The Goonies (1985)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Richard Donner

Writers:

Steven Spielberg (story)
Chris Columbus (screenplay)

Release Date:

7 June 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Mystery

Tagline:

They call themselves "The Goonies." The secret caves. The old lighthouse. The lost map. The treacherous traps. The hidden treasure. And Sloth... Join the adventure.

Plot:

A group of kids embark on a wild adventure after finding a pirate treasure map.

Plot Keywords:

Treasure | Treasure Map | Pirate | Hidden | Trap

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 26	5:45 PM	TBS
Sun. July 26	11:45 PM	TBS

Cast

Sean Astin	...	Mikey Walsh
Josh Brolin	...	Brand Walsh
Jeff Cohen	...	Lawrence 'Chunk' Cohen
Corey Feldman	...	Clark 'Mouth' Devereaux
Kerri Green	...	Andy Carmichael
Martha Plimpton	...	Stef Steinbrenner
Jonathan Ke Quan	...	Richard 'Data' Wang (as Ke Huy Quan)
John Matuszak	...	Lotney 'Sloth' Fratelli
Robert Davi	...	Jake Fratelli
Joe Pantoliano	...	Francis Fratelli
Anne Ramsey	...	Mama Fratelli
Lupe Ontiveros	...	Rosalita
Mary Ellen Trainor	...	Harriet Walsh
Keith Walker	...	Irving Walsh
Curtis Hanson	...	Elgin Perkins

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | Cantonese | Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

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

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | South Korea:All | Canada:G (Quebec) | Taiwan:GP | Hong Kong:II | USA:TV-14 (TV rating) | France:U | Iceland:10 | Netherlands:MG6 | Ireland:12 (DVD rating) | Ireland:PG (Video rating) | Brazil:Livre | Norway:12 (original rating) | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:12 (video re-rating) (2004) (uncut) | UK:PG (original rating) (cut) | UK:PG (video rating) (1986) | USA:PG (certificate #27802) | West Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Astoria, Oregon, USA

Company:

Amblin Entertainment

Trivia:

The music played when the kids discover the tunnel in the Fratellis' hideout by accidentally pouring water down it, is the same piece of music played in The Great Escape (1963) when the Germans discover the prisoners' first tunnel by accidentally pouring coffee down it.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When the Fratelli brothers are pulled over on the side of the road to grab Chunk, there are cables coming out of the back of their vehicle and go off towards the forest on the side of the road.

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!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Family Guy: Stew-Roids (#7.13)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Eight Arms to Hold You

Back to our childhood...

There was a time when boys would spend a whole day watching their favorite heroes, dreaming of riding a crusade against Darth Vader's Empire or fighting the enemies among the Knights of the Round Table. Just like in the Fantasy Island, where Mr. Roarke and Tatoo would make all one's wishes come true, The Goonies has the special talent to bring our childhood fantasies back and remind us how great those years were.

In this 1985 movie, a bunch of kids find a map which indicates the spot where the evil pirate One-Eyed-Willie buried a big treasure stolen from English ships in the 1500's. As we can predict, they decide to seek for the gold and precious stones to help their parents who are about to be expelled from their homes because they can't make ends meet and also because some wealthy men want to put their houses down to build a country club on it's place. Dangers, traps and even a family of thieves - the Fratelli - are after them.

As the film goes on, we can see how closer the friends get and how supportive we all should be. They would always be there for each other, no matter how deep their problems are. Even a rich girl, Andy, is accepted by the group, in a very politically correct act, where no distinctions are made. The scene in which the guys are stuck in a hole, is very touching and really digs our sense of aid.

Richard Donner directed this movie and another famous director, Chris Columbus wrote the screenplay, based on a Steven Spielberg's story. Matt Sweeney was responsable for the special effects and the main theme ( They 'r good enough ) was written and performed by Cindy Lauper.

After the film, none of the kids became famous actors. Corey Feldman and Kerry Green took part in some teenage comedies, while Sean Astin showed up in "Memphis Belle" and Ke Huy Quan was the young Indiana Jone's chinese taxi driver in "The Temple of the Doom". The only one who joined some serious projects was Martha Plimpton.

But these are just technical details. What really counts in "The Goonies" are the two hours of humanity, pleasure, inocence, friendship - and even the first love - that only children can show in their eyes. In fact, it's a small journey to our past, to a time when your deepest worries were about the girl (or the boy) on the next chair.