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50 free The Lost Boys trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
42 free The Lost Boys trivia questions with answers. The Lost Boys made vampires young, sexy and Californian, and gave the world a shirtless saxophone player nobody has forgotten. This quiz covers the whole film: Michael, Sam and Lucy's move to Santa Carla, David's gang and their sunken-hotel lair, the Frog brothers' comic-shop vampire hunting, Max's big reveal and Grandpa's last line, plus the making of the movie in Santa Cruz, the Peter Pan idea behind the title, the soundtrack and the sequels and Broadway musical that followed. Early questions suit anyone who has watched it once at a sleepover; the later ones dig into casting stories, filming dates and box-office numbers that reward real devotion. Every answer is checked against documented production history rather than fan lore, so it holds up when your friends argue. Great for a Halloween movie night or an 80s film quiz. Free, no signup, answers included.
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Q 01Who directed The Lost Boys?
Joel Schumacher
Donner was originally slated to direct and stayed on as executive producer; the new director made the script sexier and older.
Q 02What is the name of the fictional California town the Emersons move to?
Santa Carla
A vandalised welcome sign brands it the "murder capital of the world"; the town was played by Santa Cruz.
Q 03The film's title refers to characters from which classic story?
Peter Pan
Co-writer James Jeremias wondered what if Peter Pan only came out at night and never grew up because he was a vampire.
Q 04Which real California city stood in for the film's seaside town?
Santa Cruz
The Boardwalk, the Pogonip preserve and the surrounding mountains all appear; the vampire cave was a set on the Warner lot.
Q 05Who plays David, the leader of the vampire gang?
Kiefer Sutherland
The director said he had the least dialogue in the film but an extraordinary presence; he had just wrapped Stand by Me.
Q 06What job does Lucy take when the family arrives in town?
Clerk at a video store
The store is owned by Max, who takes a romantic interest in her that turns out to have a sinister motive.
Q 07Where does Sam meet the self-proclaimed vampire hunters Edgar and Alan Frog?
At the comic book store
The novelization's author was himself managing a comic shop when he was hired to write it.
Q 08The vampires' hideout is a former luxury hotel that was buried by what event?
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake
The lair set was built on Stage 12 at Warner Bros., with a Palos Verdes cliff used for its entrance.
Q 09What does David make Michael's food appear to be at the lair?
Maggots and worms
The noodles-into-worms gag was directly referenced decades later in What We Do in the Shadows.
Q 10What is the name of Sam's dog, who stops Michael from attacking him?
Nanook
The dog also helps finish off one of the vampires during the final assault on the Emerson house.
Q 11Which gang member do Michael, Sam and the Frog brothers stake in the lair during the day?
Marko
His screams wake the others, and David vows to hunt the boys down that night.
Q 12How does Michael kill David in the final fight?
By impaling him on Grandpa's antlers
Unlike the other vampires he does not explode or dissolve, a deliberate loose end for a planned sequel called The Lost Girls.
Q 13Who turns out to be the head vampire?
Max, the video store owner
He passed the boys' garlic and mirror tests because he had been invited into the house, which made him immune.
Q 21What injury did the actor playing David suffer on set, forcing him to wear gloves?
A broken right wrist from a motorcycle wheelie
His motorcycle was adapted so he could ride it left-handed for the rest of the shoot.
Q 22How many days did principal photography take?
21
Shooting ran from June 2 to June 23, 1986, mostly around Santa Cruz.
Q 23What was the film's approximate production budget?
$8.5 million
It opened at number two and went on to a domestic gross of over $32 million.
Q 14How is Max finally destroyed?
Grandpa's truck smashes through the wall and a fence post impales him
The old man then delivers the closing quip about the one thing he never could stomach in Santa Carla.
Q 15What is Grandpa's final line about living in the town?
He never could stomach all the damn vampires
The line lands after Max explodes and the whole family is standing in the wreckage.
Q 16The original screenplay was modelled on which recent Richard Donner film?
The Goonies
In that version the vampires were 13 or 14, the Frog brothers were chubby 8-year-old Cub Scouts and Star was a young boy.
Q 17For how much did Producers Sales Organization buy the first-time writers' script in 1985?
$400,000
Warner Bros. later joined the project and took over domestic distribution.
Q 18Which actor repeatedly turned down the role of Michael before being promised creative input?
Jason Patric
He then became instrumental in reshaping the script, and it was at his insistence that his Solarbabies co-star was cast as Star.
Q 19Who plays Star?
Jami Gertz
The director had pictured a waifish blonde like Meg Ryan until his leading man talked him round.
Q 20Dianne Wiest accepted the role of Lucy shortly after winning an Oscar for which film?
Hannah and Her Sisters
The director was surprised she said yes so soon after the win at the 59th Academy Awards.
Q 24Which shirtless, oiled-up musician performs "I Still Believe" on the boardwalk stage?
Tim Cappello
The saxophone-playing bodybuilder still performs the song at fan conventions and later worked with synthwave band Gunship.
Q 25"I Still Believe" is a cover of a song originally by which band?
The Call
The soundtrack leaned on covers, including a Doors song by Echo & the Bunnymen and an Easybeats song by INXS.
Q 26Which band covers the Doors' "People Are Strange" on the soundtrack?
Echo & the Bunnymen
The version in the film is a shortened alternate take with a slightly different arrangement.
Q 27What is the title of the film's theme song, recorded by Gerard McMann?
Cry Little Sister
The singer later re-released it under the name G Tom Mac, and the band Aiden covered it for the 2008 sequel.
Q 28INXS teamed up with which Australian singer for the soundtrack's "Good Times"?
Jimmy Barnes
The Easybeats cover was cut to promote the Australian Made tour and reached number two on the Australian charts.
Q 29Which Foreigner frontman recorded "Lost in the Shadows" for the film?
Lou Gramm
The soundtrack album was certified gold in September 1987, less than two months after the film's release.
Q 30Who composed the film's original score, blending orchestra and organ?
Thomas Newman
His short cue "To the Shock of Miss Louise" closes the soundtrack album.