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The Goonies (1985)
 
© Warner Bros. Pictures (1985)
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SFC Reviewer's Opinion:
Recommended

Genre
Adventure / Comedy / Family
   
Synopsis

A thrill-a-minute adventure film produced by Steven Spielberg! When brothers Mikey and Brand learn that greedy developers are forcing their family to move, they and their friends decide to have one last, precious adventure together. With the help of a treasure map they've found in the attic, the group, known as the Goonies, go in search of buried gold hoping against hope that if they find it, Mikey and Brand will succeed in keeping their home.

   
Directed by  
Richard Donner
   
Written by  
Steven Spielberg (story); Chris Columbus (screenplay).
   
Starring  
Sean Astin (Mikey Walsh); Josh Brolin (Brand Walsh); Jeff Cohen (Lawrence 'Chunk' Cohen); Corey Feldman (Clark 'Mouth' Devereaux); Kerri Green (Andy Carmichael); Martha Plimpton (Stef Steinbrenner); Jonathan Ke Quan (Richard 'Data' Wang (as Ke Huy Quan)); John Matuszak (Lotney 'Sloth' Fratelli); Robert Davi (Jake Fratelli); Joe Pantoliano (Francis Fratelli); Anne Ramsey (Mama Fratelli); Lupe Ontiveros (Rosalita); Mary Ellen Trainor (Harriet Walsh); Keith Walker (Irving Walsh); Curtis Hanson (Elgin Perkins). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
 

Length (mins):
114
Ratings:
PG (12)
Language:
ENG

Big 5 Oscar Wins:
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Images in the header are from: Antwone Fisher (© Fox Searchlight, 2002); Stand by Me (© Columbia Pictures, 1986); Jesus of Nazareth (© ITV (1977); The Passion of The Christ (© Newmarket Films, 2004); Rabbit-proof Fence (© Buena Vista, 2002); Amazing Grace (© Bristol Bay Productions, 2006) and Il Postino (© Cecchi Gori Group, 1994).