The Goonies

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    The Goonies
    1985

    Synopsis

    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.

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    Cast

    • Sean AstinMikey Walsh
    • Josh BrolinBrand Walsh
    • Jeff CohenLawrence "Chunk" Cohen
    • Corey FeldmanClark "Mouth" Devereaux
    • Kerri GreenAndy Carmichael
    • Martha PlimptonStephanie "Stef" Steinbrenner
    • Ke Huy QuanRichard "Data" Wang
    • John MatuszakSloth
    • Robert DaviJake Fratelli
    • Joe PantolianoFrancis Fratelli

    Recommendations

    • 80

      Empire

      A rolicking good time is had by all in this adventure that is built on archetypal plot strands that tie together oh so well.
    • 80

      The New York Times

      It has crooks, bats, cobwebs, skeletons, a lovable monster, an underground grotto and a treasure hidden by some of the most considerate, clue-loving pirates who ever lived. Their ghostly ship is the movie's piece de resistance.
    • 75

      Chicago Sun-Times

      The Goonies, like Gremlins, shows that Spielberg and his directors are absolute masters of how to excite and involve an audience. "E.T." was more like "Close Encounters"; it didn't simply want us to feel, but also to wonder, and to dream.
    • 75

      Boston Globe

      But, fittingly, it's the kids who carry this outing. They're led by Sean Astin, who's rightly more of a dreamer than the others. Jeff B. Cohen engagingly handles the most cliched role, the fat kid who keeps stuffing his face. And I couldn't help wondering if Ke Huy Quan, who played Indy's sidekick in the Temple of Doom, knows that not all movies are made in caves. In any case, you can relax. The Goonies is entertaining despite its calculated flavor. [7 Jun 1985, p.61]
    • 75

      Chicago Tribune

      As entertaining as The Goonies finally becomes--and its last hour is mostly one pleasure after another--it's a shame that Spielberg, writer Chris Columbus and director Richard Donner felt the need to take the low road in terms of language. [7 Jun 1985, p.A]
    • 75

      The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

      The movie remains an embodiment of Spielberg's commercially cunning brand of clankingly retro filmmaking, despite the wit and charm brought to their Spiel-speak dialogue by the talented young performers, The Goonies is less a movie than an entertainment machine. [7 Jun 1985, p.E1]
    • 63

      TV Guide Magazine

      Though obviously aimed at a younger audience, The Goonies is packed with four-letter words. Sure kids speak like that, but writer Chris Columbus and director Richard Donner rely on obscenities as a substitution for clever punch lines, tossing in a few sex jokes and a touch of racist humor as well.
    • 60

      Variety

      Territory is typical small town Steven Spielberg; this time set in a coastal community in Oregon. Story is told from the kids' point-of-view and takes a rather long time to be set in motion.

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