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The Goonies is a 1985 American adventure, comedy, and action film directed by Richard Donner. The screenplay was written by Chris Columbus and Steven Spielberg, who also served as executive producer. Richard Donner and Harvey Bernhard produced the film, which was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and produced by Amblin Entertainment. The cast includes Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, and Corey Feldman. Dave Grusin composed the score, and Michael Kahn edited the film.
Set in Oregon, the movie has a runtime of 114 minutes and is presented in English. It was released on June 7, 1985, with additional release dates in December 1985 and July 1985. The film’s main subject is sea piracy. It has received various review scores, including 7.7/10, 76%, 62/100, and 6.5/10.
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Film · TMDB
7.5Young 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.
Cast
- Sean Astin as Mikey
- Josh Brolin as Brand
- Jeff Cohen as Chunk
- Corey Feldman as Mouth
- Kerri Green as Andy
- Martha Plimpton as Stef
Themes
- gang of thieves
- treasure map
- oregon, usa
- gunfight
- pirate
- childhood friends
- booby trap
- water slide
- foreclosure
- walking the plank
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Richard Donner
- Screenplay by
- Chris Columbus
- Story by
- Steven Spielberg
- Produced by
- Richard Donner Harvey Bernhard
- Starring
- Sean Astin Josh Brolin Jeff Cohen Corey Feldman Kerri Green Martha Plimpton Ke Huy Quan
- Cinematography
- Nick McLean
- Edited by
- Michael Kahn
- Music by
- Dave Grusin
- Production company
- Amblin Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros.
- Release date
- June 7, 1985 ( 1985-06-07 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 114 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $19 million
- Box office
- $65 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The Goonies is a 1985 American adventure comedy film directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Chris Columbus based on a story by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton and Ke Huy Quan with John Matuszak, Robert Davi, Joe Pantoliano and Anne Ramsey in supporting roles. In the film, a group of children who live in the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astoria, Oregon attempt to save their homes from foreclosure. In doing so, they discover an old treasure map which takes them on an adventure to unearth the long-lost fortune of One-Eyed Willy, a legendary 17th-century pirate, while being pursued by a family of criminals who are after the treasure as well.
The film was produced by Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and released by Warner Bros. Pictures theatrically on June 7, 1985, in the United States. The film grossed $65 million worldwide on a budget of $19 million. Critics reviewed the film positively and it has since become a cult film. In 2017, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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