Goonies never say die!
The 1985 masterpiece about a posse of young fortune seekers lives on in the hearts of many.
Before there wasStranger Thingsand Eggos, there wasThe Goonies(1985) and rocky road ice cream.
The cast of ‘The Goonies’.Credit: Everett Collection
Below, check out what actors fromThe Goonieshave been up to since the movie first premiered.
The actor laterrevealed to EW that he got to keep some memorabiliafrom the set ofThe Goonies.
“I had one of the original maps.
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I had one of the original asthma inhalers.
We probably five-finger-discounted a good two dozen doubloons from the set,” he recalled.
“Those are all gone.”
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Astin went on to play some of Hollywood’s most memorable underdog roles.
Off-screen, Astin is also the first known Middle Earth resident tocomplete an Ironman triathlon.
After that everything was like, Eh."
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Brolin made his foray into theMarvel Cinematic Universeas the warlord Thanos in theAvengersfilm series.
He also had a meaty role as the antihero Cable inDeadpool 2(2018).
Feldman remembers theGooniesexperience fondly, discussing the many celebrities who came to visit during production.
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“Harrison Ford came and walked the caves with us.
We felt like we were inIndiana Jones.”
He recalled in aninterview with theDaily Mailthat once puberty hit, he couldn’t book gigs anymore.
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“It was terrible,” he said.
“My first love was acting but puberty had other ideas.
It was a forced retirement.
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I didn’t give up acting.
Acting gave me up.'
During his speech, Quanthanked Cohen, his “Goonies brother for life.”
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I almost gave up on mine.
To everyone out there, yo keep your dreams alive!”
“And I don’t think any of us expected that it necessarily would when it came out.
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I mean, we all had an extraordinary time filming it.
And, you know, I guess ultimately it did change all of our lives, really.
It’s just wonderful.”
She’s also one of the stars of the 2024HBOminiseriesThe Regime, alongsideKate WinsletandHugh Grant.
Plimpton has been nominated for threeTony awardsfor her stage work.
The last film she was in was 2012’sComplacent.
“I think that’s one of the reasons why people still love watching it.”
His acting career afterThe Gooniesincluded films likeOne Crazy Summer(1986) andDown the Drain(1990).
