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Validation of article performed by WIKICHECK. February 8, 2006 5:42pm. WikiCheck 22:42, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

There used to be a review-marked as such- in this article. Someone could replace it with a commentary section, but, for now, it's gone. Sean Black 17:37, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Steven Spielberg, producer or not?

This page states that Steven Spielberg produced the film. However, he is not listed under 'producers' in the key. He's only listed under writers. This is confusing. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.175.26.126 (talk • contribs) 14:59, 19 February 2007.

He was credited as an executive producer, which appears to be the source of the ambiguity. I've removed the "produced by" mention of him in the first sentence. --Mrwojo 20:59, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Yoshi's Island/Story

I think that the mention of the Goonies in the two Yoshi video games should be removed. It has nothing to do with the film, and are instead references to "Goonie Bird," which is another name for an equatorial albatross, which resembles the seagull.

[edit] Main Paragrah

"The film is noteworthy for containing an unusually large number of some of the most easily spotted editing mistakes in cinematic history. Though it is not uncommon for easily missed mistakes to pass into a completed film (only to be spotted later by scrutinous viewers), "The Goonies" contains some blatant editing errors. Many of them are due to major subplots that were filmed but removed. One of the most commonly cited is a reference by the kids to an octopus that was "very scary," a scene that was completely edited out of the finished film. It, with other deleted scenes, was included in the DVD release bonus features."

I dispute this paragraph on two points. First, other than the Octopus Scene, there are no other examples provided. My second point of dispute is with the mention of the Octopus Scene as an editing 'mistake'. The comment that Data makes is 'there was an Octopus' or something to that point. The fact that the Octopus is not actually seen should not be considered an editing mistake as the comment does not create an hole or other inconsistency in the story or plot. An example of an editing mistake, or more appropriately a continuity error, would be a person saying 'We at Burger King' when in fact they obviously ate at McDonalds.

I removed the paragraph from the article. It would need to cite sources as well (examples aren't enough, it asserts that it has more mistakes than other films). --Mrwojo 02:29, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Chunk Addresses Congress

I added that because it's relavent... and very funny.

  • Sorry to revert your change, but YTMNDs are pretty much the definition of non-notable. This has none of the features of a useful external link. rspeer 01:28, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] escapist and misfit

The introduction states it is an 'escapist' film, with 'misfit' kids. However, never is it explained why this label is attached to the movie, and why exactly these children are 'misfit'. This needs to be further explained or deleted. --(comment by User talk:81.70.252.138)

I agree. (Don't forget to sign your posts using four tildes ~~~~.) --Mrwojo 22:12, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ataris?

I could've sworn that the album, So Long, Astoria, was actually in reference to Astoria, New York, where the band is from... does anyone know anything to back this up? --Gregoe86 21:59, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure it's referring to Astoria, Oregon and The Goonies. Reviewers and others seem to think so too [1] [2] (fan). Is the band actually from New York? The Ataris article doesn't mention this.
In addition to the title, the song's lyrics mention pirate ships and a map to buried treasure. The last two lines are the most convincing, since they appear to quote Mouth in a rather dramatic moment. --Mrwojo 04:44, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Commentary

At one point in this article, it says Sean Astin has to leave the commentary, which implies he has other thiings to do. At another point, it says he walks because the others were making fun of him. Which is it? Chaz 15:12, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

I figure he left because he had other things to do, probably with his family. About 43 minutes into the commentary you can see him hand-sign "I love you" to someone offscreen and he leaves before the next time the cast is shown. The last paragraph in the Production section seems gossipy. --Mrwojo 18:18, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "One-Eyed" Willie

Does this name refer to a part of the male anatomy?

Yep. Which bit confused you? --Dudesleeper 20:47, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Goonies 2 direct to DVD

I'm deleting the new section on the Goonies 2 DVD. All of the rumors can be traced back to [3], which cites an unnamed source of questionable reliability. I'd love for the movie to be made, but I don't see this as much of an indication that it will be made. Travisl 22:36, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] About Swearing

No offense, but I have reservations about swearing (as for me, I never swear). For this reason, I changed the sentence that addressed it. The point is, they swore numerous times throughout the movie. That's all that really needs to be said where a family film is concerned. Brittany Ka 22:30, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chunk's paragraph

Is the paragraph of what Chunk said to the Fratelli brother necessary? Codelyoko193 17:28, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

It doesn't appear to be. Go ahead and remove it. Oh, you already have... - Dudesleeper · Talk 19:27, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cindi Lauper/Lou Albano

Shouldn't some mention of "girls just wanna have fun" be included? It was an important song, both culturally, and to the movie. Maybe I'll do it... Llamabr 01:00, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

The song "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" came out years before this film, was not IN the film, nor on the soundtrack, and thus has nothing to do with the film whatsoever. TheGoonSquad 20:11, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
Oh really? So I guess I just imagined the scene with it on the TV, and the fact that it was played afterwards? Wrong. It WAS in the movie! Try watching it again. Draknfyre 13:59, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
That's a possibility. ;-) As stated in the article, Lauper is performing "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" on the TV. It also plays when the credits roll. --Mrwojo 19:43, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
The song "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" unquestionably does NOT appear in the film "The Goonies". There is a brief segment of the film where the kids are in a room with MTV on and a close up of the TV is shown with Cyndi singing; she is singing the song "The Goonies R' Good Enough". This song permeates the film in several places. She also sings the song "What a Thrill" on the soundtrack. If you would like to specify exactly what scene you think you heard the song "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" playing in the film - describe the scene, or the time code of when the song appears in the film - perhaps I will be proven wrong...(but I won't.) TheGoonSquad 17:29, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, "That's a possibility." was a flippant reply to his question ("So I guess I just imagined [it]?"). I don't question that it wasn't in the film. --Mrwojo 22:32, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Right. So, does it go in the article? Llamabr (talk) 04:27, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fratellis

There is a fairly successful British band called the Fratellis. Presumably they are named after the characters in this film. 82.152.206.159 22:01, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:So Long, Astoria album cover.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:06, 21 January 2008 (UTC)