First Come, First Staked: The Lost Boys Quiz

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First Come, First Staked: The Lost Boys Quiz
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What do you do your first night out in your new town? Get to know your new neighbors -- dead and alive. How much do you know about the creatures of the night in this '80s horror favorite?
Which Corey appears in "The Lost Boys"?
Corey Feldman
Corey Haim
both
neither
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Both Corey Feldman and Corey Haim star in "The Lost Boys," as the characters Edgar Frog and Sam. It's their first film together.

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What fictional town do Lucy, Michael and Sam move to from Phoenix, Arizona?
Hill Valley, California
Santa Carla, California
Santa Cruz, California
Sunnydale, California
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Lucy, Michael, and Sam Emerson move from Phoenix, Arizona, to Santa Carla. Santa Carla is a fictional town, but it's based on the real-life location of Santa Cruz, California.

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What is the town of Santa Carla overun by?
feral dogs
tourists
vampires
zombies
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Wrong Answer

A gang of vampires, The Lost Boys, have overrun the town of Santa Carla.

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Nobody touches the second shelf, but who?
Grandpa
Sam
Lucy
Michael
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Nobody touches the second drawer of the refrigerator, but Grandpa. That's where he keeps his root beers and his double-thick Oreo cookies.

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Which song is the theme from "The Lost Boys?"
"Beauty Has Her Way"
"Cry Little Sister (Theme From The Lost Boys)"
"Lost in the Shadows (The Lost Boys)"
"People Are Strange"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Gerard McMahon's song "Cry Little Sister (Theme From The Lost Boys)," is the movie's theme song.

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Which song will you hear in the movie but not on the soundtrack?
The Rascals‘ “Groovin'”
Clarence “Frogman” Henry's “Ain’t Got No Home”
Run DMC and Aerosmith‘s “Walk This Way"
all of these
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

“Ain’t Got No Home," "Groovin" and "Walk This Way" are all in the movie but don't appear on the soundtrack.

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Who was originally supposed to direct the film?
Richard Donner
Mary Lambert
Joel Schumacher
Steven Spielberg
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Executive producer Richard Donner was originally supposed to direct the movie but bowed out to direct "Lethal Weapon."

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Who is the man playing the saxophone on the boardwalk at the beginning of the movie?
Tim Cappello
Kenny G
James "Jimmy the Robot" Briggs
Ian Anderson
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

That's Tim Cappello, who you'll also see performing with Tina Turner and others.

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What's Sam's dog's name?
Bela
Nanook
Thorn
Max
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Wrong Answer

Sam's dog's name is Nanook.

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Who is on the poster on the outside of Sam's bedroom closet door?
Echo and The Bunnymen
Rob Lowe
Jim Morrison
The Goonies
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Sam has a poster of Rob Lowe hanging on his closet door.

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Where on the boardwalk does Lucy Emerson work?
candle shop
comic book store
T-shirt shop
video store
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Wrong Answer

Michael and Sam's mom, Lucy, works at Max's video store on the boardwalk.

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Who is the leader of the Lost Boys?
David
Marko
Max
Michael
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

David, played by Kiefer Sutherland, is the leader of the vampires.

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Who doesn't turn back to their normal human selves after David is impaled on the antlers?
Laddie
Michael
Star
none of these three return to being human
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Wrong Answer

When neither Laddie, Michael nor Star turn back into their normal human selves after David is killed, the vampire hunters realize David isn't the head vampire.

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Who is Santa Carla's head vampire?
David
Grandpa
Max
Thorn
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Wrong Answer

Max is the head vampire and leader of David and the Santa Carla vampire gang, whom he calls his boys.

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What was Max's original motivation?
to turn Michael into a Lost Boy
to turn Sam into a Lost Boy
to kidnap the vampire hunters
to get Lucy as a mother for his Lost Boys
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Wrong Answer

Max's original motivation was to get Lucy as a mother for his Lost Boys.

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How does Max die?
a garlic and holy water bath
death by stereo
falls off a cliff
impaled by a fence post
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Wrong Answer

Grandpa's car impales Max with a wooden fence post when it crashes through the house.

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Who is the Missing Child on the milk carton?
Dwayne
Laddie
Paul
Marko
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

"Laddie" Thompson is the missing boy on the milk carton.

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Who covers The Doors' song, "People Are Strange," for the film?
Roger Daltrey
Echo and The Bunnymen
Lou Gramm
INXS
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Wrong Answer

All of these artists appear on the soundtrack, but it's Echo and The Bunnymen who cover "People Are Strange" for the film.

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Michael hallucinates that the rice with his Chinese food turns into what?
maggots
grubs
earthworms
wrigglers
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Wrong Answer

Maggots, Michael. You’re eating maggots.

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How do the Lost Boys sleep?
hanging upside down in a cave
hanging upside down in a tree
in bed
on their backs in closed coffins
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Wrong Answer

The Boys sleep hanging upside down in a cave.

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How many times do the characters say the name, "Michael," in the movie?
10 times
100 times
more than 100 times
I lost count
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Wrong Answer

"Michael" is spoken more than 100 times in the movie.

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The Lost Boys aren't the only local gang in Santa Carla. What is the name of the other local gang?
Bad Boys
Da Hui
Surf Nazis
Wolfpak
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Wrong Answer

The Surf Nazis also claim this turf but are -- as we see at a bonfire -- frequent Lost Boys' victims.

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What does David say to Surf Nazi-Greg before he feeds on him?
"Come and get it, boys."
"Initiation's over."
"My beach, my wave."
"You must feed."
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Wrong Answer

Before killing him, David says to Greg, "Hey, dude. My beach, my wave."

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How do the vampire hunters kill Marko, played by Alex Winter?
a stake in the heart
holy water shot from a water pistol
garlic on his pasta
beheaded
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The Frog Brothers kill Marko with a wooden stake.

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Which is not part of the movie's tagline?
Never grow old.
Never die.
It's fun to be a vampire.
You are who you eat.
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Wrong Answer

"The Lost Boys" tagline includes, "Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire." But not, "You are who you eat."

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Which song from the soundtrack is the only single from the movie to chart in the U.S.?
"Lost in the Shadows (The Lost Boys)"
"Good Times"
"Cry Little Sister (Theme from The Lost Boys)"
"Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

"Good Times," originally released in 1968 by a band called the Easybeats, was the only song from "The Lost Boys" soundtrack to chart. The film's version, performed by INXS with Jimmy Barnes, hit No. 47 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Jason Patric's real-life brother appeared in a vampire movie, the same year "The Lost Boys" came out. Which movie was it?
"A Return to Salem's Lot"
"Dinner With a Vampire"
"My Best Friend Is a Vampire"
"Near Dark"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Jason Patric's brother Joshua John Miller appeared as Homer in "Near Dark," the same year "The Lost Boys" was released,

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Which movie did Jason Patric (Michael) and Jami Gertz (Star) appear in together before starring together in "The Lost Boys?"
"Alphabet City"
"Less Than Zero"
"Sixteen Candles"
"Solarbabies"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Jason Patric and Jami Gertz worked together in "Solarbabies" before starring in "The Lost Boys."

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Which movies did director Joel Schumacher suggest Corey Feldman rent to help get into his character, Edgar Frog?
"Cobra"
"First Blood"
"Missing in Action"
all of these
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Wrong Answer

Joel Schumacher suggested Corey Feldman rent Chuck Norris and Sylvestor Stallone movies, like "Cobra," "First Blood" and "Missing in Action" to get into character.

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"The Lost Boys" is a nod to which story?
"Lord of the Flies"
"Peter Pan"
"The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men"
"Treasure Island"
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Wrong Answer

"The Lost Boys" are the boys who wouldn't grow up in "Peter Pan."

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Who hasn't sampled the "Theme From The Lost Boys?"
Eminem
Joe Budden
L.A. Guns
Mobb Deep
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The L.A. Guns covered "Cry Little Sister (Theme From the Lost Boys)," but they didn't sample it.

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What was the only sequel Schumacher was interested in doing?
"Lost Girls"
"The Lost Boys Sequel"
"Lost Boys: The Thirst"
"Lost Boys: The Tribe"
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Wrong Answer

In 2007, director Joel Schumacher was quoted as saying, ”I told them to do 'Lost Girls.' It'd be great. I said, 'Do gorgeous teenage biker chicks who are vampires. It'll be great.' But they don't listen to me."

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Which "Zoolander" star recounted at the 2010 Young Hollywood Awards that he'd auditioned for "The Lost Boys?"
Will Ferrell
Ben Stiller
Owen Wilson
Billy Zane
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Wrong Answer

At the 2010 Young Hollywood Awards, Ben Stiller said -- possibly jokingly, possibly not -- that he'd auditioned for "The Lost Boys."

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Lost Boy Jason Patric earned a Razzie award for his role in what movie?
"Incognito"
"Narc"
"Sleepers"
"Speed 2: Cruise Control"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Jason Patric shared a Razzie with Sandra Bullock for Worst Screen Couple in "Speed 2: Cruise Control."

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It's said Joel Schumacher traded directing band's music videos for their songs for his movie soundtracks. Which INXS video did he later direct?
"Devil Inside"
"Need You Tonight"
"New Sensation"
"Never Tear Us Apart"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Joel Schumacher directed the video for INXS' hit, "Devil Inside."

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