He ran June 7, 1985 when a movie titled The Goonies hit theaters in the United States and Canada. In front there was a group of relatively unknown kids, although there was the boy from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doomyou had also seen that other one in movies like Gremlins.
39 years have passed since the original premiere of The Goonies, which despite being produced in the 80s, did not take long to reach Spain. The film landed on our billboard on July 24, 1985much earlier than in other countries.
The adventure story in search of One-Eyed Willy’s treasure after finding a mysterious map from the pirate era. Sure that if they find the treasure they will save their houses, The Gooniesas this charming group of friends calls themselves, do not hesitate to embark on an adventure that conquered the public.
At the front of the film was the prolific Richard Donnerwhich had a script by Chris Columbus based on a story by Steven Spielberg. He looks out for that trio of aces that drove the movie which, almost four decades later, remains one of the most beloved in history.
The impossible sequel to The Goonies
Despite the fantastic success of The Gooniesa second installment has never seen the light of day, despite Hollywood’s predilection for sequels, remakes, revivals, spin-offs, and so on.
That doesn’t mean there haven’t been attempts. Corey Feldman and Sean Astin They even wrote a short draft with ideas for a second film.
Possibly, the tentative sequel project for The Goonies that came closest to becoming a reality is the story he wrote Adam F. Goldberg (The Goldbergs, The Muppets: Mayhem hit the mark).
The screenwriter was even going to meet with Richard Donner to present the idea, since the director had rejected complicated plots and was looking for something simple. Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic and the confinements that occurred ruined that appointment.
Donner passed away in July 2021, ending any attempted sequel to The Goonies by the original team, since they consider it disrespectful to carry out the project without the director.
Despite this, Disney+ has a project in limbo titled Our Time which is based on one of the attempted sequels to The Goonies, although there has been no news about it and it may be collecting dust in a drawer.
