The Goonies

"They call themselves "The Goonies." The secret caves. The old lighthouse. The lost map. The treacherous traps. The hidden adventure. And Sloth… Join the adventure."

1985 1h 54m EN

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7.5

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77%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.7

IMDB

★7.5TMDB · 6,438🍅77%Rotten Tomatoes●62Metacritic★7.7IMDB · 324,418

AdventureComedyFamily

Synopsis

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Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition. However, on their quest to find the treasure, they run into a family of recently escaped criminals, determined to capture the kids and reach the treasure first.

“They call themselves "The Goonies." The secret caves. The old lighthouse. The lost map. The treacherous traps. The hidden adventure. And Sloth… Join the adventure.”

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Cast

Sean Astin
Mikey
Josh Brolin
Brand
Jeff Cohen
Chunk
Corey Feldman
Mouth
Kerri Green
Andy
Martha Plimpton
Stef
Ke Huy Quan
Data
John Matuszak
Sloth

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Donner
Writers: Chris Columbus, Steven Spielberg
Languages: English, Italian, Spanish, Cantonese
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 3.7× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Italian, Spanish, Cantonese.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Donner, shot by Nick McLean. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dave Grusin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Kahn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Sean Astin and Josh Brolin and Jeff Cohen carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "They call themselves "The Goonies." The secret caves. The old lighthouse. The lost map. The treacherous traps. The hidden adventure. And Sloth… Join the adventure.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard Donner directs. Nick McLean behind the camera. Dave Grusin scores. Michael Kahn cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian, Spanish, Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.7× over at the box office.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Italian, Spanish, Cantonese.
4Directed by Richard Donner, shot by Nick McLean. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Dave Grusin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Michael Kahn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sean Astin and Josh Brolin and Jeff Cohen carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "They call themselves "The Goonies." The secret caves. The old lighthouse. The lost map. The treacherous traps. The hidden adventure. And Sloth… Join the adventure.".
9IMDB entry: tt0089218 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "gang of thieves", "treasure map", "oregon, usa", "gunfight".

The technical file

Cinematography: Nick McLean
Original score: Dave Grusin
Editing: Michael Kahn
Production design: J. Michael Riva
Costume design: Richard La Motte
Makeup / hair: Jean Austin
VFX supervisor: Michael J. McAlister
Stunt coordinator: George Robotham
Runtime: 114 min · 1h 54m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $19,000,000
Box office: $69,649,283
Return: 367% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Goonies (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes: 77% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 62/100
IMDB rating: 7.7/10 · 324,418 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

4 wins & 7 nominations total

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What people are saying

John Chard2019-01-07
★ 8/10
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
Peter89Spencer2020-07-20
★ 8/10
Such a classic! Glad they shown this at the cinema when it reopened - it looked amazing in the big screen!
JPV8522020-09-17
★ 7/10
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