Biography
A teenage heartthrob in the 1980s, baby-faced Corey Haim appeared to be the kinder and gentler of the two Coreys; he was the good guy whereas
Corey Feldman was the rebel. As a child, the "Haimster" appeared in TV shows and commercials in his native Canada until he made his film debut in the drama
Firstborn at the age of 11. Many TV movies followed, including his award-winning role as Liza Minelli's son dying of muscular dystrophy in
A Time to Live. After playing
Sally Field's son in
Murphy's Romance, he was old enough to star in the teen drama
Lucas with
Charlie Sheen and
Winona Ryder. In 1987, Haim made his first co-starring appearance with Feldman in
Joel Schumacher's teen vampire movie
The Lost Boys. Whether they were friends or rivals, the Coreys co-starred in two more teen movies together:
License to Drive and
Dream a Little Dream. They later reunited for
Blown Away,
National Lampoon's Last Resort,
Dream a Little Dream 2, and Feldman's directorial debut,
Busted. At the peak of their popularity with preteen audiences, rumors began circulating about their apparent drug and alcohol addictions. In order to combat this image, Haim released a video diary in 1990 called Me, Myself & I, which featured him in an array of family-friendly activities. For the rest of the '90s, he laid low in straight-to-video teen movies, including
The Dream Machine, Oh, What a Night,
Just One of the Girls, and
Fast Getaway. In 1997, he declared bankruptcy and wouldn't make another movie until 2000, when he played an ex-con trying to kick drugs in the thriller
Without Malice. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide