edited to add: Haim is on the right.

:rofl:

Still, this is a pretty extreme case.

Being only 30, when he was at his height in the 80's; I was still in grade school. Ha!

Rest in Peace

He was 38 when he died. A whole 8 years older than you. I however remember stars that were a decade and more older than me, from when I was a kid. But then even when I was 7 I was allowed to watch movies.

GREAT movie.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000433/

Hollywood chewed him up and spit him out.
I hope this really was accidental. He's been struggling with addiction, etc for a long time from what I understand.

Or not young at all. :)

I wish peace on his family and friends

On MSNBC's homepage, too.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

I was also hoping for a follow-up to License to Drive.

However, Haim wasn't in it although Feldman was.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1031254/

:(

Rest in Peace, Corey. :(

Yeeesh.

Yeah, I know you can relapse, but IIRC it was not too long ago?

To me, he will always be "Lucas." RIP.

I wish they'd hurry up and get that over with. I've got my eye on a Lexus with a fish on the back....

You want to be able to stop, right?

Mercedes on the list?

Wonder which neighbor has a mitsubishi?

But are they making parts for them? Still?

No shit.

I should know better than to read one of your posts after taking a drink of something! And, I just bought this new laptop...

Kirk Cameron is an idiot.

I'm sure when Kirk is found pulling with a male prostitute and crystal meth it'll be much better than any nasty obituary.

:evilgrin:

At least the last few were better than the few before that. Corey was a troubled but kind guy. He got a raw deal from the industry. As so many do. He was just fodder to them.
Peace to you Haim. At long last peace to you.

I caught a couple episodes of "The Two Coreys" and it was pretty despicable. That guy needed help, not exploitation

FSH

Despicable is a good word for it.

The poor kid had problems and problems with substances.

This is no accident.

It's sad that he didn't find the right kind of help, or the right frame of mind to overcome his problems.

Rest in Peace, Corey Haim.

I thought he'd been doing better.

Didn't do anything but B-movies and straight-to-DVD stuff after Lost Boys and License to Drive. He blew through tons of prescription drugs & assorted barbituates and amphetamines and just couldn't stop. It's sad, really.

Sad news.

RIP, Corey.

RIP. No sympathy for people who abuse drugs and blame others for their problems.

When did Haim ever blame others?

allows you to have when you're no longer their darling, and a kid. His family have my deepest sympathies and dont ever want to know how his Mum feels, as a Mum I guess, I can empathize. My son has had many ups and downs too.
Cheers
Sandy
(who looks at drug abuse as I do any mental illness, you?)

Drug addicts think only about themselves and when they will get their next fix.

I know my son has put me through many problems with addiction as a teen. He *IS* doing fine now, but that is still day by day. I hope it will last. But I never hope to be in her position and say well, what a relief - a tad cold despite how badly he behaved, you never want your kid dead. And personally, empathize for Mother's going through this, losing a child for any reason is my worst nightmare.
Cheers
Sandy

Seems to be a wave of suicides lately. :(

RIP Corey

I may have to watch Lost Boys again, in memory of Haim.

As soon as my edit time ran out.

Good flick.

RIP I guess...to someone who probably had a far more fun/wild childhood than I...guess it didn't pay off. Then again...supposedly he had Nicole Eggert when she was a every teen boys's dream.

The last I recall (from watching The Two Coreys a year or two ago) was Feldman had finally had enough of Haim. Feldman kept trying to help him over and over and Haim just had problems that would not go away. He was an addict, no doubt.

I bet Feldman is feeling pretty lousy today, even though I'm sure he knew it was inevitable.

edit to post full comment and link:

I was awakened at 8:30 this morning by my brother and sister knocking on my bedroom door. They informed me of the loss of my brother Corey Haim. My eyes weren’t even open all the way when the tears started streaming down my face. I am so sorry for Corey, his mother Judy, his family, my family, all of our fans, and of course my son who I will have to find a way to explain this to when he gets home from school. This is a tragic loss of a wonderful,beautiful,tormented soul, who will always be my brother,family, and best friend. 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. Please respect our families as we struggle and grieve through this difficult time. I hope the art Corey has left behind will be remembered as the passion of that for which he truly lived. ~ Corey

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

I has Corey Feldman in "Which Corey is going to end up dead of an overdose" contest.

Shit.

on edit it was "...dead of an overdose first." Corey Haim, there are a lot of pills with your name on them. Don't let me down, buddy.

he had a lot of problems, but nobody deserves so much unhappiness. :(

I recall this episode also and agree with what this poster wrote:

http://womenspeakout.wordpress.com/2010/03/10/corey-haim-lost-boy-dead-at-38/

All of these reports coming out covering his prescription medication and drug abuse, as if this was the explanation for why Corey is no longer here. I couldn’t believe how we all missed it completely.

The answer to the question of why took me back to the The Two Coreys. In one episode, they decided to see a therapist together. Corey Haim and Corey Feldman shared a terrible secret. An adult friend of Feldman’s raped Corey Haim. A friend Feldman kept around after knowing what he did. During the therapy session you could see the pain that this had caused Haim.

Just for a brief moment I understood what underlied this cocky and obnoxious persona I resented back in the 80’s. The drugs only masked the deeper pain that none of us male survivors ever want to deal with.

Feldman admired and was an industry big shot. Next thought, MJ? I'm like....wait, they always asked Feldman if anything was done to HIM, they didnt say
"what about your mates"?
Not trying to po MJ fans or anything.
Cheers
Sandy

Great cast, including the young Mr. Haim.

Dream a Little Dream was my favorite movie with them in it.
RIP Corey.

And they were finally old enough to run..