The Goonies (1985)

In order to save their home from foreclosure, a group of misfits set out to find a pirate's ancient valuable treasure.

Director:

Richard Donner

Writers:

Steven Spielberg (story), Chris Columbus (screenplay)

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
Jonathan Ke Quan	...	Data (as Ke Huy Quan)
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 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 restaurant 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.

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Plot Keywords:

treasure hunt | map | pirate | group of friends | treasure | 

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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!

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish Cantonese Italian

Release Date:

7 June 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Goonies

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$19,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,105,913, 9 June 1985

Gross USA:

$61,503,218

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 (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Near the end of the movie, Data says something in Chinese and Chinese subtitles are shown. The subtitles translate to "He is a big strong man".

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Goofs

When Rosalina pours the diamonds into Mrs. Walshs' hands, she pours it into both hands. In the next shot, Mrs. Walsh drops her right hand, which seems to be holding a large amount of gems, then we see only the left hand holding the gems.

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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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Connections

Referenced in Jeopardy!: 2012 Teen Tournament Final Game 1 (2012)

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Soundtracks

Red Hot
Performed and Produced by Joseph Williams
Written by Joseph Williams and Danny Sembello

User Reviews

It's definitely not "good enough"

I remember as a kid wanting The Goonies to be great, but when I saw it something felt wrong about it. I thought it was okay, but knew it was lacking. I recently saw it again (20 years later), and I know what the problems are. Bad writing, bad acting and bad directing. Everyone yells practically nonstop in the film. You don't believe for a second that any one of these kids is a real person. There's one hint of a decent performance when Sean Astin is recounting the story of One Eyed Willy to his friends in an out of breath monologue. I won't blame the kids, but Spielberg and Donner. Chris Columbus' script felt slapped together in a weekend (probably was under the orders of Spielberg). I have friends who love it, and have fond memories of it as kids, but I guess I've always been overly critical. It's just that I wanted more as a kid. I wanted the same feeling I had when watching Raiders for the first time, or Back To The Future. Those films had something that The Goonies lacked. I'm in the minority, but I just wanted to get it off my chest.