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.
Sean Astin
Mikey Walsh
Josh Brolin
Brand Walsh
Jeff Cohen
Lawrence "Chunk" Cohen
Corey Feldman
Clark "Mouth" Devereaux
Kerri Green
Andy Carmichael
Martha Plimpton
Stephanie "Stef" Steinbrenner
Ke Huy Quan
Richard "Data" Wang
John Matuszak
Sloth
Robert Davi
Jake Fratelli
Joe Pantoliano
Francis Fratelli
Anne Ramsey
Mama Fratelli
Lupe Ontiveros
Rosalita
Mary Ellen Trainor
Mrs. Walsh
Keith Walker
Mr. Walsh
Steve Antin
Troy
Paul Tuerpe
Sheriff
George Robotham
Prison Guard
Charles McDaniel
Chunk's Father
Elaine Cohen McMahon
Chunk's Mother
Michael Paul Chan
Data's Father
George Nicholas McLean
Mouth's Father
Bill Bradley
Bill
Jeb Stuart Adams
Troy's Friend #1
Eric Briant Wells
Troy's Friend #2
Gene Ross
Man in Shower #1
Max Segar
Man in Shower #2
Newt Arnold
Man in Shower #3
Jack O'Leary
Reporter #1
Patrick Cameron
Reporter #2
Orwin C. Harvey
Tennis Player
Ted Grossman
FBI Man
Richard Donner
Policeman (uncredited)
Eydie Faye
Eydie - Chunk's Older Sister (uncredited)
Rick Kuhn
Parent #3 (uncredited)
Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper (archive footage)
Jennie Lew Tugend
Mrs. Wang (uncredited)
Lisa Quan
Data's Sister (uncredited)
Curt Hanson
Mr. Perkins (as Curtis Hanson)
Director
Richard Donner
Screenplay
Chris Columbus
Story
Steven Spielberg
January 7, 2019
8
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