The Goonies (1985)

Directed by

Richard Donner

Genre

comedy film, action film, adventure film, children's film, pirate film, family film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 6,279 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of kids in a small Oregon town find an old treasure map and set off to find a pirate's fortune. They hope the money will save their homes from being taken away, but a family of criminals also wants the treasure.

whimsicaladventurousexcitingnostalgicplayfullightheartedfun

What happens

The Goonies is a 1985 American adventure comedy film directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Chris Columbus based on a story by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton and Ke Huy Quan with John Matuszak, Robert Davi, Joe Pantoliano and Anne Ramsey in supporting roles. In the film, a group of children who live in the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astoria, Oregon attempt to save their homes from foreclosure. In doing so, they discover an old treasure map which takes them on an adventure to unearth the long-lost fortune of One-Eyed Willy, a legendary 17th-century pirate, while being pursued by a family of criminals who are after the treasure as well. The film was produced by Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and released by Warner Bros. Pictures theatrically on June 7, 1985, in the United States. The film grossed $65 million worldwide on a budget of $19 million. Critics reviewed the film positively and it has since become a cult film. In 2017, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". On February 14, 2025, a sequel was confirmed to be in the works with Potsy Ponciroli writing the script along with Steven Spielberg and Chris Columbus producing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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