Horror History: THE GOONIES Is Now 36 Years Old
Mike Sprague
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Richard Donner’s The Goonies is now 36 years old. Sean Astin stars with Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, and Ke Huy Quan.
Synopsis:
Old-fashioned yarn about a band of adventurous kids who take on the might of a property developing company which plans to destroy their home to build a country club. When the children discover an old pirate map in the attic, they follow it into an underground cavern in search of lost treasure but come up against plenty of dangerous obstacles along the way.
It stars Sean Astin as Mikey, Josh Brolin as Brand, Jeff Cohen as Chunk; Corey Feldman as Mouth, and Jonathan Ke Huy Quan as Data. Kerri Green joined them as Andy along with Martha Plimpton as Stef. John Matuszak also starred as Sloth Fratelli along with Robert Davi as Jake Fratelli; Joe Pantoliano as Francis Fratelli, and Anne Ramsey as Mama Fratelli.
The Goonies was directed by Richard Donner (The Omen) from a screenplay written by Chris Columbus (Gremlins) based on a story by Steven Spielberg (Jaws). Donner produced with Harvey Bernhard (The Lost Boys). Warner Bros. released it back on June 7, 1985.
The film sports a 75% approval rating over on Rotten Tomatoes with a Critics Consensus that reads: The Goonies is an energetic, sometimes noisy mix of Spielbergian sentiment and funhouse tricks that will appeal to kids and nostalgic adults alike.
The Goonies 2 might finally be happening. Adam F. Goldberg (The Goldbergs) shared a piece of concept art by Michael Barnard (Garbage Pail Kids) for his secret screenplay, The Goonies II: Never Say Die.
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