The Goonies/Trivia

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.

Girl: Wow, he must be some big stud, where is he?
Other girl: I said "I saw two big tentacles"...

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.

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.