The Goonies: What's It Really About?

[@trinaq]

I can't believe that it's been almost 40 years this this movie was released, and they now have an Oscar winner in their midst!

[@randomrangoon5476]

My dad showed this to me as a kid and I've shown it to my kid. It's genuinely a special movie

[@jimmyviaductophilelawley5587]

Saw it age 14 when it came out. My son was born in 2006 and when he was 11 I showed him The Goonies and he absolutely LOVED it! It's timeless plot could be a famous five story (in fact i think the plot of one of the famous five stories is them finding pirate treasure and saving Kirrin Cottage from repossession) While having a total 80's feel to it when kids were still allowed to roam free......

[@paulzx10]

I watched it with my kids, also watched the Breakfast Club with em and that was a hit too.

[@forrestcrabbe]

I never heard of the famous five. I just looked it up, seems like a good series. I was a huge hardy boys and the bobbsey twins fan growing up. I had all the hardy boys books once but they have gotten away from me 🤘y'all have a badass day🤘

[@Sawlon]

This and Stand By Me are my two all-time favorite kid movies!

[@Donniedarko2277]

Same , the goonies, stand by me et ... lost boys ❤❤❤

[@Sawlon]

@@Donniedarko2277 Oh yeah, The Lost Boys! Forgot about that one!

[@Donniedarko2277]

We grew up with Corey Feldman 😅😂

[@RichterPhallos]

When I was a kid, i used a tape recorder to record the Cyndi Lopers song "Goonies r' Good Enough" when they play it during the credits. It was on my bike riding cassette, which also had such bangers as the Back to the Future theme and the Fright Night theme. I liked soundtracks as a youngster.

[@alecchase2000]

We used to record an entire movie on audio tape and play as we drove for vacation.

[@callumocreary1253]

I’d rather listen to movie soundtracks than actual music

[@edwardjohnson6744]

Do you have any idea how much it pisses me off that this song never became a hit on the radio?

[@edwardjohnson6744]

I don't know that it ever once even PLAYED on the radio

[@chasehedges6775]

It’s about fun, childhood, adventure, and pirates and treasure

[@georgen5882]

And ice cream. Rocky road specifically.

[@HankBukowski]

​@@georgen5882...and Baby Ruths!

[@GoonieLord]

One bored day in 2004 I discovered the magic now 19 years later all I do is nothing but Goonies, thousands of dollars worth of collectibles over the years, 4 custom tattoos, a life time worth of knowledge, and spent a decade trying to track down the elusive Director's Cut. Truly the Goonies changed my life forever

[@kendald8099]

That’s cute

[@tomlichnofsky.7048]

Awesomeness!! 👊✊😊👍👌😆🍁 RIP Richard Donner 😔

[@Leah-xu2fd]

Anyone who is born in Oregon has a love for this movie baked into them at birth. Between this one and Stand By Me, Oregon was the setting of many childhood adventures. Great breakdown, it was really well done.

[@skyden24195]

How about "Kindergarten Cop"? Takes place (for the most part) in Astoria, Oregon.

[@peterjohn8625]

Goonies, Stand by Me, Gremlins. Some of my favs growing up.

[@marcusfridh8489]

All Cory feldman movies

[@hugodrax71]

Ghostbusters, Back To The Future, Ferris Bueller...the 80s was great for this type of movie

[@rjspires]

Growth up watching this film on ITV in the UK. Would be on twice a year if not more. I got the Blu-ray and watched this recently with my father. I was so happy to see it, finally got to see it unedited, but was more surprised by the joy on his face when we were watching it.

[@ProBreakers]

I was about 8 when I saw this at the movies. Still remember walking out of the theater when it was over.

[@mattresbert]

Brilliant stuff Brilliant video I still love this film 40 years later

[@orcapodmedia]

Every character is expertly written. You get a sense of who each and every person is and they all get their screen time. The plot moves along at an appropriate pace. An absolute classic. It's still damn funny to this day.

[@BADDEC101]

To me, this story has always been about a specific type of kid. The one that is inspired by their parents work and stories enough to go out in to the world, and apply what they've learned from their parents. In this case, we have a historian parent who's kid applies their teachings to help "save the world" as they know it (the world being their community).

[@skyden24195]

That's good. That's a really good analysis.

[@BADDEC101]

@@skyden24195 thank you. i'm not trying to steal you from this channel but I do have a couple more movie interpretations on my own channel under the title of The Smely Opinion, if you're interested. There's a playlist on my homepage for them.

[@RobinMarks1313]

"One Eye Willie" get it? tee hee. I'm still such a child.

[@MickPsyphon]

Goonies is a super fun story; and should be remembered by everyone as such! No amount of over-interpretation will change that. Just enjoy it!

[@thriftymervis7898]

Seen it in theaters last Wednesday. What an experience. Visited the locations last year.

[@trippymchippy8586]

Wow, a true fan! :)

[@forrestcrabbe]

One o me all time favorites. My gramma took me to see it in the theater and I've watched it hundreds of times since 🤘y'all have a badass day🤘

[@Omar-wq9dz]

Goonies never say die!

[@hrvojebartolovic2545]

You'd be hard pressed to find a 80s kid who didn't have that movie on his top of the charts even in Eastern Europe back then

[@wstine79]

It's all about maintaining friendships with One Eyed Willy's Rich Stuff.

[@skyden24195]

"Thank you, Mr. Willy, thank you. You've made my day."

[@ashurmom2969]

Saw this in the theater in high school, loved it! Showed it to my daughter when she was 6 or 7, she loves it too (yes I am old lol)

[@skyden24195]

As many times as I'd watched "The Goonies" since its release, it was only in recent years that I realized there is a seemingly subtle aspect about Clarke Devereaux, aka "Mouth," that isn't so subtle if thought about; that being the full extent of his nickname, "Mouth." Throughout the movie, Mouth is often the most knowledgeable about a lot of random things. From the most obvious being of knowing Spanish, to the smallest bits of info like knowing about Detroit (where Data is supposed to be moving to,) knowledged about coin-money dates and stamped imagery (with some exception,) plumbing systems, and even fine dining (shown when he gives his extravagant dinner order to Ma Fratelli.) Combine his exceptional knowledge with his sarcastic wit, then you realize that Clarke Devereaux is not just a "mouth," he's actually a "Smart-Mouth."

[@jamesabernethy7896]

I've just realised... and sorry if someone has said this in the comments already...Rise of Skywalker stole the 'locating the treasure with artefact and a vista' thing. Goonies was such a favourite movie for me as a child and someone got me the DVD as a Secret Santa gift as it's still great as an adult. Such an amazing cast and a really underrated score. Interesting theory on the adults, but it's just as plausible that this is simply their time to be the heroes. Part of why it is fantastic is not only the adventure and the joy, but the moments and sadness and, for a lack of a better term, reality check. Cory Feldman's speech about his wish, which you played, is one of those standout cinema performances.

[@crankypantsmcduff]

I still love this movie, at 43 I love it, and my 23 year old is a huge lover of this film and any 80s movie, I taught him well lol

[@JordanMayjor3p7]

I am also 43 and this movie is in my top 5 and probably the movie I have watched more than any other.

[@GoonieLord]

I am so glad the Goonies never got a sequel. Just like the original Home Alone they'll never catch the lightning in the bottle the same way. I am glad the Goonies has been preserved as a timeless tale truly a magical moment that reaches even the darkest of souls

[@AleksandrIlchenko-vw3py]

I am not american by birth, but I believe in our values and pretty much thankful to this country which give me a lot of opportunities, adventures and became my new home. And Washington and Oregon state steal my hearth)) Visited 45 other states but Pacific Northwest is a truly charming place. So, when I've seen this movie literally yesterday, at the beginning I've start to watch it just because know that it was filmed in Astoria, but in the end I feel like travel to childhood and it was amazing! Sorry for possible mistakes, grammar is my weak point as self-learning english

[@cursedmonkey1033]

The movie that started me on my life long Martha Plympton crush.

[@rig-zag]

It is really about grappling with the loss of childhood innocence and search for a surrogate father figure, in this case embodied by one eyed Willy, and his treasure, the wealth of paternal love and fatherly wisdom. But mostly its about... HEY YOU GUYS!!

[@Emulous79]

This was a fun film to see on multiple viewings as a kid when my mind was less warped. Now I can't help seeing all the innuendoes in it.

[@mutanix]

DUDE! 🥲 I was so obsessed with this movie that I made a replica of the map. Complete with burn marks and weathering. I was 10yrs old and I still have it.

[@tripletiote]

Not a bad take. There were a couple of cringe mistakes in the video that seem all too common for youtubers who work on their own (so no offense intended). "Sniff out" means to find; "snuff out" mean to kill (originally to put out a candle or fire). "Soldier" is not a general term for war fighter. Soldiers are always in the Army. The Navy has sailors.

[@Stylez-J]

I'm 33. Black. In Detroit. This is a movie that made me, as a kid, love going out of town out of state. Seeing different things. Smart enough to go off on my own, but also understands what danger is. And danger as a child is just a Strang adult. 🤷🏿‍♂️😭

[@andyzar1177]

Awesome video man! Beautiful. This little movie is the treasure of childhood in visual form.

[@josephaaron4985]

I saw this when I was in, maybe, 4th grade (26 now) and it still holds up as a great 80s flick. The part when momma Fratelli was gonna cut off Mouth's tongue legit scared the shit out of me because I genuinely thought she'd do it😂

[@Zombiesrule93]

When I first saw this back in 2004 It was just after I had to move away from my first home because coincidentally the neighborhood I was living in was gonna be demolished but unlike the movie the houses in my neighborhood were just old and they wanted to make newer homes. But I remember after watching it I was wishing that I could’ve had an adventure like that to save my home.

[@HDFilmShooter]

Goonies was about kids unapologeticly using foul language.

[@nicoleraheem1195]

😅 Right!

[@studioseppuku9454]

Can confirm that is how us 80s kids talked.

[@HDFilmShooter]

@@studioseppuku9454 Right. But films for kids should set a standard for kids, not mirror their depravity.

[@anthonymerchant2597]

Oddly enough I was born in Oregon too. This was a favorite of mine since I was a kid. I picked up the Blu-ray copy of it fairly recently.

[@DisparityOfBeliefAndTruth]

Such a great vid! Truth be told, you scored a like before even watching. You had me at Goonies.

[@mikekz4489]

I guess The Goonies doesn’t get reviewed often, but hasn’t stopped people from thinking they’re smart for saying the treasure they found isn’t theirs. In my opinion, even if they can’t cash in on the jewels, it’s still a historical find. Perhaps that’s enough to protect that whole area, or at least boost Mr. Walsh as the lead in a study of the area.

[@skyden24195]

Yeah, when the nation's historical societies get wind of the find, there will be no haphazard demolitions going on around Astoria, Oregon. Good call.

[@JohnnyNiteTrain]

Great video. Goonies is one of my favorite movies of all time.

[@NickLoecke]

I know it wasn't the point of this video, but every time I watch this now, I hear Data telling his parents about the giant octopus (or squid?) in the water before they got to the ship. That little editing mistake makes me want to see the deleted scene added in.

[@Jaysin412]

They used to show the deleted scene on TV when they would air it on networks like TNT, or other channels back in the 90s.

[@BradSimsCPT]

So good! So insightful! Thanks for making this

[@djassassinuk]

That's put me in the mood to watch it so I'm gonna stick it on right now. Donner's Wizard of Oz 😉

[@mrwoodandmrtin]

There was another Chris Columbus film I saw as a kid, called Young Sherlock Holmes. I thought it had all the elements of a huge blockbuster, but somehow it never took off. go figure.

[@Jaysin412]

I rewatched that movie recently for the nostalgia, but man, it didn't hold up, definitely not as good as I remembered it. Goonies tho, absolute classic

[@mrwoodandmrtin]

@@Jaysin412 It was one of the first films ever to have a CGI character, the stained-glass knight. I really still like it. I can see all the training for the Harry Potter films in this. (Chris did both). Never saw Goonies when it came out. But now it's part of the library. Have you ever seen the Disney film " The scarecrow of Romney marsh"? Really like that one too. You might like it.

[@RX-12]

I guess this is the kind of movie you have to see as a kid. I don't think I can watch it now because it would just remind me that I never had a friend group like that.

[@Laidengizer011]

I'd have to widen that nostalgia window a bit. I'd say the time a bit before 10 years of age is still very fondly remembered. Also, the first half of your 20s seems to be one of the most favorite times for people. I definitely include myself in that.

[@themusicofwerewolfbickensd8847]

Amazing video, GREAT job!!

[@kizunadragon9]

the greatest pirate adventure. may even be better than Treasure Island to this day I still shout out "HEYYY YOUUUU GUYYYYYS" when meeting my friends

[@geon565]

The Goonies will always have a place in my heart

[@djtoxicdhg]

Do the truffle shuffle

[@JordanMayjor3p7]

Chunk (to Sloth): "You're gonna come live with me." Chunk's parents: "About that..."

[@BuckarooBanzai84]

OMG, I can't believe the timing; I just watched this again on cable last Saturday! =D

[@Mylatenightvids]

Don't forget The Lost Boys

[@MhLiMz]

6:55 According to the credits, the story was written by Steven Spielberg. Chris Columbus "only" wrote the screenplay on the basis of the story and characters created by Spielberg.

[@PozerAdultRacingTeam]

One of the movies I actually saw in the theater back in the day.

[@Dr_1212]

"Hey, You Guys!!"

[@edwardjohnson6744]

Mikey is the heart and soul! Mikey is the Ray Stanz

[@majahe50]

One of my favourite movies together with Gladiator.

[@marcia268]

That interview with Sean Austin saying "it's been 25 years" is 20 years old OMG

[@deecee9548]

Goonies... VHS cassette, every sunday and with the occasional horizontal blur from over-watching. Bliss

[@anadraham2995]

Very sweet and spot on

[@axelstone3131]

It’s about hanging with your homjes before you grow up and don’t have them anymore

[@peggynielsen4808]

Goonies forever.

[@RealRabbit1124]

Thank you.

[@007nadineL]

10:12 *Outcast kids are not able to be a part of a friend group. That's what makes them oddball outcasts.* .

[@biguy617]

I wish they made a water slide ride based on this movie.

[@goombah7861]

Idk man.... 😂 . Excellent video.

[@bornjusticerule5764]

10 to 1 this movie will be remade in the next 10 years.

[@GoonieLord]

June 6th 2025 the Goonies hit 40 years! "Goonies Never Say Die!"

[@tec5x5]

A classic is a classic is a classic

[@RetroHabit82]

Mrs. Walsh- What Is That!? Chunk- OH SHIT!. WHAT!

[@sattercaster1]

I'm almost 50, and I still watch this movie about once a year...

[@madmandu]

This video, for me is, good ‘nuff.

[@patrickspalding8045]

There is a deleted scene where they fight a giant squid. They even mention it at the end

[@apborick5796]

The Goonies is about Pennsylvania Senator Sloth Fetterman. Isn't it?

[@LordTalax]

6:04 Sailor in the US navy

[@marcusfridh8489]

It is a movie about the revenge of the outsiders. A goonie is a person that took a derogatery term and made it their own and something to be proud of.

[@Zinjadu100]

Do yourself a favor and Do not Speak for Me about my childhood. Yes, I saw this in the theatres!

[@Robert-ey9xh]

No offense to anyone but I have to ask something MAD magazine pointed out in their spoof of this movie.How'd they get away with the following stereotypes?:1.The Asian kid of the Goonies can't speak proper English,2.the crooks are Italian,3.the fat kid of the Goonies is Jewish,4.the maid is Hispanic and dense,5.the adults are WASPS.Remember people, MAD Magazine pointed this all out first so be mad at them not me for asking this.

[@Jaysin412]

The 80s were a different time. That's it. Period. We could get away with a whole hell of a lot more back then when I was a kid. Nobody cared, nowadays, everyone thinks they're so "woke" meanwhile they pick and choose what to be "woke" about.

[@robertbordevik5072]

The short summery, Chris Columbus said it best: 7:34

[@dmc009]

"... use the stairs," when data's falling. Edit: 11:22 even when i was 6 i knew it was absurd that the boulders that killed chester copperpot could stop falling after he got crushed and the whole thing could reset for the next person. I was 6 and i knew that didnt make sense.

[@drgutman]

they should do a part 2 ... like they did with transporting 2 But it's about the current housing situation and instead of kids, it's the same actors, but now they're jaded and cynical adults, and instead of a treasure map they have to navigate the governmental bureaucracy, like in that Asterix and Obelix task.

[@jburnett180]

Good thing about forms of Art, it’s subjective.

[@hugodrax71]

It's an enjoyable film and probably means a lot to my generatrion as it came out (mid 80s) when it was a great time to be young and it triggers fun memories. Personally I'm a bit surprised it has since been hailed as a masterpiece as I feel there's too much annoying shouting among the characters and Donner's direction is a tad chaotic at times - but I get why so many people like the film.

[@josephschenkenfelder1876]

I never knew there where soldiers in the navy. Here, I always thought sailors are in the navy, and soldiers are in the army.

[@CubanPete1990]

You know what they should make an official film sequel I mean back then in the 80’s after director Richard Donner left and producer Steven Spielberg left when The Goonies (1985 Movie) was a successful film 🎞 but It needs a sequel too the best film of all time like they will bring New filmmakers like Gene Roddenberry (who was a Produced of Star Trek The Motion Picture) Film Producer Walter Hill (who was a Director of Streets of Fire) a Canadian/American film producer like Ivan Reitman (who was the Director of Ghostbusters 1984 version) and New Film 🎥 Director name Don Coscarelli (the guy who directed The Beastmaster) so that way they will take over to make a sequel out of the most popular film 🎞 so that way they will call’ed it The Goonies 2 In Search 🔍 Of Monster 👹 Island 🏝 (1987 that should been released back then in that same year) so they can bring back the same actors like Sean Astin as Mikey Josh Brolin as Brand Corey Feldman as Mouth Jonathan Ke Quan as Data Jeff Cohen as Chunk Kerri green as Andy Martha Plimpton as Stef and two new members of The Goonies name Molly Ringward as Malinda (Mikey’s crush 😻 that she move to Mikey’s Neighborhood) and Leo O’Brien as Joey (Mouth’s buddy from one of his next door neighbors) but they will bring back John matuszak as Sloth (that he always said HEY YOU GUYS!!) even they will add New Bad guys known as the Drug Smugglers the terrorist group like Christopher Walken as Gary (The leader of the Drug Smugglers that he’s obsessed too look 👀 for gold and diamonds 💎 on Monster 👹 island 🏝 ) even other co stars Nicholas Worth Brion James Randy Savage/Macho Man Jon Voight Carter Wong & Gene Simmons as The Bad Guy’s Henchmen and Adrienne Barbeau as Lisa the hunch lady (that she’s always wanted Diamonds 💎 Of her own) & even they will add Stop motion animation Dinosaurs 🦖🦕 and Giant Gorilla Ape 🦍 (Like Willis O’Brien & Ray Harryhausen) like Stop Motion Animated Tyrannosaurus Rex 🦖 Triceratops Brontosaurus 🦕 Stegosaurus Pteranodon Dragon 🐉 Woolly Mammoth 🦣 & The White Pongo (a.k.a The Giant Gorilla Ape 🦍 ) but The Dinosaurs 🦖 🦕 Dragon 🐉 and White Pongo (Giant Gorilla Ape 🦍) are going to be stop motion animated by Jim Danforth even Creature Animatronic by Carlo Rambaldi Special Visual Effects by John Bruno and Jon Berg Sloth Make up artist by Thomas R. Burman Jungle setting and temple setting Production designer by Peter Lamont Music by Dave Grusin Writer by Philip Kaufman Screenplay by Chris Columbus & Stuart Gordon Producer by Ivan Reitman & Walter Hill executive producer by Gene Roddenberry Directed by Don Coscarelli so The Goonies 2 film will came out in March 6th 1987 it will opened against Angel Heart in that same year but in this movie sequel the Fratelli’s are going too be out of the picture in this Movie 🎥 but the film critics Siskel and Ebert might give The Goonies 2 Movie 🎥 two thumps up 👍 or down 👎 if The Goonies 2 movie will be a good sequel or a bad sequel but the film 🎞 critic Leonard Maltin will think 💭 that The Goonies 2 Movie 🎥 might be a Terrible film 🎞 sequel but it turn’s out to be a knock off of other films in the past like King Kong (1976) and The Blue Lagoon (1980) but it will be still from Warner Bros but this Film Sequel called The Goonies 2 will have special visual effects are going too be filmed in the special effects company called Boss Film Studios Film 🎥 Company but this time The Goonies Never 👎 Say Die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@theronmitchell3073]

The two girls make me think of daffney and velma

[@cmdurham]

Can I give 20 thumbs up? Right on

[@ministerofdarkness]

Good to know Michael Jackson didn’t use Chunk’s bathroom.

[@patrickspalding8045]

Since the child actors were not paid a lot Donner actually paid for their college tuition for them out of his own pocket

[@gregorystiller975]

I didn’t know Indiana Jones directed Goonies

[@rubberchickenmystery]

skip to 2:04

[@idreadFell365]

That was tubular

[@515klrkillahoobie6]

Heyyyyyyy yoouuuuuuuuu guyyyyyyyyys

[@gefetsine_7567]

Hot take, it is a lot of screaming kids and just really really loud movie overall. Loved it when I was a child, now I find it shallow and loud and exhausting - much like kids in general.

[@kenrivers9757]

There is ONE thing i realized as an adult about this movie......THE DUMBEST THING THEY COULD HAVE DONE WAS LET THAT SHIP SAIL AWAY WITH ALL THAT TREASURE ON IT😂😂😂 At least 2 of ys was gonna ride it out to sea and park it somewhere somehow🤣🤣😅😇😇

[@BuckarooBanzai84]

(Happy crying)

[@brianoconnell6459]

Note that Sloth is also an adult, who, while ugly on the outside, is still a kid on the inside, that's another facing adulthood factor. As we all enter adulthood, we worry about fitting in as adults, it's only the outliers, the standouts, who still can retain their childhood, no matter how weird it appears on the outside.