Directed by Richard Donner and based on a story by Steven Spielberg (with a screenplay by Chris Columbus), The Goonies is a beloved adventure comedy that defined childhood for a generation. The film follows a band of misfit friends living in the "Goon Docks" of Astoria, Oregon, who face the loss of their homes to a country club expansion. In a last-ditch effort to save their neighborhood, they follow an old Spanish map into a subterranean cavern in search of the long-lost treasure of the pirate "One-Eyed Willy." Along the way, the group—led by Mikey (Sean Astin) and featuring characters like the gadget-loving Data (Ke Huy Quan) and the talkative Mouth (Corey Feldman)—must dodge deadly booby traps and outrun the criminal Fratelli family. Famous for its energetic pacing, the "Truffle Shuffle," and the mantra "Goonies never say die," the film remains a quintessential 80s classic.
