The Goonies

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Sean Astin as Michael “Mikey” Walsh
• Josh Brolin as Brandon “Brand” Walsh
• Jeff Cohen as Lawrence “Chunk” Cohen
• Corey Feldman as Clark “Mouth” Devereaux
• Ke Huy Quan as Richard “Data” Wang
• Kerri Green as Andrea Theresa “Andy” Carmichael
• Martha Plimpton as Stephanie “Stef” Steinbrenner
• John Matuszak as Lotney “Sloth” Fratelli
• Robert Davi as Jake Fratelli
• Joe Pantoliano as Francis Fratelli
• Anne Ramsey as Mama Fratelli
• Mary Ellen Trainor as Irene Walsh
• Keith Walker as Irving Walsh
• Lupe Ontiveros as Rosalita
• Curt Hanson as Elgin Perkins
• Steve Antin as Troy Perkins
• Paul Tuerpe as the Sheriff
• George Robotham as a prison guard who gets fooled by Jake’s feigned suicide
• Michael Paul Chan as Data’s approving father

Storyline:

Goon Docks, Oregon. To make way for a new golf course, the entire community of the peaceful coastal town faces imminent foreclosure. But the game isn’t over until the fat lady sings. When a band of local childhood friends calling themselves the Goonies stumble upon an old map, secret clues leading to the fabled treasure of notorious pirate One-Eyed Willy set in motion a wild mission to save their homes. With the criminal Fratelli family hot on their trail, a frantic race against time begins. Faced with Willy’s complex booby traps, will the Goonies prove their mettle? But first things first. Is the mythical treasure real?

About Movie:

The Goonies is a 1985 American adventure comedy film directed by Richard Donner and co-produced by Steven Spielberg. Written by Chris Columbus, the story follows a group of kids—played by Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, and Ke Huy Quan—who embark on a quest to find a legendary pirate’s treasure in order to save their homes from foreclosure. The film features a supporting cast that includes John Matuszak, Anne Ramsey, Robert Davi, Joe Pantoliano, and Mary Ellen Trainor.

Principal photography began on October 22, 1984, and lasted five months, with an additional six weeks for dubbing and recording. The original script, over 120 pages long, included sequences that were cut from the final film, such as a scene involving an octopus, referenced in the film’s dénouement. Wes Takahashi of Industrial Light & Magic worked on the film as an animation supervisor, marking his first major motion picture role.

Produced by Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros., The Goonies was released on June 7, 1985. The film was a box office success, grossing $125 million worldwide on a $19 million budget.

While it received positive reviews from critics, it later became a cult classic. In 2017, it was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for its cultural, historical, and aesthetic significance.

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