1985 - Rated PG-13 - 1 hr 54 min
Director: Richard Donner
Starring: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Joe Pantoliano, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, Jonathan Ke Quan, Robert Davi, Anne Ramsey
Oh, the goonies. Suburban American gets it's very own pirate adventure in this 80s classic, rife with young stars. Little baby Sean Astin. Teenage Josh Brolin. Skinny Joe Pantoliano. And Cyndi Lauper's all over the place, in case you missed her.
The best part about revisiting this childhood favorite as an adult is all the jokes I've just understood. And the pirate's name is One-Eyed Willy. One. Eyed. Willy. How did I not get that? And how do all these people make it through the movie without laughing?
We also got to watch the deleted scenes on the DVD, including the illusive octopus attack scene that Mike has been obsessed with finding since childhood. Well, here it is. Hooray.
So I love this movie for what it represents from my childhood, for being led by a talented cast of tweens, and for introducing us all to the possibility that we could become treasure hunters. And actually find something.
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