The Goonies (1985)

A group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.

Director:

Richard Donner

Writers:

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

Stars:

Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

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

Storyline

Mikey and his friends have always wanted to go on an adventure. One night they are all in Mikey's attic and Mikey stumbles across an old map. Mikey has always wanted to know if One-eyed Willy ever was a real person and now he might. They set off and later realize that they have to go through the evil Mama Fratelli's restaurant to get to a secret passage to the caves. As they try to get into the caves Mama Fratelli catches Chuck and he is left behind. He then meets Sloth one of Mama Fratelli's sons with a messed up face. He befriends Sloth. Meanwhile Mama Fratelli and her sons are trying to get to the treasure too. Will the kids make it there before Mama Fratelli does? Will Chuck ever get out of her basement?

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Plot Keywords:

treasure hunt | group of friends | treasure map | teen comedy | treasure | 

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Taglines:

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.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The swearing within the film was deliberately and strategically placed so it can easily be drowned out by broadcasters who wish to remove it. If you watch closely it often happens when there is a lot of background noise (like the police car chase at the beginning of the film) or when there is running water or another loud source of sound nearby. This way the broadcaster can lose the profanity in the sound mix or can cut a couple of seconds of footage without losing anything significant happening on the screen.

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Goofs

In the restaurant basement scene when the Fratellis discover that someone has been down there, Mama Fratelli slaps Jake in the face, but while doing so, accidentally yanks the headphones off of Francis's face. Francis can visibly be seen laughing as this happens.

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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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Crazy Credits

The film's title logo appears after the end credits.

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Alternate Versions

There are two more deleted scenes. One is a second stop at the snack shack (drug store), and the second is the Goonies Oath. The Goonies Oath is after the group finds themselves in the wishing well, immediately after Andy says "I'm not a Goonie." She is sworn in, and then sends Troy's jacket up on the bucket. Footage of this so far hasn't been show on TV nor in any DVD version, but pictures of this scene are printed in "The Goonies - Official Souvenir Magazine."

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Connections

Referenced in The Goldbergs: Goldbergs Never Say Die! (2014)

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Soundtracks

Love Is Alive
Performed and Produced by Philip Bailey (as Phillip Bailey)
Written by Philip Bailey (as Phillip Bailey) and Richard Marx
Courtesy of Columbia Records

User Reviews

Classic 80s flick

I love The Goonies. It is a classic 80s children-adventure film. They don't make movies like this anymore... of if they do, its children hurting other children (Cruel Intentions... etc). I do miss that from the 80's... during that time you can have an adventure film that relies on humor and "monsters" without an overt display of violence and sex like in todays "PG13" movies. Anyway.. I rant...

I love all the characters from The Goonies. Chunk is my fav (truffle shuffle, hostage crisis, Dead things Mikey! Dead Things!, and when he starts spatting off Hebrew when he is captured by the Frattellis). Its amazing to see the changes in Josh Brolin (Brandon) from back then to his performances today.

I have this movie although it must be a edited version because I heard there was an octopus scene in the uncut version.. Haven't seen it yet.

I heard they were going to make a sequel.. My question.. Why!?! Don't ruin a good thing. Leave it alone and walk away. Resist all urges for a money-grubbing "typical hollywood second release" scenario.

I love the music from The Goonies as I am a huge 80's music fan.

Lastly, the scene is beautiful. I live in Portland, Oregon and have traveled to Astoria several times.. It is a pitty to know that the last time I was in Astoria, the house featured in the movie was run-down and looked to be vacant.

10/10.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish Cantonese Italian

Release Date:

7 June 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Goonies

Filming Locations:

368 38th Street, Astoria, Oregon, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$19,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,105,913, 9 June 1985

Gross USA:

$63,192,596

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$63,980,721

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Amblin Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min 94 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1