The Goonies

Overview

In this Steven Spielberg film, a close-knit group of friends discover that their misfit gang is going to be broken up when their neighborhood is destroyed to make room for a golf course. Making the best of one of their last days together, the kids stumble across a treasure map that supposedly leads to a hidden pirate treasure. As visions of gold and silver dance in their heads, the group sets off to attempt to find the lost treasure. However, when they stumble into the hideout of a nasty trio of criminals, the kids must evade capture while navigating the dangerous tricks and traps of the secret cave that the pirate map leads them through.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/15/2007
UPC:	0085391163145
Original Release:	1985
Rating:	PG
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:54:00
Sales rank:	8,279

Special Features

Commentary (with hidden video treasures0 by director Richard Donner and selected cast members; Outtakes; New featurette The Making of The Goonies; Cyndi Lauper The Goonies 'R' Good Enough music video; Theatrical trailer; Languages: English (2 tracks), Français & Español; Subtitles: English, Français, Español & Português (Feature film only)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sean Astin	Michael 'Mikey' Walsh
Josh Brolin	Brandon 'Brand' Walsh
Jeff Cohen	Lawrence 'Chunk' Cohen,Actor
Corey Feldman	Clark 'Mouth' Devereaux
Kerri Green	Andy Carmichael
Martha Plimpton	Stef Steinbrenner
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
Curtis Hanson	Mr. Perkins
Steve Antin	Troy
Paul Tuerpe	Sheriff
George Robotham	Prison Guard
Charles McDaniel	Chunk's Father
Elaine Cohen McMahon	Chunk's Mother
Michael Paul Chan	Data's Father
George Nicholas McLean	Mouth's Father
Bill Bradley	Bill
Jeb Adams	Troy's Friend,Troy's Friend #1
Eric Briant Wells	Troy's Friend
Gene Ross	Man in Shower
Max Segar	Man in Shower
Newton D. Arnold	Man in Shower,Man in Shower #3
Jack O'Leary	Reporter
Patrick Cameron	Reporter
Orwin Harvey	Tennis Player
Ted Grossman	FBI Man
Jonathan Ke Quan	Richard 'Data' Wang
Richard Donner	Actor
Jennie Lew Tugend	Mrs. Wang
Jane Feinberg	Actor
Judy Taylor	Actor
Ke Huy Quan	Actor
Dave Grusin	Composer
John Williams	Composer

Technical Credits

Steven Spielberg

Chris Columbus

Richard Donner	Director,Producer
Harvey Bernhard	Producer
Kathleen Kennedy	Executive Producer
Frank Marshall	Executive Producer
George Rebotham	Stunts
Steven Spielberg	Executive Producer,Screenwriter,Producer
Matt Sweeney	Special Effects
Chris Columbus	Screenwriter
Michael J. Benavente	Sound Effects
George Berndt	Sound Effects
Jane Feinberg	Casting
Judy Taylor	Casting
Michael McAlister	Special Effects
Warren Hamilton	Sound Editor
Willie Burton	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

For many moviegoers, The Goonies epitomizes the '80s family action-adventure. Steven Spielberg assumes the reins as producer in this big-budget effort, enlisting seasoned action-director Richard Donner (Superman) to direct and blossoming screenwriter Chris Columbus (Gremlins) to pen the script. This able trio certainly understands what young audiences want to see, thus fill their narrative with special effects, pirate's treasure, epic sets, and curmudgeonly crooks. The result is a mélange of memorable moments equally thrilling for both adults and children. From the opening jailbreak scene to the wild water slide ride through one-eyed Willie's booby-trapped caverns, this is a relentless, high-octane "Spielbergian" journey starring young protagonists. Although the characters are built on obvious clichés (i.e. the whining fat kid, the homecoming queen, the Asian kid with gadgets), the charming performances and quirky dialogue manage to bring these seemingly stale archetypes to life. This is a film that never talks down to its young audience, creating intelligent teen characters that feel real emotions and face internal and external conflict from all sides. While many consider this film nothing more than a busy and overproduced grab bag of Hollywood hack, others can look back on The Goonies nostalgically. Sloth's drooling shrieks of "BABY RUTH" and "HEY YOU GUYS" may seem a tad trite and corny by today's standards, but these moments are as famous as any other '80s celluloid classics. A string of unimpressive children's adventures such as Russkies would soon follow the release of The Goonies, but the canned plot lines and cardboard characters lacked the heart of Mikey, Mouth, Data, and their colorful cohorts.