The Goonies (1985)
| Release Date | 07 June 1985 |
| Budget | $19,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $61,000,000 |
| Tagline | They call themselves "The Goonies." The secret caves. The old lighthouse. The lost map. The treacherous traps. The hidden treasure. And Sloth... Join the adventure. |
| Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Astoria, Oregon, USA |
| Language | English, Spanish, Cantonese, Italian |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Family-Oriented Adventure, Adventure Comedy, Family-Oriented Comedy |
| Mood | Thrill Rides |
| Themes | Mischievous Children, Stop the Wrecking Ball, Treasure Hunts |
| Tones | Goofy, Sweet, Humorous, Light, Affectionate, Quirky, Bright |
| Tags | Against All Odds, Child Abuse, Development, Hidden, Home Alone, Housing, Outlaw [Western], Pirate [seafarer], Real Estate, Swashbuckler, Treasure |
The Goonies is a 1985 American adventure-comedy film directed by Richard Donner. The screenplay was written by Chris Columbus from a story by executive producer Steven Spielberg. A band of children from the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astoria, Oregon, hoping to save their homes from demolition, go on an adventure to find the buried treasure of One-Eyed Willie, a legendary 17th-century pirate.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Keith Walker
Irving Walsh
Curtis Hanson
Elgin Perkins
Paul Tuerpe
Sheriff
George Robotham
Prison Guard
Charles McDaniel
Jerry Cohen
Elaine Cohen McMahon
Mrs. Cohen
Nick McLean
Mr. Devereaux
Jeb Stuart Adams
Troy's Friend #1
Eric Briant Wells
Troy's Friend #2
Gene Ross
Man in Shower #1
Max Segar
Man in Shower #2
Newt Arnold
Man in Shower #3
Jack O'Leary
Reporter #1
Patrick Cameron
Reporter #2
Orwin C. Harvey
Tennis Player
Ted Grossman
FBI Man
Jennie Lew Tugend
Mrs. Wang
Director
Writer
Producer
Harvey Bernhard
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Nick McLean
Editor
Michael Kahn
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Casting Director
Jane Feinberg
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Mike Fenton
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Judy Taylor
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Production Designer
Art Director
Rick Carter
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Set Decorator
Linda DeScenna
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Costume Designer
Richard La Motte
Makeup Department
Jean Austin
hair stylist
Ellis Burman Jr.
makeup executor: "Sloth" , makeup creator: "Sloth"
Thomas R. Burman
makeup executor: "Sloth", makeup creator: "Sloth"
Bari Dreiband-Burman
makeup executor: "Sloth" , makeup creator: "Sloth"
Tony Lloyd
makeup artist
Charlene Murray
hair stylist: second unit
Craig Reardon
makeup creator: "Sloth"
William Turner
makeup artist: second unit
Production Manager
Scott U. Adam
unit manager
Robin S. Clark
unit production manager
James Herbert
unit production manager
Arthur F. Repola
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Newt Arnold
first assistant director: second unit
Steve Cohen
second assistant director: second unit
Patrick Cosgrove
second assistant director
Sharon Gerhard
additional second assistant director
Dan Kolsrud
first assistant director
Art Department
William A. Barry
construction foreman
Howard Cole
property: second unit
Francis N. 'Lucky' Costello
stand-by painter
Eric Fiedler
sculptor
William J. Foley
swing gang
Steven Curtis Husch
swing gang
Jack Johnson
illustrator
Carroll Johnston
set designer
Donald Krafft
swing gang
Sherman Labby
illustrator
Ric McElvin
lead person
William F. McLaughlin
swing gang
Ron Morales
labor foreman
Erik L. Nelson
property master
Joseph C. Nemec III
assistant art director
David P. Newell
assistant property master
Loren Nickloff
construction foreman
Dan Ondrejko
greensman
James F. Orendorff
construction foreman
Dale Allen Pelton
assistant art director
Paul S. Power
illustrator
Virginia L. Randolph
set designer
Ken Scaife
construction foreman
Robert Scaife
construction coordinator
Alex Scutti Jr.
plaster foreman
Anne Sidaris-Reeves
property
Mark Siegel
sculptor
Wayne Smith
paint foreman
Tom Southwell
illustrator
Jerry T. Tirado
property
John Villarino
construction foreman
Donald B. Woodruff
set designer
Anthony Klaiman
set dresser
Robert Misetich
painter
Scott Nifong
props
Audrey Stanzler
special creative props
Sound Department
Richard L. Anderson
supervising sound editor
Mary Andrews
adr editor
Michael J. Benavente
sound editor
Beth Bergeron
adr editor
George Berndt
adr editor
Martin J. Bram
sound editor
Willie D. Burton
production sound mixer
James Christopher
sound editor
Teresa Eckton
sound editor
Donald Flick
sound editor
Avram D. Gold
adr editor
Gil Haimsohn
assistant sound editor
Warren Hamilton Jr.
sound editor
Robert W. Harris
cable person
Donald F. Johnson
sound mixer: second unit
Marvin E. Lewis
boom operator
Janet Fiona Mason
assistant sound editor
Andrew Patterson
dialogue supervisor
Solange S. Schwalbe
foley editor
B. Tennyson Sebastian II
sound re-recording mixer
Jules Strasser
boom operator: second unit
Robert Thirlwell
sound re-recording mixer
Bill Varney
sound re-recording mixer
Burton Weinstein
adr editor
David Williams
assistant sound editor
Gary Wright
foley editor
John Roesch
foley artist
Donald C. Rogers
technical director of sound
Special Effects
Calvin Joe Acord
special effects
William Aldridge
special effects
Jon G. Belyeu
special effects foreman
Ken Ebert
special effects
Guy Faria
special effects
Christopher Gilman
special props, special effects assistant
Jerry Hart
special effects
John James
special effects
Greg C. Jensen
special effects: second unit
Richard Lopez
special effects: second unit
David Peterson
special effects
Donald Puck
special effects
Paul Sabourin
special effects
Harold Selig
special effects
Doyle Smiley
special effects
Michael P. Stipe
special effects foreman: second unit
Lucinda Strub
special effects
Matt Sweeney
special effects coordinator
Audrey Stanzler
special effects props
Visual Effects
Carl Assmus
stage technician: ILM
Donna K. Baker
ink & paint: ILM
Craig Barron
matte camera supervisor: ILM
Greg Beaumonte
equipment engineering: ILM
Patricia Blau
production coordinator: ILM
Barbara Brennan
rotoscope artist: ILM
Dave Carson
visual effects art director: ILM
Lanny Cermak
equipment engineering: ILM
Dave Childers
stage technician: ILM
Wade Childress
matte photography: ILM
Donald Clark
optical camera operator: ILM
Jeff Doran
optical technician: ILM
John Ellis
optical supervisor: ILM
Christopher Evans
matte painting supervisor: ILM
Bob Finley III
stage technician: ILM
Ron Fode
production buyer: ILM
Warren Franklin
general manager: ILM
Barbara Gallucci
supervising model maker: ILM
Tim Geideman
optical technician: ILM
Bill George
chief model maker: ILM
Ralph Gordon
optical line-up: ILM
Ned Gorman
production buyer: ILM
Caroleen Green
matte artist: ILM
David Hanks
equipment engineering: ILM
David Heron
stage technician: ILM
Craig Hosoda
equipment engineering: ILM
Sandy Houston
ink & paint: ILM
Brad Jerrell
stage technician: ILM
Ed Jones
optical line-up: ILM
Paula Karsh
production buyer: ILM
Ellen E. Lichtwardt
rotoscope artist: ILM
John Lister
stage technician: ILM
Mike MacKenzie
equipment engineering: ILM
Kim Marks
visual effects cameraman: ILM
Michael J. McAlister
visual effects supervisor
Roberto McGrath
still photographer: ILM
Jack Mongovan
rotoscope artist: ILM
Michael Moore
assistant editor: ILM
Charlie Mullen
animation supervisor: ILM
Frank Ordaz
matte artist: ILM
Randy Ottenberg
model maker: ILM
Terrence Peck
assistant editor: ILM
John Reed
model maker: ILM
Martin Rosenberg
assistant cameraman: ILM
Thomas Rosseter
optical line-up: ILM
Kenneth Smith
optical camera operator: ILM
Howard Stein
chief visual effects editor: ILM
Peter Stolz
stage technician: ILM
Wes Takahashi
animator: ILM
Bess Wiley
assistant cameraman: ILM
Chuck Wiley
model maker: ILM
Catherine Craig
effects camera operator
Michael Pangrazio
matte artist supervisor
Jay Riddle
animation cameraman
Stunts
Rick Brown
stunts
Doc D. Charbonneau
stunts
Denise Cheshire
stunts
Laura Dash
stunts
Cheryl E. Duncan
stunts
Lila Finn
stunts
Sandra Lee Gimpel
stunts
Bob Harris
stunts
Kent Hays
stunts
Bob Herron
stunts
Jodi Hovak
stunts
Julie Johnson
stunts
Carey Loftin
stunts
Victor Paul
stunts
Lee Poppie
stunts
Spiro Razatos
stunts
Jerry Riley
stunts
George Robotham
stunt coordinator
John Robotham
stunts
J.P. Romano
stunts
Russell Saunders
stunts
Alex Sharp
stunts
Marilyn Stader
stunts
Paul Stader
stunts
Desiree Szabo
stunts
Edward J. Ulrich
stunts
Richard Washington
stunts
Randell Dennis Widner
stunt double: Sloth
Bobby Burns
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Edward A. Ayer
best boy electric
Michael A Chavez
first assistant camera
Anthony Francesco
second assistant camera
Joe Hicks
best boy grip
Horace Jordan
first assistant camera
J. Michael Marlett
gaffer: second unit
Lee Nakahara
camera operator: second unit
Michael D. O'Shea
camera operator
Víctor Pérez
rigging gaffer
Guy Polzel
key grip: second unit
Charles Saldana
key grip
John R. Shannon
still photographer
Eric Smith
best boy electric
Bruce D. Spellman
best boy grip
Tom Stern
gaffer
Robert M. Stevens
director of photography: second unit
Stephen St. John
camera operator
Bill Young
dolly grip
Adam Glick
set lighting technician
Riley 'Sean' Jones
electrician
D. Michael Wheeler
assistant camera: second unit
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Roger Gallo Garcia
costume supervisor: men
Aida Swinson
costume supervisor: women
Editorial Department
Craig Bassett
assistant editor
Donah Bassett
negative cutter
Kathryn Camp
assistant editor
Martin Cohen
assistant editor
Music Department
Else Blangsted
supervising music editor
James Flamberg
music editor
Dan Wallin
score mixer
Transportation Department
William P. Davis
driver
Sy Fuentes
driver
Dominick Marigliano
driver
Fred Moshier
transportation captain
John Orlebeck
driver
Ben Reade
driver
John Reade
transportation coordinator
Randy White
transportation captain
Other Crew
Tony Amatullo
location manager
Laurie Arnow-Epstein
construction accountant
Kate Barker
assistant: Ms. Kennedy
Diane Dankwardt
assistant accountant
Jan Dennehy
location auditor
Rhoda Fine
teacher
Jane Goe
production accountant
Laura Hoffman
assistant: Mr. Bernhard
Lisa Howard
assistant accountant
Patty Hughes
production secretary
Jennie Lew Tugend
executive assistant: Mr. Donner
Mark Marshall
production office assistant: second unit
Ruben Martinez
craft service
Julie Moskowitz
assistant: Mr. Spielberg
Lloyd Nelson
script supervisor: second unit
Betsy Norton
script supervisor
Tim Palladino
production office assistant
Bonne Radford
controller
Mary T. Radford
assistant: Mr. Marshall
Deborah Schildt
production office assistant
Ilyse Selwyn
production office assistant
Michael Thau
assistant: Richard Donner
Judy Thomason
assistant: Mr. Repola
Jack Tice
teacher
Julie Yarrish
production office assistant
Robert C. Campion
assistant accountant
Lina Shanklin
script supervisor
Mark Siegel
creature maker, puppeteer
Production Company
Amblin Entertainment
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Argentina Video Home
Chapel Distribution
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Warner Bros.
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Vídeo
,
Special Effects
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
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