The Boys Next Door is a 1996 television movie about four mentally challenged men, Norman (Nathan Lane), Lucien (Courtney B. Vance), Arnold (Michael Jeter) and Barry (Robert Sean Leonard) who share a house.
The movie is based on a play by Tom Griffin which was published in 1983 under the title Damaged Hearts, Broken Flowers and again in 1988 under the title The Boys Next Door.
The protagonists try to make sense of a mixed-up world, looking to Jack (Tony Goldwyn), their social worker, for help with everything from runaway rodents to helping Norman who has a new girlfriend (Mare Winningham).
The movie was produced by Hallmark Entertainment as a Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie.
The Boys Next Door is a 1985 relatively unknown independent drama/adventure movie, about two young men Bo played by Charlie Sheen and Roy played by Maxwell Caulfield, on the verge of adult life, whose bleak futures project them on a grim and violent adventure, before the mundane reality of working in a dead-end factory becomes as far as they are allowed to live the American dream. Angry, bitter and with no hope for their future, they embark on a frightening and disturbing orgy of sex, drink, violence and murder.
Jack Palmer is a social worker whose job has taken precedence over his personal life. Mainly, his job is to help four mentally challenged men live regular lives in a home. They consist of: Norman, who works at a donut shop and has a thing for keys; Barry, who thinks he is a golf pro and doesn't communicate well with his father; Arnold, who is into all things Russian and has a habit of spending money; and Lucien, who is into Spider Man and must testify before the state senate. Jack wants to help them, but he also thinks it is time to move on with his life. The hard part is trying to say goodbye to the guys he cares about. Written by Pat McCurry
Ray and Bo leave their small town the weekend after graduation for a short road trip to LA. Soon, they find themselves lashing out and leaving a trial of bodies behind them. The violence escalates throughout. Written by Josh Pasnak
