The Goonies
The movie follows a group of misfit kids attempting to save their homes from demolition, and in doing so, discover an old Spanish map that leads them on an adventure to buried treasure in a subterranean cavern. Here they cross the path of a family of criminals, who also want the treasure for themselves.
20 August 1971, Saigon, Vietnam
19 April 1958, Queens, New York, USA
26 June 1951, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
25 June 1974, Los Angeles, California, USA
24 April 1930, New York City, New York, USA
27 March 1929, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
14 January 1967, Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA
12 February 1968, Santa Monica, California, USA
November 13, 2014
Persists as one of the great fables of young adult cinema not merely because it's very skilled at what it does, but because it weaves that magic into the minds and hearts of kids that serve as identifiable facets of our universal journey towards maturity.January 07, 2014
classic mid-1980s SpielbergFebruary 01, 2007
It's a charmless exercise: director Richard Donner turns the kids into shrieking ferrets, and his jumpy cutting seems to lag behind the action deliberately in a curious attempt to make the film seem more chaotic and cluttered.December 15, 2010
A classic '80s action-fantasy -- tweens will love!October 23, 2004
The Goonies is a smooth mixture of the usual ingredients from Steven Spielberg action movies, made special because of the high-energy performances of the kids who have the adventures.June 08, 2015
The action at the center of Chris Columbus' script occasionally falters and generally feels manufactured, but the kids go about their chores as if convinced that all their make-believe is true.August 30, 2004
The Goonies has every imaginable funhouse flourish. It has crooks, bats, cobwebs, skeletons, a lovable monster, an underground grotto and a treasure hidden by some of the most considerate, clue-loving pirates who ever lived.June 24, 2006
While the pre-pubescents continually scream, their doting parents prove equally odious in a finale of astounding sentimentality.June 16, 2014
...true to the camaraderie of boys who have been left alone to roam on their bikes.November 06, 2010
For some, The Goonies is a classic, but for others the film is simply a mediocre kids' flick.June 06, 2016
"The Goonies" is the kind of hyperactive peril-packed movie young audiences can't resist.October 12, 2013
An excellent child oriented fantasy adventure in the vein of "The Hardy Boys."