Small in stature, but with a handsome face and a compactly muscular body, Corey Haim made a critical smash in his early juvenile roles. He later found himself often matched with Corey Feldman in lower budget films (they became known as "The Coreys"), frequently with Nicole Eggert as a love interest. Haim's promising career was hampered by his publicized bout with drugs, but he has continued churning out films both in the US and his native Canada.

Haim has frequently played youths who stumble into situations that force him to go on the run for their lives. He began acting in commercials in