Chunk + Mr Perkins! The ultimate Goonies Interview!

[HardKore5250]

Real parents in the movie?

[heypero]

so great to see him after all those years!!!

[ESSEXDUDE]

welldone andy thats really cool was the old bloke richard donner by any chance

[sas71]

I wonder if Jeff had to do the Truffle Shuffle before some of his clients signed with him

[HardKore5250]

All the goonies kickass in real life!

[theoriginalgoonie]

*UPDATE - Please check out my interview with Ke Huy Quan who played DATA in the Goonies! Click my name to take you to the front page.

Don't forget - JUNE 4-7 2010 is the 25th anniversary of The Goonies and weekend-long celebrations are being organised! Click my profile facebook link for more info!

Andy x

[Seigu007]

Why do movies nowadays suck balls? why cant they make movies like this anymore?

[HardKore5250]

Whose Mr. Perkins?

[theoriginalgoonie]

@HardKore5250 Troy's father who tries to kick the Goonies out of the Goondocks!!

[theknocksarmy]

Im from Toronto, Canada and my whole family loves this flick... I just watched it the other day actually, twice.

[weathered79]

jerk alert troy's father mr perkins seems like a sweet man in real life

[theoriginalgoonie]

He is absolutely lovely!!!

[jason2156]

Im only 17, and have been in love with this film since I was about 4 :D

I will definitely be out for the next Goonies event! Count me in!

[RodCornholio]

For some reason, Goonies brings out patriotism in me.  Anyone else think it is an "All American" movie?

[stevo03lw]

i agree its the American story of the underdogs triumphing with glory in the end

[TheNightBadger]

It was made at a time when America was feeling confident again (after the 'Nam hangover). It was anti-corporations and about family values. It was soaked with references to the era in which MTV actually played music, and the BMX was an all-new bike. Not only that, but it was one of the last of the great 'family' movies of an era that began with Star Wars (the Spielberg/Lucas - and protege's era)...

[TheNightBadger]

... American culture was strong at that time, because it still had the last remnants of 50's values running through everything, and what it was producing was top quality. The world was buying it too, so you'll find many people internationally who hold these movies to their hearts. In Britain, we had no film industry, so well all grew up (then) on American movies. Our big cultural export was music at the time. Goonie's was a great American movie, and you should be proud of it.

[RodCornholio]

Thanks for your insights. The 80's were, as I realize decades later, a Golden Age and movies -- especially the Goonies -- made it that way.

I never knew the movie was received so well internationally. It certainly reflected the magic of the time and of my life.

The patriotic Americana feeling was probably due to, as you said, the 50's values, era references, family values etc. The movie just "glowed". Ironically, Spielberg's "Poltergeist" had some of this feeling too.

[krew162]

bst movie i have seen the goonies!

[ignoranceandwant]

A lot of fun...just wish Curtis could have had a chance to talk more... "You're looking at the richest people in Astoria...now SIGN IT."

Chunk was a patient at the clinic I worked in in BH years ago, but I didn't want to give him any shit, so I left him alone.

The perfect rainy day movie....

[jimjeroo]

Can't believe I've only just seen this! Absolutely brilliant, such genuinely nice people - kudos to you for putting all this together my friend - really hope I can make the next one :D

[theoriginalgoonie]

Glad you liked it Jim. Can't believe that was 3 years ago. You MUST come to the next one!!!

[tjsin59]

goonies 4 life

[luigi1027j]

I Love what u guys are doing ,this is my all time favorite movie ever. My dream is to visit the goonie house, u guys take me there so thats "good enough" keep up the good work!

[paigesmummy]

andy you are so friggin lucky

[theoriginalgoonie]

I know, that's why I filmed it for everyone to see how amazing these two kind men are.

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