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The Goonies
The movie came out in the mid 80s.
Very well known.
Is an action/adventure movie.

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Gen-Y children everywhere grew up with the mantra: "Goonies Never Say Die."

Well, we learned a few days ago that the film's director, Richard Donner, is sticking to that mantra when he confirmed a "Goonies" sequel almost 30 years later.

Donner also mentioned that he is in talks with the original cast members to have them return in the newest iteration.

After news like this, we just couldn't contain our excitement! So, in anticipation for what will assuredly be one of the most epic sequels we've ever seen, here are the 21 facts that you (most likely) didn't know about "The Goonies."

1. "The Goonies" was shot almost entirely in sequence

This is usually unheard of when it comes to filming. As a result, total production took five months.

2. All the jewels that Mama Fratelli (Anne Ramsey) pulled out of Mouth's (Corey Feldman) mouth, were all really in his mouth.

3. The director Richard Donner made a cameo in the movie.

He's on the right.

4. In order to film the most realistic reactions, the kids weren't allowed to see the ship until shooting the scene.

However, when they did see it for the first time, a bunch of them yelled, "Holy sh*t!" The scene needed to be reshot.

5. Mikey (Sean Astin) was allowed to keep the map from the film.

However, his mother found it years later and threw it out thinking it was just a crumbled up piece of paper. Wouldn't you have gotten that sh*t framed or something?

6. Some of the kids' real-life parents were the parents they hugged at the end of the film.

7. Chunk (Jeff Cohen) got the chicken pox a few days before filming

Cohen decided to show up anyway for fear he would be replaced. You can notice a few pox in the truffle shuffle scene.

8. Sloth was played by the late football player John Matuszak.

Matuszak played for the Oakland Raiders and was known as "The Tootz." In fact, he was wearing a Raiders t-shirt at one point in the film.

9. When the Fratelli brothers argue, Mama Fratelli was told to slap Jake Fratelli (Robert Davi) as hard as she could.

10. The Mayor of Astoria, Oregon (where the movie was filmed) declared June 7 "Goonies Day" during the 25th Anniversary Celebration in 2010.

On this day in Astoria, you can take a full tour of the "Goon docks" and do the truffle shuffle in front of "The Goonies" house. See the full itinerary here.

11. There was a Goonies oath that was cut out of the film.

It goes: "I will never betray my goon dock friends / We will stick together until the whole world ends / Through heaven and hell, and nuclear war / Good pals like us, will stick like tar / In the city, or the country, or the forest, or the boonies / I am proudly declared a fellow Goony."

12. On the DVD commentary, Chunk claims that the confession of puking off the theater balcony is not based on anything in real life.

This is incorrect. The basis for the theater story was a real-life prank done by Executive Producer Steven Spielberg while growing up in Phoenix, AZ.

13. In this same scene, Chunk says he thought of his mom dying to generate real tears.

14. The late Corey Haim auditioned for the role of Mouth, but lost it to Corey Feldman. The two actors' careers have been intertwined ever since.

After "The Goonies," the two Coreys were both cast in "The Lost Boys" (1987) and became best friends. They then starred in six more movies together. In "License to Drive" (1988), Feldman auditioned for the lead role of Les Anderson, but lost it to Haim.

15. There is a Goonies II video game for Nintendo.

16. The novelization of "The Goonies" confirms that Chunk's parents actually do adopt Sloth, going so far as to throw him a Bar Mitzvah.

What I wouldn't do to see the album.

17. There was a scene with a killer octopus cut out of the film.

There was even an entire song dedicated to the scene: "8 Arms to Hold You." However, the single was replaced by the more well-known song we all love: "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" by Cyndi Lauper.

18. There were so many rewrites that the actors didn't even get their scripts until it was time to shoot.

In fact, the kids didn't even know where Chunk was for a good portion of the movie because they didn't know about the plot line between him and Sloth until they saw the completed film.

19. Chunk now looks like this.

And he is an entertainment attorney. Okay, Chunk, I see you.

20. The director, Richard Donner, and the rest of the crew used to slide down that giant water slide after wrapping.

21. Andy (Kerri Green) was on an episode of "Law and Order: SVU" in 2001.

Green played distraught mother, Michelle, whose baby was taken from a grocery store.

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21 Facts About 'The Goonies' You Didn't Know To Get You Ready For The Sequel

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Gen-Y children everywhere grew up with the mantra: "Goonies Never Say Die." Well, we learned a few days ago that the film's director, Richard Donner, is sticking to that mantra when he confirmed a "Goonies" sequel almost 30 years later. Donner also...

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Sally Ride First Female Astronaut
Many applied for the job but only Sally and 5 others were accepted.
Sally started a program for young girls who were interested in STEAM.
She was added to the astronaut hall of fame.

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Sally Ride became the first American woman to go to space.

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Ronald Reagan was originally an actor.
Was the 40th president.
Served 2 terms.

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Ronald Reagan, originally an American actor and politician, became the 40th President of the United States serving from 1981 to 1989. His term saw a restoration of prosperity at home, with the goal of achieving "peace through strength" abroad.

At the end of his two terms in office, Ronald Reagan viewed with satisfaction the achievements of his innovative program known as the Reagan Revolution, which aimed to reinvigorate the American people and reduce their reliance upon Government. He felt he had fulfilled his campaign pledge of 1980 to restore "the great, confident roar of American progress and growth and optimism."

On February 6, 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born to Nelle and John Reagan in Tampico, Illinois. He attended high school in nearby Dixon and then worked his way through Eureka College. There, he studied economics and sociology, played on the football team, and acted in school plays. Upon graduation, he became a radio sports announcer. A screen test in 1937 won him a contract in Hollywood. During the next two decades he appeared in 53 films.

From his first marriage to actress Jane Wyman, he had two children, Maureen and Michael. Maureen passed away in 2001. In 1952 he married Nancy Davis, who was also an actress, and they had two children, Patricia Ann and Ronald Prescott.

As president of the Screen Actors Guild, Reagan became embroiled in disputes over the issue of Communism in the film industry; his political views shifted from liberal to conservative. He toured the country as a television host, becoming a spokesman for conservatism. In 1966 he was elected Governor of California by a margin of a million votes; he was re-elected in 1970.

Ronald Reagan won the Republican Presidential nomination in 1980 and chose as his running mate former Texas Congressman and United Nations Ambassador George Bush. Voters troubled by inflation and by the year-long confinement of Americans in Iran swept the Republican ticket into office. Reagan won 489 electoral votes to 49 for President Jimmy Carter.

On January 20, 1981, Reagan took office. Only 69 days later he was shot by a would-be assassin, but quickly recovered and returned to duty. His grace and wit during the dangerous incident caused his popularity to soar.

Dealing skillfully with Congress, Reagan obtained legislation to stimulate economic growth, curb inflation, increase employment, and strengthen national defense. He embarked upon a course of cutting taxes and Government expenditures, refusing to deviate from it when the strengthening of defense forces led to a large deficit.

A renewal of national self-confidence by 1984 helped Reagan and Bush win a second term with an unprecedented number of electoral votes. Their victory turned away Democratic challengers Walter F. Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro.

In 1986 Reagan obtained an overhaul of the income tax code, which eliminated many deductions and exempted millions of people with low incomes. At the end of his administration, the Nation was enjoying its longest recorded period of peacetime prosperity without recession or depression.

In foreign policy, Reagan sought to achieve "peace through strength." During his two terms he increased defense spending 35 percent, but sought to improve relations with the Soviet Union. In dramatic meetings with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, he negotiated a treaty that would eliminate intermediate-range nuclear missiles. Reagan declared war against international terrorism, sending American bombers against Libya after evidence came out that Libya was involved in an attack on American soldiers in a West Berlin nightclub.

By ordering naval escorts in the Persian Gulf, he maintained the free flow of oil during the Iran-Iraq war. In keeping with the Reagan Doctrine, he gave support to anti-Communist insurgencies in Central America, Asia, and Africa.

Overall, the Reagan years saw a restoration of prosperity, and the goal of peace through strength seemed to be within grasp.
The Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov are from "The Presidents of the United States of America," by Frank Freidel and Hugh Sidey. Copyright 2006 by the White House Historical Association.
Learn more about Ronald Reagan's spouse, Nancy Davis Reagan.

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Ronald Reagan, originally an American actor and politician, became the 40th President of the United States serving from 1981 to 1989. His term saw a restoration of prosperity at home, with the goal of achieving "peace through strength" abroad.

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Roller Skating was very popular in the eighties.
Ray Loher  created the Big Wheel, it was a very popular kids toy.
Atari had many options of games to play.

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Toys in the 80s have to include The Smurfs. They spawn a tidal wave of cute clones: Monchichis, Snorks, Popples, etc. Rainbow Brite and My Little Pony fly high, Jem steals some of Barbie's thunder, He-Man leads the Masters of the Universe to victory, and Transformers prove there's "more than meets the eye." Rubik's Cubes give smart kids their day in the spotlight, while Cabbage Patch Kids reduce grown men and women to savage shopping mall beasts. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles make Cowabunga a household word, and G.I. Joe is repurposed for the 80's as a "Real American Hero." Nintendo brings home video games back from the grave, then shrinks them down to hand-held Game Boy size at the decade's end.

We would love to hear your memories of Toys in the 80s so tell us about them by commenting below, who knows we may add it to our eighties collection above

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Toys in the 80s have to include The Smurfs. They spawn a tidal wave of cute clones: Monchichis, Snorks, Popples, etc. Rainbow Brite and My Little Pony fly high, Jem steals some of Barbie's thunder, He-Man leads the Masters of the Universe to victory, and Transformers prove there's "more than meets the eye."