The Goonies
The Goonies is a 1985 American adventure comedy film directed and co-produced by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Chris Columbus based on a story by Steven Spielberg and starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, and Ke Huy Quan, with supporting roles done by John Matuszak, Anne Ramsey, Robert Davi, Joe Pantoliano and Mary Ellen Trainor. In the film, a group 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 pursued 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" (Mikey, Data, Mouth, and Chunk) gather for a final weekend together.
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| author | Chris Columbus Steven Spielberg |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Oregon |
| director | Richard Donner |
| editor | Michael Kahn |
| events | sea piracy |
| genre | adventure comedy |
| keywords | abandon arrest booby trap cave in country club crime family deform doubloon drown last chance older brother piracy pirate pirate ship plan sail tall tale tall tales 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 |
| recordedAt | California |
| theme | buddy comedy children's children's comedy |