The Goonies

In 1985, the limits of how far kids will go to stop their homes from foreclosing was tested with Goonies.  Steven Spielberg had the idea, Chris Columbus wrote the screenplay, and Richard Donner directed this action-comedy that starred Sean Austin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, and a host of other recognizable faces.  Goonies is about a group of kids from a neighbourhood called the Goon Docks (get it?) whose parents may or may not have been delinquent in their payments on their properties, and so some investors (who of course are evil and not just businessmen trying to put food on their families tables) want to build a golf course for the ages. While the parents appear to be complacent of the inevitable eviction, the kids are having none of it, and so they channel their inner Indiana Jones and use their background in local history, strength, gadgets, talking, and food to hunt for a treasure that will save the day. Made for $19M, Goonies went on to make $124M in the box office worldwide, pleasing young and old audiences alike. But does it hold up? Listen as Jon, Colin and Brent are able to successfully navigate the caverns of old and see if they come out alive and well with a bag of baubles and fond memories to show for their trouble, or if they are ambushed by bad guys and find themselves facing a gruesome end at the hands of those who want the movie to be better than it is.