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The Goonies (1985)

TV_14 114 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Family  -   7 June 1985 (USA)
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A group of kids embark on a wild adventure after finding a pirate treasure map.

Director:

Richard Donner

Writers:

Steven Spielberg (story), Chris Columbus (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Astin ...
Josh Brolin ...
Brand
Jeff Cohen ...
Chunk
Corey Feldman ...
Mouth
Kerri Green ...
Andy
Martha Plimpton ...
Stef
Jonathan Ke Quan ...
Data (as Ke Huy Quan)
John Matuszak ...
Robert Davi ...
Jake
Joe Pantoliano ...
Francis
Anne Ramsey ...
Lupe Ontiveros ...
Mary Ellen Trainor Mary Ellen Trainor ...
Keith Walker Keith Walker ...
Mr. Walsh
Curtis Hanson Curtis Hanson ...
Mr. Perkins
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Storyline

Mikey Walsh and Brandon Walsh are brothers whose family is preparing to move because developers want to build a golf course in the place of their neighborhood -- unless enough money is raised to stop the construction of the golf course, and that's quite doubtful. But when Mikey stumbles upon a treasure map of the famed "One-Eyed" Willy's hidden fortune, Mikey, Brandon, and their friends Lawrence "Chunk" Cohen, Clark "Mouth" Devereaux, Andrea "Andy" Carmichael, Stefanie "Stef" Steinbrenner, and Richard "Data" Wang, calling themselves The Goonies, set out on a quest to find the treasure in hopes of saving their neighborhood. The treasure is in a cavern, but the entrance to the cavern is under the house of evil thief Mama Fratelli and her sons Jake Fratelli, Francis Fratelli, and the severely disfigured Lotney "Sloth" Fratelli. Sloth befriends the Goonies and decides to help them. Written by Todd Baldridge  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Treasure | Map | Cavern | Treasure Map | Pirate  | See more »

Taglines:

It's excitement all the way as Steven Spielberg and Richard Donner, the makers of 'Indiana Jones', 'Gremlins' and 'Superman', combine forces to create the Family Adventure of the year! See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | Cantonese | Italian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Los goonies See more »

Filming Locations:

Astoria, Oregon, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$19,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$9,105,913 (USA) (9 June 1985)

Gross:

$61,389,680 (USA) (2 September 1985)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

During filming, Martha Plimpton made a bet with director Richard Donner that she would stop biting her nails. Donner paid up several years later, while they were doing the DVD commentary. See more »

Goofs

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: At the end of the movie, Data tells the news reporters that the "octopus was really scary". This actually refers to a deleted scene, but there's nothing to indicate that he wouldn't just make stuff up and talk about something which (in the final version of the film) didn't happen. The octopus scene is included in the TV version of the movie. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Prison Guard: Lunchtime! The longer you animals bark, the colder your lunch gets. Come on, move it out. You too, down there! Hey, turkey!
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Connections

Featured in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.148" (2012) See more »

Soundtracks

"What a Thrill"
Performed by Cyndi Lauper
Produced by Cyndi Lauper and Lennie Petze
Written by Cyndi Lauper and John Turi
Courtesy of Portrait Records See more »