The Goonies
1985
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The Goonies

'The Goonies' trivia and fun facts

Real reactions

The cast of the film was forbidden to see the pirate ship before recording, as they wanted the reactions of the cast to be real.

Cry

Jeff Cohen acknowledged that he was thinking about his mother's death during his "confession" to the Fratellis in the film to generate tears.

Five hours

John Matuszak's make-up for the film took about 5 hours.

Official day

June 7th is the "Goonies Day". The day was declared by the Mayor of Astoria (Where the movie was filmed).

The map for home

According to Sean Astin, they allowed him to take the treasure map to his house. Several years later, his mother found him, thought it was a piece of plain paper and threw it in the trash.

Slap

When the Fratelli brothers are arguing, Anne Ramsay really slaps Robert Davi.

Debut

It's Josh Brolin's debut.

More real impossible

The skulls were made of real bone.

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