The Goonies/Trivia

The film
"Girl: Wow, he must be some big stud, where is he? Other girl: I said "I saw two big tentacles"..."
 * The Danza: The Goonies' real parents — except for Mikey's and Brand's, of course — were filmed as their characters' parents in the ending's reunion scene.
 * Dawson Casting: Almost completely averted (e.g. 13-year-old Sean Astin as the 13-year-old Mikey), with the exception of teen Jerk Jock Troy played by 26-year-old Steve Antin.
 * Deleted Scene:
 * Data at the end saying that the octopus was very scary, which was cut from the final film.
 * In the end, Stef thanks Mouth for saving her in a scene that was also cut.
 * Another Deleted Scene shown on the dvd shows the goonies stopping at a convenience store and troy takes the map and rolls it and lights it like a big cigarette/cigar.
 * The octopus is referenced in the Mad Magazine version.


 * Hey, It's That Guy!: Cypher and Franz Sanchez are Francis and Jake Fratelli, respectively. Mama Fratelli was played by Momma.
 * Sam Gangee is Mickey.
 * Llewelyn Moss is Brad believe it or not.
 * Short Round is Data.
 * Yeah that'll be the day when The Goobers find the treasure!
 * Sloth was played by John Matuszak, A football player for the Oakland Raiders and a Super Bowl champion. He had previously played the tribe-leader Tonda in 1981's Caveman opposite Ringo Starr.
 * Real Life Relative: The Goonies' real parents -- except for Mikey's and Brand's, of course -- were filmed as their characters' parents in the ending's reunion scene.

The video game adaptations

 * No Export for You: Although America also got the "Vs." arcade version, the NES version of the first Goonies game was never released in cartridge form in North America, only appearing on the Playchoice-10 arcade units.