Ep. 035 – TFFP: The Goonies (1985)

September 28, 2011

The Goonies (1985)In this episode of The Forgotten Flix Podcast, we’re searching for One Eyed Willie with The Goonies (1985)!

Directed by Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon series, Superman (1978), The Omen) and produced by Steven Spielberg (he made a couple of no-budget flicks no one’s ever heard of) and starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, Richard Davi, Ann Ramsey, Joe Pantoliano,

Synopsis: A group of friends discover the treasure map of legendary pirate One-Eyed Willie and set off in search of the pirate’s treasure, hoping it will save their homes from foreclosure.

But along the way they must get past a series of lethal booby traps, escape the clutches of criminal family the Fratellis, and learn that Goonies, “Never say die!”.

This week’s 6 Flix Picks are 80s kid-centric fantasy and adventure films:

Spacecamp

Russkies

Honey, I shrunk the Kids

Explorers

The Wizard

Stand By Me

So, check it out and let us know what you think! You can send your feedback to feedback@forgottenflix.com or leave a voice mail message at 206.203.0491. And be sure to leave us a review on iTunes! Click here to visit our iTunes page.

Join us next week for the first episode of our 5 week special series, the 2011 OCTOBER SPOOKY FLIX FEST! And the first movie we’ll serve up is obviously a listener favorite (since you voted for it!). It’s The Monster Squad (1987)!

So, grab your crucifix, silver bullets, stakes and a crossbow and join us as we learn why Stephen King rules and whether or not the Wolfman really does have nards!

 

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