The goonies
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The goonies |
| Original title | The Goonies |
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| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1985 |
| length | 114 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Richard Donner |
| script |
Steven Spielberg (story and idea) Chris Columbus (screenplay) |
| production |
Harvey Bernhard , Richard Donner |
| music | Dave Grusin |
| camera | Nick McLean |
| cut |
Michael Kahn Steven Spielberg (not listed) |
| occupation | |
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The Goonies (English: The Goonies ) is an American adventure film from 1985 . Directed by Richard Donner . The screenplay was written by Chris Columbus based on a story by Steven Spielberg , who was also involved in the creation as executive producer and second unit director .
action
The Goonies are a group of young people who, in search of adventure, make their city and the surrounding area unsafe. An unscrupulous real estate shark wants to buy up the children's housing estate (called Goon Docks ) and turn it into a country club , and the parents lack the money to counter the impending foreclosure.
When the Goonies - James Bond- addicted and inventive Data, the fat and clumsy chunk and the loud mouthed mouth - meet at their leader Mikey's house, they make an extraordinary discovery in the attic. Mikey's father, the archivist of the local museum , has temporarily stored exhibits there; There is also a treasure map underneath that should lead to the hiding place of the legendary one-eyed Willie , a pirate .
After first knocking out Mikey's big brother Brand, the Goonies follow the clues on the map to an abandoned summer restaurant on the beach. However, the evil Fratellis, a gangster family , have taken up residence there. After the Goonies are kicked out by the Fratellis after a first advance and Brand, whose great love Andy and their friend Stef have come to them, they dare to start again. In the basement, however, they not only discover the hidden entrance to the treasure cave, but also the criminal nature of the Fratellis.
When the Fratellis unexpectedly return, the Goonies flee into the secret passage, except for Chunk, who was separated from the group. He is supposed to get the police, but is caught and interrogated by the Fratellis. After the Fratellis have also discovered the entrance, they follow the Goonies. Chunk is locked up with Sloth , the battered and extremely disfigured son of the Fratellis. After initial fear, Chunk begins to slowly befriend Sloth and eventually they both break out and follow their friends into the caves.
In search of the treasure, the Goonies run into a series of deadly traps that Willie has constructed to protect his treasure and which they can only overcome with great effort and good luck. In addition, the Fratellis are stubbornly on their heels. Eventually they find One-Eyed Willie's pirate ship, the Inferno , and find Willie's remains and his immense treasures on board. But immediately afterwards the Fratellis catch up with them and force them to get rid of the prey and then to walk over the plank .
But before the worst happens, Sloth and Chunk save the Goonies. While the teens save themselves on the bank, the Fratellis try to load themselves with treasure, but become too greedy and set off one last trap that brings the cave to collapse. The Goonies and also the Fratellis manage to escape through a hole from the cave to the nearby beach, where they are picked up by police officers, reporters and their parents, who have been desperately looking for them. The Fratellis are arrested except for Sloth, whom the children defend.
Without the treasure, it looks like the Goon Docks are lost forever. But before Mikey's father signs the handover statement for the settlement, the Walshs housekeeper finds gems in Mikey's marble pouch that the Fratellis had overlooked, and the foreclosure is canceled. And when the Goonies rejoice in their triumph with Sloth, everyone present sees the inferno , which was freed by the collapse of the cave, sail away into the sunset.
occupation
Most of the child and youth actors used in the film established themselves in the US film industry
- Sean Astin became known worldwide as the hobbit Samweis Gamgee in Peter Jackson's successful film trilogy The Lord of the Rings .
- Josh Brolin established himself as a fixture in the Hollywood cast. For his role in the biopic Milk (2008) he received various international awards and an Oscar nomination.
- Martha Plimpton continued her career with various cinema and series productions. For the latter, she has received multiple Emmy nominations. She also took on a number of theater roles on Broadway .
- Corey Feldman was a sought-after child actor even before the film. The big breakthrough was denied to him as an adult, but he can still be seen in TV series and smaller film productions to this day.
- Jonathan Ke Quan was best known for his role in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom a year before the Goonies . Today he is a stunt choreographer in Hollywood.
- Kerri Green and Jeff Cohen appeared in a few films and series after the Goonies, but remained relatively unknown.
For the actors of the Fratellis , Robert Davi ( The City Shark , Die Hard ), Joe Pantoliano ( Matrix , Memento , Bad Boys - Tough Boys ) and Anne Ramsey ( Throw the mom off the train! ), The film proved to be Career springboard.
The video games
Various games appeared on different platforms almost parallel to the film.
For MSX and NES one was video game from Konami released. In addition, a game called The Goonies II was released for the NES in North America in 1987 . Except for the protagonists, especially Mikey, this had little in common with the film.
On the other hand, the computer game published by Datasoft , which was relatively close to the original film, was more interesting . It was produced for the C64 , Atari 800XL and the Apple II . It was divided into eight different screens in which individual scenes were simulated. For example, the beginning in the restaurant, where the access to the caves had to be exposed.
In 2017 the Goonies appeared as an add-on to Lego Dimension .
reception
Reviews
The film received mostly positive reviews, earning a 68 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 44 reviews. At Metacritic a Metascore of 60, based on 11 reviews, could be achieved.
“An adventure film directed towards an uninterrupted sequence of effects and arcs of tension; mostly exciting and enjoyable, even if poetry and a deep fantasy are overwhelmed by the hectic pace. "
"An exciting and fun story of growing up as an effective mixture of youth and adventure film."
Gross profit
The film grossed around $ 63 million worldwide . In Germany there were around 1.7 million viewers in the cinema.
Others
- The movie's theme song, The Goonies 'R' Good Enough by Cyndi Lauper , hit number 10 on the US charts in 1985. In 2000, a cover version of New Found Glory was released . On April 20, 2012, the film was re-released with Jaws in the Tribeca Drive-In at the Tribeca Film Festival .
- The film was shot in Astoria , Oregon .
- In 2017 the film was included in the National Film Registry .
Web links
- The Goonies in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Simon Broll: Cult children's film "The Goonies": Brats of the Lost Treasure. In: Spiegel Online . June 5, 2015, accessed June 5, 2015 .
- thegoonies.com
- The Goonies in the German dubbing index
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rolf Wagner: The Goonies - treasure hunt with obstacles. Computer Kontakt Magazin, Issue 4-5, 1986, p. 67.
- ↑ The Goonies at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- ↑ The Goonies at Metacritic (English)
- ↑ The Goonies. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 2, 2017 .
- ↑ prisma.de: The Goonies
- ↑ The Goonies (1985) - Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .
- ↑ The most successful films in Germany 1985. In: insidekino.com. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
- ^ Tribeca 2012: Tribeca Drive-In Returns with Jaws and The Goonies