The Goonies

The Goonies is a 1985 American adventure comedy film directed by Richard Donner, who produced with Harvey Bernhard. The screenplay was written by Chris Columbus from a story by executive producer Steven Spielberg. A band of kids who live in the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astoria, Oregon, attempt to save their homes from demolition, and, in doing so, discover an old Spanish map that leads them on an adventure to unearth the long-lost fortune of One-Eyed Willy, a legendary 17th-century pirate. During the entire adventure, they are chased by a family of criminals, who also want the treasure for themselves.

Warner Bros. released it on June 7, 1985, in the United States. The film grossed $61.5 million worldwide and has 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".

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", gather for a final weekend together. The Goonies include optimist Mikey Walsh; his older brother, Brandon; the inventive Data; the talkative Mouth; and the overweight klutz Chunk.

Rummaging through the Walshes' attic, they come across a 1632 doubloon and an old treasure map purporting to lead to the famous pirate "One-Eyed" Willy's hoard located nearby. After evading Brandon, the kids journey to a derelict restaurant near the coast, coinciding with the location on the map. They encounter the Fratellis, a family of criminals hiding out at the restaurant. Returning outside, the kids run into Brandon and two girls: the popular cheerleader Andy, who has a mutual crush on Brandon, and Stef, Andy's nerdy, tough-talking best friend.

Mikey convinces Brandon to return to the restaurant to explore after the Fratellis leave, discovering that the criminals are running a counterfeiting operation. As the Fratellis return, the group finds a tunnel beneath the restaurant and hides there, sending Chunk to notify the authorities. They explore the tunnel, finding the remains of a previous explorer who also searched for the treasure. Evading various booby traps, the group find themselves under an old wishing well. The kids have a chance to be pulled out of the tunnel by Andy's obnoxious boyfriend Troy, whose family owns the country club, but Mikey convinces the group to continue. Chunk tries to flag down several passing cars, but is intercepted and kidnapped by Jake and Francis Fratelli. When the Fratellis threaten to shred his hands with an electric blender, Chunk reveals where his friends are and the existence of the treasure.

The Fratellis tie Chunk to a chair and lock him in the basement next to Sloth, their deformed younger brother kept chained to the wall. While the Fratellis pursue the Goonies and the treasure, Chunk befriends Sloth, who breaks their bonds; they form a third party headed into the tunnel.

Mikey and the others discover the Fratellis on their trail, and hasten through the remaining traps. They find an enclosed grotto and Willy's pirate ship, the Inferno, sealed in the cave for centuries. They explore the ship, finding a hoard of treasure in front of the skeletal remains of Willy and his crew. Mikey gives a sober speech to Willy, naming him as the first "Goonie", then he and the others fill their pockets with riches; Mikey insists that the coins directly in front of Willy remain untouched, as Willy's tribute. As they leave, the Fratellis catch up with them. The Fratellis make them drop the treasure before threatening to kill them by forcing them to walk the plank, when Sloth and Chunk arrive. Angered by how the other Fratellis have treated him in the past, Sloth subdues them and helps the rest of the Goonies escape the ship.

Though Mikey insists they return for the treasure, Brandon worries more for their lives, and the group escapes through a hole in the grotto, arriving on a nearby beach shore. Police come to their aid and reunite them with their families.

The Fratellis free themselves and loot the boat. When they take the coins that Mikey left earlier, they trigger another booby trap that causes the grotto to cave in. The Fratellis abandon the loot and flee to the beach, where police take them into custody. As the Goonies are taken care of by their families, including Chunk offering to bring Sloth into his family, the owners of the country club demand that Mr. Walsh sign away their homes and the Goon Docks. As he is about to do so, their housekeeper, Rosalita, finds Mikey's marble bag in his wet clothes, filled with gems the Fratellis neglected to confiscate. Mr. Walsh tears up the paperwork, as the gems are more than enough to negate the foreclosure. As the Goonies celebrate, the attention of all on the beach is caught by the sight of the unmanned Inferno, now clear of the grotto, and the Goonies wave her goodbye as she sets off once more upon the sea.

Cast
Director Richard Donner makes a cameo appearance as a deputy.
 * Sean Astin as Michael "Mikey" Walsh
 * Corey Feldman as Clark "Mouth" Devereaux
 * Jeff Cohen as Lawrence "Chunk" Cohen
 * Jonathan Ke Huy Quan as Richard "Data" Wang
 * Josh Brolin as Brandon "Brand" Walsh
 * Kerri Green as Andrea "Andy" Carmichael
 * Martha Plimpton as Stephanie "Stef" Steinbrenner
 * Anne Ramsey as Agatha "Mama" Fratelli
 * Joe Pantoliano as Francis Fratelli
 * Robert Davi as Jake Fratelli
 * John Matuszak as Lotney "Sloth" Fratelli
 * Mary Ellen Trainor as Irene Walsh
 * Keith Walker as Irving Walsh
 * Lupe Ontiveros as Rosalita
 * Steve Antin as Troy Perkins
 * Curtis F. Hanson as Mr. Perkins
 * Paul Tuerpe as the Sheriff