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The Goonies (1985)

Rating: PG

Runtime: 114 minutes

Box Office (in today’s dollars): 133 million (approximately)

Characters: Mikey, Chunk, Data, Mouth, Brand, Andy, Stef, Sloth, Mama Fratelli, Francis Fratelli, Jake Fratelli, “One-Eyed” Willy, Chester Copperpot, Troy, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Walsh, Rosalita

Cool Stuff: treasure map, 1632 doubloon, copper bones key

Cool Music: “The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough”

Cool Quote: “Goonies never say die!”

The 1985 Bears had “The Super Bowl Shuffle”; Chunk had “The Truffle Shuffle”. I think we all know which one was better. For a PG movie, it definitely had its share of the word “shit”, and I am pretty sure I could come up with several “booby traps” or “One-Eyed Willy” jokes. But I would rather focus on the movie and its ability to combine comedy, adventure, romance, and horror. Mikey, Chunk, Data, and Mouth get together for one last Goonie adventure to find the rich stuff and save their town. The great thing about this foursome is that they represent the small/chubby/nerd/punk kid in all of us when we were young. Sprinkle in a cool older brother (Brand), a pretty cheerleader (Andy), a dorky best friend (Stef), and a misunderstood superhero (Sloth), and you have got an unstoppable band of treasure hunters.

I think we all had a “treasure map” when we were kids and probably our own version of a “1632 doubloon” or a “copper bones key”. Unfortunately, none of them led to chests of gold and jewels. For the Goonies, they used their map/doubloon/key to find One-Eyed Willy’s pirate ship (really cool) and solve the mystery of the skeleton organ (really scary). Cyndi Lauper sings the classic song “The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough”, which is still fun to listen to today. I saw her in concert and was sad that she didn’t sing the song ... she started to but then switched to another song after about 10 seconds. There are many memorable lines from the movie but “Goonies never say die!” is the one that I would bet many people say at least once every day.

Mikey’s “our time down here” speech is moving ... definitely deserving of a Rudy slow clap. (See what I did there?) So grab a Baby Ruth or some Rocky Road and reminisce about the time Andy kissed Mikey and then turned around and kissed Brand. Classic Andy! Speaking of Andy, I have a friend named Andy that has never seen this movie. I challenge him to see this movie before the end of the year!!!

Next movie to review: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off