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The Goonies (1985)

Director: Richard Donner

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From Time Out Film Guide

Dreamed up in a story by Steven Spielberg, the goonies are seven restless kids in a coastal town who, deserted by parents fighting a local real estate takeover bid, discover an old treasure map pointing to famed pirate One-Eyed Willie's galleon. Unfortunately, a family of incompetent thieves are also after the loot, and are not above shoving the hand of one of the little mites into a liquidiser to extort information. And while the pre-pubescents continually scream, their doting parents prove equally odious in a finale of astounding sentimentality.

Author: DT 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide

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  • daryl said...
    Posted on Jul 07 2007 01:03 sad, when screaming is substituted for dialogue, cursing for wit, chaos for action. Not worthy of a "on the lot" reject.
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Cast & crew

Director: Richard Donner

Producer: Richard Donner, Harvey Bernhard

Cast: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, Ke Huy Quan full cast

Genre(s): Children's

Duration: 114 mins

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