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The Goonies (1985)
Directed by Richard Donner
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Overview
A young teenager named Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father’s attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition, Mikey and his friends Data Wang, Chunk Cohen, and Mouth Devereaux run off on a big quest to find the secret stash of Pirate One-Eyed Willie.
Rated PG | Length 114 minutes
Actors
Sean Astin | Josh Brolin | Jeff Cohen | Corey Feldman | Kerri Green | Martha Plimpton | Jonathan Ke Quan | John Matuszak | Robert Davi | Joe Pantoliano | Anne Ramsey | Lupe Ontiveros | Mary Ellen Trainor | Keith Walker | Steve Antin | Paul Tuerpe | George Robotham | Charles McDaniel | Elaine Cohen McMahon | Michael Paul Chan | George Nicholas McLean | Bill Bradley | Jeb Stuart Adams | Eric Briant Wells | Gene Ross | Max Segar | Newt Arnold | Jack O'Leary | Patrick Cameron | Orwin C. Harvey | Ted Grossman | Richard Donner | Eydie Faye | Rick Kuhn | Cyndi Lauper | Jennie Lew Tugend | Lisa Quan | Curt Hanson
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/27/2013 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
How can one not love this movie?
It’s impossible.
Everything about this makes me long for childhood and bring back so many terrific memories. Fairly certain I saw this initial theatrical run and watched it about a billion times on VHS growing up. Chunk’s hysterical confession lightning round, Sloth, and the whole gang will have me smiling every time.
Some might fight the ending of this film a bit cheesy and typical. The happy ending trope overused by films. I couldn’t help but find tears welling up in my eyes as a flood emotions rushed through my head. Yeah, it’s mostly nostalgia, but I remember my mini-adventures growing up. My friends and I getting on our bikes and roaming all over the neighborhood and plenty of places we shouldn’t have been. These were some of the same friends I would gather with in someone’s living room to watch the heroes of the Goondocks search for One Eyed Willie’s treasure.
They were great times.
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