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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Film Cast:
- Mikey Walsh: Sean Astin
- Brand Walsh: Josh Brolin
- Lawrence “Chunk” Cohen: Jeff Cohen
- Clark “Mouth” Devereaux: Corey Feldman
- Andy Carmichael: Kerri Green
- Stephanie “Stef” Steinbrenner: Martha Plimpton
- Richard “Data” Wang: Ke Huy Quan
- Sloth: John Matuszak
- Jake Fratelli: Robert Davi
- Francis Fratelli: Joe Pantoliano
- Mama Fratelli: Anne Ramsey
- Rosalita: Lupe Ontiveros
- Mrs. Walsh: Mary Ellen Trainor
- Mr. Walsh: Keith Walker
- Mr. Perkins: Curtis Hanson
- Troy: Steve Antin
- Sheriff: Paul Tuerpe
- Prison Guard: George Robotham
- Chunk’s Father: Charles McDaniel
- Chunk’s Mother: Elaine Cohen McMahon
- Data’s Father: Michael Paul Chan
- Mouth’s Father: George Nicholas McLean
- Bill: Bill Bradley
- Troy’s Friend #1: Jeb Stuart Adams
- Troy’s Friend #2: Eric Briant Wells
- Man in Shower #1: Gene Ross
- Man in Shower #2: Max Segar
- Man in Shower #3: Newt Arnold
- Reporter #1: Jack O’Leary
- Reporter #2: Patrick Cameron
- Tennis Player: Orwin C. Harvey
- FBI Man: Ted Grossman
- Policeman (uncredited): Richard Donner
- Eydie – Chunk’s Older Sister (uncredited): Eydie Faye
- Parent #3 (uncredited): Rick Kuhn
- Cyndi Lauper (uncredited): Cyndi Lauper
- Mrs. Wang (uncredited): Jennie Lew Tugend
- Data’s Sister (uncredited): Lisa Quan
Film Crew:
- Gaffer: Tom Stern
- Second Unit Director: Steven Spielberg
- Executive Producer: Kathleen Kennedy
- Editor: Michael Kahn
- Art Direction: Rick Carter
- Casting: Jane Feinberg
- Casting: Mike Fenton
- Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
- Executive Producer: Frank Marshall
- Supervising Sound Editor: Richard L. Anderson
- Post Production Supervisor: Arthur F. Repola
- Casting: Judy Taylor
- Set Designer: Donald B. Woodruff
- Producer: Richard Donner
- Producer: Harvey Bernhard
- Production Design: J. Michael Riva
- Special Effects Coordinator: Matt Sweeney
- Makeup Artist: Tony Lloyd
- Production Illustrator: Jack Johnson
- Assistant Art Director: Joseph C. Nemec III
- Screenplay: Chris Columbus
- First Assistant Director: Dan Kolsrud
- Stunts: Carey Loftin
- Executive Assistant: Jennie Lew Tugend
- Director of Photography: Nick McLean
- Costume Design: Richard La Motte
- Conductor: Dave Grusin
- Set Designer: Virginia L. Randolph
- Makeup Effects: Steve LaPorte
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Michael J. McAlister
- Camera Operator: Stephen St. John
- Stunt Coordinator: George Robotham
- Camera Operator: Michael D. O’Shea
- Still Photographer: John R. Shannon
- Controller: Bonne Radford
- Location Manager: Tony Amatullo
- Key Grip: Charles Saldana
- Theme Song Performance: Cyndi Lauper
- Stunts: Bob Herron
- Stunts: Denise Cheshire
- Stunts: Spiro Razatos
- ADR Editor: Mary Andrews
- Stunts: John Robotham
- Stunts: Paul Stader
- Assistant Editor: Martin Cohen
- Unit Production Manager: James Herbert
- Stunt Double: Doc D. Charbonneau
- Production Accountant: Jane Goe
- Stunts: Lila Finn
- Stunts: Laura Dash
- Foley Artist: John Roesch
- Stunts: Bobby Burns
- Assistant Art Director: Dale Allen Pelton
- Hairstylist: Jean Austin
- Stunts: Victor Paul
- First Assistant Camera: Horace Jordan
- Music Editor: James Flamberg
- Boom Operator: Marvin E. Lewis
- Foley Mixer: Greg Orloff
- Property Master: Erik L. Nelson
- Unit Publicist: Rob Harris
- First Assistant Camera: Michael A. Chavez
- Sound Editor: Michael J. Benavente
- Visual Effects Camera: Kim Marks
- Foley Editor: Solange S. Schwalbe
- Rigging Gaffer: Víctor Pérez
- Best Boy Electric: Ed Ayer
- Visual Effects: Paul Huston
- Visual Effects Art Director: Dave Carson
- Stunts: Kent Hays
- Greensman: Dan Ondrejko
- Stunts: Sandra Lee Gimpel
- Propmaker: Dan Pemberton
- Production Sound Mixer: Willie D. Burton
- Lighting Technician: Malcolm Bryce
- Supervising Music Editor: Else Blangsted
- Unit Production Manager: Robin S. Clark
- Sound Mixer: Donald F. Johnson
- Animation Supervisor: Charlie Mullen
- Transportation Coordinator: John Reade
- Negative Cutter: Donah Bassett
- Dolly Grip: Bill Young
- Standby Painter: Francis N. ‘Lucky’ Costello
- Production Secretary: Patty Hughes
- Stunts: J.P. Romano
- Assistant Editor: Michael Moore
- Best Boy Grip: Bruce D. Spellman
- Rotoscoping Artist: Barbara Brennan
- Swing: William J. Foley
- General Manager: Warren Franklin
- Construction Coordinator: Robert Scaife
- Construction Foreman: William A. Barry III
- Sculptor: Eric Fiedler
- Set Designer: Carroll Johnston
- Costume Supervisor: Roger Gallo Garcia
- Set Dressing Artist: Andrew Bayer
- Craft Service: Ruben Martinez
- Driver: William P. Davis
- Production Office Assistant: Tim Palladino
- Transportation Captain: Fred Moshier
- Script Supervisor: Betsy Norton
- Electrician: Riley ‘Sean’ Jones
- Assistant Sound Editor: Gil Haimsohn
- Unit Manager: Scott U. Adam
- Stunts: Richard Drown
- Stunts: Alex Sharp
- Stunts: Russell Saunders
- Stunts: Edward J. Ulrich
- Additional Second Assistant Director: Sharon Gerhard
- Second Assistant Director: Patrick Cosgrove
- Assistant Property Master: David P. Newell
- Special Effects Assistant: Christopher Gilman
- Assistant Camera: Martin Rosenberg
- Best Boy Grip: Joe Hicks
- Second Assistant Camera: Anthony Francesco
- Music Producer: Arthur Baker
- Assistant Accountant: Diane Dankwardt
- Stunts: Randell Dennis Widner
- Stunts: Richard Washington
- Stunts: Lee Poppie
- Best Boy Electric: Eric Smith
- Stunts: Jerry Riley
- Stunts: Marilyn Stader
- Stunts: Desiree Szabo
- Stunts: Cheryl E. Duncan
- Stunts: Bob Harris
- Stunts: Julie Johnson
- Stunts: Jodi Hovak
- Assistant Accountant: Lisa Howard
Movie Reviews:
- John Chard: Ah, kids adventure films, how fondly we remember.
In an effort to ward off property developers and save the Walsh’s from having to move away. Mikey Walsh, Brand Walsh and their intrepid friends, set off to look for pirate treasure they believe exists after the discovery of a dust covered map.
Fun fun fun! Treasure, pirates, booby traps, crooks, weird cellar dwelling humans, water slides, wishing wells and budding teenager romances, The Goonies has it all.
Directed by Richard Donner and written by Steven Spielberg and Christopher Columbus, The Goonies is one of those rare animals that thrills the children and bewitches the adults in equal measure. Romping along at a fair old click, the film never stops to pause for breath, thus dragging the viewers along for the ride.
There is no expense spared with the production (the sets are delightful) and the cast are mostly engaging. There’s some minor annoyances, such as the girls being adventure caricatures, but itches are easy to scratch if you have engaged from the off with its fantastical charms.
It’s a film that once loved in childhood should hopefully stay far beyond into your adult years. A junior Raiders Of The Lost Ark perhaps? Maybe not, but still one wholly satisfying action adventure experience, one that’s standing the test of time for many of us with our fondly nostalgic glasses perched delicately on the end of the nose. 8/10
- Peter89Spencer: Such a classic!
Glad they shown this at the cinema when it reopened – it looked amazing in the big screen!
- JPV852: Second time seeing this and while it’s not quite the classic in my book, still a fun family-adventure flick with some nice production design and a nice cast along with some great talent behind the camera with Spielberg producing (and story), Chris Columbus’s script and Richard Donner directing. Added bonus for me being an Oregonian and this filmed in Astoria. **3.5/5**