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At the end, when the kids are on the beach and all the parents come, Data says something about a giant octopus. What is he talking about? This was a scene that got deleted but the line stayed in.
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After Mr. Perkins drops off the papers and Mikey and Brand are hugging on the porch, the director, Richard Donner's trailer is visible down the hill, parked in front of a house.
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When Chunk is being interrogated by the Fratellis he mentions a prank where he mixed some fake puke and dropped it over a balcony in a cinema on other people and they all started puking for real. This is an actual prank that producer Steven Spielberg did for real when he was a kid.
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Richard Donner, the film's director, has an uncredited cameo appearance as a police officer, on the beach at the end.
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When Chunk calls the police the officer mentions 'those little creatures that multiply when touched by water'. This is of course Gremlins, which was also executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Corey Feldman has a role.
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In the end where the kids meet up with their family on the beach, Chunk's sister in the movie is actually his real-life sister.
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Some notable cameos: The director of photography, Nick McLean, plays Mouth's father, Mr. Devereaux. The second unit's first assistant director, Newt Arnold, plays one of the men in the shower at the Astoria Country Club. The film's stunt coordinator, George Robotham, plays the guard at the County Jail. The executive assistant to director Richard Donner, Jennie Lew Tugend, plays Data's mother, Mrs. Wang.
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When Jake Fratelli is escaping from the jail and running to Mama Fratelli's car, he is wearing a hat. The hat he is wearing is identical to Indiana Jones' hat in Raiders of the Lost Ark, and its sequels/prequels - films directed by Steven Spielberg, who created the story for The Goonies.
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The pirate ship in this film was entirely real. After the film's release, it was offered to anyone who would take it. Unfortunately no-one wanted it, so the ship was scrapped.
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When the movie was released in Spain, all Spanish dialogue and references were changed to Italian. However, despite the fact that the map shows the name 'Guille el Tuerto', the Spanish dubbing referred to him as 'Willy el Tuerto'.
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When the Fratellis first catch up with the kids, Data yells out, "Holy S-H-I-T". On the DVD Commentary, Ke Quan explains he spelled out the word because his mother did not allow him to curse. He figured if he spelled it, that it didn't really count as cursing.
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Just before the Goonies reach the room with the bone keys, when the Fratellis shoot at them Mikey shouts, "Holy Mackenzi!" Sean Astin, who plays Mikey, has a brother Mackenzi, who is also an actor.
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In the scene when Chunk confesses to the Fratellis, he starts crying. Jeff Cohen had to think of his mother dying to generate tears.
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In the confession scene with Chunk and the Fratellis, Chunk admits to pushing his sister Edie down the stairs and blaming it on the dog. Edie is the name of Jeff Cohen's real-life sister.
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I am not sure if he has it on earlier, but in some of the scenes on the pirate ship, Sloth has a Raiders shirt on. The actor John Matuszak played football for the Oakland/L.A. raiders.
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In the scene when the old men from the country club are taking a shower, notice the man in the middle wearing an eyepatch - a reference to pirates?
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No surprise that Sloth is wearing a Superman shirt when they're on the pirate ship. Goonies director Richard Donner also directed Superman.
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The name of the Fratelli Family in this film was the inspiration for the band "The Fratellis".
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