Goonies by no means say die, and the '80s cult basic from a narrative by Steven Spielberg has lived on in followers' hearts for 40 years.

Hitting theaters on June 7, 1985, Richard Donner's journey romp follows a bunch of "reject" youngsters from the "Goon Docks" of Astoria, Ore., who uncover a burnt-edged map belonging to Capt. One-Eyed Willy. From there, they journey by means of a bunch of hidden caves and "booby traps" in quest of pirate gold to save lots of their properties from foreclosures.

A lot of its then-child stars — like Josh Brolin, Sean Astin, and Ke Huy Quan — have grown as much as get pleasure from main profession successes, however, for a technology of moviegoers, every part circles again to The Goonies. And now, they’ve extra to cheer about: A sequel produced by Spielberg and Chris Columbus (the screenwriter of the unique) is formally within the works.

To rejoice 4 a long time of The Goonies and the upcoming follow-up, meet up with the OG forged — however first, you'll must do the Truffle Shuffle.

Sean Astin (Michael "Mikey" Walsh)

Sean Astin donned braces and carried an inhaler as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies. The actor later revealed to EW in July 2010 that he bought to maintain some memorabilia from the set.

"I had one of many unique maps. I had one of many unique bronchial asthma inhalers. We in all probability five-finger-discounted an excellent two dozen doubloons from the set," he recalled. "These are all gone."

Astin went on to play a few of Hollywood's most memorable underdog roles. He starred because the titular character within the biographical soccer flick Rudy (1993) after which performed the good hobbit Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003).

He additionally appeared within the second season of Stranger Things (along with one season 3 episode); supplied narration and different voice work for Netflix's animated Epic Tales of Captain Underpants franchise; popped up in episodes of Young Rock, Perry Mason, and The Conners, amongst different titles; and in addition reunited along with his former Goonies costar Ke Huy Quan in Love Hurts (2025).

Off-screen, Astin can be the primary recognized Center-earth resident to finish an Ironman triathlon. He additionally shares three daughters with movie producer Christine Astin, with whom he's been married since 1992.

Josh Brolin (Brandon "Model" Walsh)

Like Sean Astin, The Goonies additionally catapulted a younger Josh Brolin into Hollywood stardom, although he struggled to copy that success within the aftermath of the basic movie's launch.

"I had a blast," he informed EW in December 2007, "but it surely was the worst f—ing film I might’ve accomplished for my first one. After that, every part was like, 'Eh.'"

He discovered his second wind within the twenty first century in movies like No Country for Old Men (2007), Milk (2008) — for which he was nominated for an Oscar — W. (2008), Inherent Vice (2015), and Hail, Caesar! (2016).

Brolin made his foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe because the warlord Thanos within the Avengers movie collection. He additionally had a meaty function because the antihero Cable in Deadpool 2 (2018). Brolin starred as Gurney Halleck within the Academy Award-winning adaptation of Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024); as Royal Abbott on the Amazon Prime Video collection Outer Range; and as Moke Munger in Brothers (2024). He's additionally set to star in Zach Cregger's Weapons (2025), Edgar Wright's The Running Man (2025), and Rian Johnson's Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025).

In September 2016, Brolin married his former assistant, mannequin Kathryn Boyd, they usually welcomed a daughter in 2018 and one other in 2020. He additionally has two kids from his earlier marriage to actress Alice Adair.

Corey Feldman (Clark "Mouth" Devereaux)

Corey Feldman was already a toddler star (and later, heartthrob) in Hollywood earlier than his function as Mouth, and has appeared in numerous movies because the Eighties, most notably Stand by Me (1986) and The Lost Boys (1987).

Feldman remembers the Goonies expertise fondly, discussing the numerous celebrities who came visiting throughout manufacturing. "It was like we had the good set on the lot," he stated at a Could 2013 reunion. "Harrison Ford got here and walked the caves with us. We felt like we have been in Indiana Jones."

He voiced Slash on the animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV collection from 2013 to 2017, and is the lead singer of Fact Motion — although he releases solo music, together with his 2024 single, "The Joke." The actor launched a documentary in 2020 chronicling the sexual abuse he and his longtime good friend Corey Haim (and Misplaced Boys costar) survived as youngster actors within the '80s.

Feldman shares one youngster, son Zen Scott, along with his ex-wife Susie Sprague. He's presently in a relationship with musician Adrien Skye.

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Jeff Cohen (Lawrence "Chunk" Cohen)

Since doing the Truffle Shuffle as Chunk in The Goonies, Jeff Cohen had a few small visitor appearances on TV hits like Family Ties and She's the Sheriff, however his appearing profession largely stalled out. He recalled in a June 2015 interview with the Daily Mail that when puberty hit, he couldn't e-book gigs anymore.

"It was horrible," he stated. "My past love was appearing, however puberty had different concepts. It was a pressured retirement. I didn't quit appearing. Performing gave me up."

Cohen has turned his consideration to the courtroom, working in leisure regulation — he’s a founding accomplice of Cohen & Gardner, LLP.

Enjoyable reality: Cohen organized the casting contract for his former Goonies costar Ke Huy Quan for Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022).

Ke Huy Quan (Richard "Information" Wang)

For some time, slick footwear didn't fairly get off the bottom after his breakout roles in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and The Goonies. Quan spent just a few a long time each in entrance of and behind the digital camera, showing on the TV reveals Nothing Is Straightforward and Head of the Class, in addition to the movies Respiratory Hearth (1991) and Encino Man (1992).

After being out of the highlight for greater than twenty years, the actor landed a career-turning function as Waymond Wang within the seven-time Oscar-winning Every part In every single place All at As soon as, for which he gained the Academy Award for Greatest Supporting Actor. Throughout his speech, Quan thanked Cohen, his "Goonies brother for all times." He then mirrored on his journey in Hollywood, telling the viewers that "goals are one thing it’s a must to imagine in. I nearly gave up on mine. To everybody on the market, please preserve your goals alive!"

Since his Oscar win, Quan rejoined his EEAAO costars Michelle Yeoh — who made historical past as the primary Asian lady to win Greatest Actress for her efficiency — and Stephanie Hsu on Disney+'s American Born Chinese; appeared in season 2 of Loki; voiced Han in Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) and Gary De'Snake within the upcoming Zootopia 2 (2025); and landed his first lead movie function within the motion comedy Love Hurts, during which he reunited with Goonies costar Sean Astin.

In February 2025, Quan was honored with a hand-and-footprint ceremony at TCL Chinese language Theatre in Los Angeles — and it turned into a nostalgic Goonies reunion, with the movie's screenwriter Chris Columbus and former castmates Corey Feldman, Jeff Cohen, Kerri Inexperienced, and Josh Brolin becoming a member of him for the historic second. "I couldn’t be happier for you," Brolin stated throughout his speech. "I do know all of us are — all us Goonies — right here for an honor that’s not solely completely deserved however celebrates all that’s proper on this trade."

Quan is married to Echo Quan, who labored as a translator on EEAAO, and continues to be by his facet as his assistant on initiatives like The Electrical State and Love Hurts.

Martha Plimpton (Stephanie "Stef" Steinbrenner)

Like a lot of her costars, Martha Plimpton's function as Stef with the cool earrings catapulted her into the Hollywood highlight, and she or he's had a gradual profession since, although The Goonies stays certainly one of her hottest movies.

"I'm actually impressed by the truth that it's actually taken such a maintain in in style tradition," she informed Sky Information in March 2023. "And I don't suppose any of us anticipated that it essentially would when it got here out. I imply, all of us had a rare time filming it. And, you recognize, I suppose finally it did change all of our lives, actually. It's simply great."

On TV, Plimpton has been on reveals like ER, How to Make It in America, The Good Wife (successful an Emmy for Visitor Actress in a Drama Sequence), Raising Hope (incomes an Emmy nomination for Lead Actress in a Comedy Sequence), The Real O'Neals, Generation, Sprung, A City Referred to as Malice, and Prime Goal.She's additionally one of many stars of the 2024 HBO miniseries The Regime, alongside Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant. Plimpton has been nominated for 3 Tony Awards for her stage work.

Kerri Inexperienced (Andrea "Andy" Carmichael)

Although she made the purpose that yellow raincoats are crucial to treasure looking, Kerri Inexperienced has solely appeared in a handful of movies because the launch of The Goonies.

Within the '80s, she was seen in Summer season Rental (1985), Lucas (1986), and Three for the Highway (1987), and appeared on TV reveals like Within the Warmth of the Night time, ER, Mad About You, and Law & Order: SVU. The final movie she was in was 2012's Complacent.

Recalling her expertise on The Goonies, Inexperienced spoke at a Comedian-Con occasion in Eire in September 2023 about how many of the results within the movie have been actual. "There was no CGI besides the stones coming down on the finish once we're escaping, that's CGI, after which the ship on the finish, however every part else was actual," she revealed. "I feel that's one of many the explanation why individuals nonetheless love watching it."

John Matuszak (Lotney "Sloth" Fratelli)

Earlier than donning Sloth's Superman shirt and saving the day, John Matuszak performed within the NFL for practically a decade and was even the 1973 first draft choose and gained two Tremendous Bowls as a part of the Oakland Raiders. His appearing profession after The Goonies included movies like One Loopy Summer season (1986) and Down the Drain (1990).

Sadly, Matuszak died a few years after The Goonies got here out from an unintentional overdose in 1989 on the age of 38.

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