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You Goonie! ("Chapter Five: Dig Dug")
It's clear the Duffers are fans of The Goonies (1985), a movie about a group of small town kids setting out on an adventure, based on a story by Steven Spielberg.
So, it was a great nostalgia nod when Sean Astin, who played Goonies leader Mikey, joined the series as Joyce's new boyfriend, Bob. As if to cement the connection, Joyce asks Bob to help her decipher Will’s drawings and "Find the X," to which he replies: "What’s at the X? Pirate treasure?" The Goonies, of course, used an old map marked with an 'X' to hunt pirate treasure.
Incidentally, filming on The Goonies began on Oct. 22, 1984, meaning a 13-year-old Sean Astin was in front of the camera over the same Halloween during which "Stranger Things 2" takes place.
It's clear the Duffers are fans of The Goonies (1985), a movie about a group of small town kids setting out on an adventure, based on a story by Steven Spielberg.
So, it was a great nostalgia nod when Sean Astin, who played Goonies leader Mikey, joined the series as Joyce's new boyfriend, Bob. As if to cement the connection, Joyce asks Bob to help her decipher Will’s drawings and "Find the X," to which he replies: "What’s at the X? Pirate treasure?" The Goonies, of course, used an old map marked with an 'X' to hunt pirate treasure.
Incidentally, filming on The Goonies began on Oct. 22, 1984, meaning a 13-year-old Sean Astin was in front of the camera over the same Halloween during which "Stranger Things 2" takes place.
PeopleSean Astin, Corey Feldman, Jeff Cohen, Ke Huy Quan
TitlesThe Goonies
© 1985 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.