The Goonies
The Goonies is a 1985 American adventure comedy film co-produced and directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Chris Columbus, based on a story by executive producer Steven Spielberg. In the film, a band of kids who live in the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astoria, Oregon, attempt to save their homes from foreclosure and, in doing so, they discover an old treasure map that takes them on an adventure to unearth the long-lost fortune of One-Eyed Willy, a legendary 17th-century pirate. During the adventure, they are chased by a family of criminals who want the treasure for themselves.
Plot
Facing foreclosure of their homes in the Goon Docks area of Astoria, Oregon, to an expanding country club, a group of children who call themselves "the Goonies" gather for a final weekend together. The Goonies include optimist lead Goonie Mikey Walsh, his older brother Brandon, the inventive Data, the talkative Mouth, and the overweight klutz Chunk.
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| author | Chris Columbus Steven Spielberg |
|---|---|
| award | National Film Registry |
| contentLocation | Oregon |
| director | Richard Donner |
| editor | Michael Kahn |
| events | piracy |
| genre | adventure comedy |
| keywords | abandon arrest booby trap capture cave in country club crime family deform doubloon foreclosure older brother pirate pirate ship sail their way treasure map walk the plank walking the plank |
| musicBy | Dave Grusin |
| producer | Harvey Bernhard Richard Donner |
| productionCompany | Amblin Entertainment |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| theme | buddy comedy children's comedy |