The Boys Next Door (1985 film)
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| Directed by | Penelope Spheeris |
| Written by | Glen Morgan James Wong |
| Produced by | Sandy Howard Keith Rubinstein |
| Starring | Maxwell Caulfield Charlie Sheen |
| Cinematography | Arthur Albert |
| Edited by | Andy Horvitch |
| Music by | George S. Clinton |
Production company | Republic Entertainment International |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.5 million |
The Boys Next Door (released as No Apparent Motive in Australia) 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.
The film was Spheeris' second narrative feature following Suburbia (1984), and was released by New World Pictures on November 1, 1985.