The Goonies (1985)

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

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

Also Known As:

Los goonies (Argentina) (Peru) (Spain) [es]
Os Goonies (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Arkajalat (Finland) [fi]
Die Goonies (West Germany) [de]
Goonies - To kynigi tis megalis peripeteias (Greece) [el]
Gunisi (Serbia) [sr]
I goonies (Italy) [it]
Les goonies (France) [fr]
The goonies - dödskallegänget (Sweden) [sv]

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:

At one point in the movie, the character played by Sean Astin cries out "Holy Mackenzie!" Sean Astin's brother is Mackenzie Astin.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: As One-Eyed Willy's ship leaves the cave, the rocks that fall into the water float.

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:

References King Kong (1933)

Soundtrack:

Wherever You're Goin' (It's Alright)

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.