THE GOONIES 2 (201?) ... 80's Adventure HITS The 2000's!!! THEY'RE COMING BACK!!

 

  For anyone who grew up watching movies in the 80's, The Goonies was one of the biggest movies of it's time and I would be lying to you if I told you I don't own a copy of the movie. The movie had everything any Hollywood blockbuster would dream of having, over-the-top villains, a treasure map and a group of kids overcoming their growing pains together and saving a town with pirate treasure! Do you remember this movie? Now so many years, decades later, there's talk of a sequel in the works. A few weeks ago I read an article on the possibility of a sequel but since it's made news yet again, I had to share.  

  Here's what rollingstone.com has to say:   A sequel to the classic 1985 movie The Goonies is reportedly in the works and might be based around a new story from original writer, producer and second unit director, Steven Spielberg, TMZ reports.
The gossip site recently tracked down Goonies director Richard Donner, who played news of the sequel as close to the chest as possible ("What's The Goonies?" he responded when initially asked about the follow-up), but did let slip that "of course" Mr. Spielberg is involved.   "Hopefully we're going to get this done, period," Donner said. "Steven came up with the idea of doing a sequel after 30 years. You don't do it without him. We've been trying for a long time, then he came up with another storyline and he's right on."   When asked if any of the film's original cast would appear in the sequel — which boasted future stars Josh Brolin, Sean Astin and Corey Feldman — Donner said, "God knows, it's up to them. If they have any sense they will; if they don't, they won't."   THE GOONIES PLOT The Goonies, a group of friends living in the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astoria, Oregon, face foreclosure on their families' homes from the expanding Astoria Country Club. On their last weekend together their morale sinks particularly low because Mikey's (Sean Astin) older brother Brand (Josh Brolin) failed his driver's license exam, thwarting their plans to "cruise the coast in style." While rummaging through the Walshes' attic, they find an old newspaper clipping, a Spanish map, and an artifact relating to a rumor of a lost pirate treasure somewhere in the area. Hearing the call of adventure, Mikey tries to persuade his friends to join him in search for the treasure hoarded by a pirate named One-Eyed Willie. Initially reluctant, the group eventually decides to evade the authority of Brand, and escape for one last "Goonie adventure."

They head down the coast and stumble upon a derelict seaside restaurant that seems to match coordinates set by the map and an old doubloon. They are unaware that the Fratellis, a family of fugitives, are using the restaurant as their hideout. After first encountering the family, the Goonies come back after the Fratellis have left and discover their criminal intents. They send Chunk (Jeff Cohen), the group's clumsy, heavy-set dreamer and teller of tall tales, to get help. However, the Fratellis return before they can leave, forcing the Goonies to use a cavern underneath the restaurant to escape. The Fratellis capture Chunk and interrogate him, learning nothing until a colony of bats burst out of the cavern beneath the restaurant. Chunk is placed in the same room with the forsaken and deformed Fratelli brother, Sloth (John Matuszak), while the rest of the Fratellis enter the cavern and follow the Goonies' trail.

As the Goonies traverse the cavern, Mikey discovers that it matches up with the map and convinces the rest of the group to continue to follow it to find the treasure. They overcome many deadly traps set by One-Eyed Willie, and eventually arrive at a large underground cavern and a lagoon where Willie's ship, the Inferno, lies waiting. While others begin to fill their pockets with the riches on the ship, Mikey locates Willie's remains, and reverently acknowledges him as the "first Goonie", leaving part of the treasure with him as a mark of respect. However, as the Goonies exit the hold, they are cornered by the Fratellis, who take the kids' treasure and force them to walk the plank. The Goonies are saved by the timely arrival of Chunk and Sloth, now close friends, who help the rest of the group to shore. With the children no longer a threat, the Fratellis ransack the rest of the ship, including the share of the treasure Mikey left for Willie. This sets off a final booby trap, causing the cave to begin collapsing. The Goonies flee through a hole in the cave, finding themselves on a beach. Two passing policemen spot them and call in for help.

The Goonies are soon reunited with their families while the Fratellis are taken into custody and Chunk offers to take Sloth into his home. As the Astoria Country Club calls upon Mikey's father to sign over the final deed to his property, Rosalita (Lupe Ontiveros), the Walshes' maid, discovers that Mikey's marble bag contains a large handful of precious jewels taken from the ship. Mikey's father quickly estimates that their value is more than enough to save the Goon Docks. As the families rejoice, they spot the unmanned Inferno, now free of the cave, drifting away.

THE GOONIES TRAILER
  AND HERE ARE THE CAST AND DIRECTOR FROM A 2001 GOONIES REUNION  

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