'The Goonies' trivia and fun facts
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Real reactions
The cast of the film was forbidden to see the pirate ship before recording, as they wanted the reactions of the cast to be real.
More real impossible
The skulls were made of real bone.
Official day
June 7th is the "Goonies Day". The day was declared by the Mayor of Astoria (Where the movie was filmed).
The map for home
According to Sean Astin, they allowed him to take the treasure map to his house. Several years later, his mother found him, thought it was a piece of plain paper and threw it in the trash.
Five hours
John Matuszak's make-up for the film took about 5 hours.
Cry
Jeff Cohen acknowledged that he was thinking about his mother's death during his "confession" to the Fratellis in the film to generate tears.
Debut
It's Josh Brolin's debut.
Slap
When the Fratelli brothers are arguing, Anne Ramsay really slaps Robert Davi.