Goonies - 20 Year Reunion

The Goonies - 1985


I watched "The Goonies" last night - I can't believe it's 20 years old. We *loved* that movie so much as kids. It was on HBO all the time, and I think we watched it everytime it came on. Brand and Stefanie were my favorites. I like Stefanie's quote: "Oh, this is terrific. This is great. I feel like I'm babysitting except I'm not getting paid." And when the fish jumps out at her. Funny.

All-in-all, it's a classic for people in their mid-20s to early 30s. Didn't we all love this movie??

I did some research and found a little bit about where the cast is now. Enjoy!

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Michael “Mikey” Walsh - Sean Astin


Son of John Astin “The Addam’s Family” and Patty Duke. Sam in the “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy. He’s in the upcoming TV mini-series, “Into the West.” Married with a couple kids. He’s 34 now.



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Lawrence “Chunk” Cohen – Jeff Cohen


Jeff "Chunk" Cohen is now an attorney in Los Angeles with his own thriving entertainment law practice. He also was class president at UC Berkeley, running with "Chunk For President" as his slogan. He did the Truffle Shuffle on the sidelines at football games. I'd like to have a beer or six with him, I think. He’s 31 in 2005 (the younges of the Goonies).


2001

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Clark 'Mouth' Devereaux – Corey Feldman


I think we all have seen him since 1985. Besides Rehab, he was on the Surreal Life, 2nd season. What a whiny baby. He cried about a million times. The other cast, especially Gabriel Carteres from 90210, hated him. His wife, Susie, gave birth to their first child, a boy named Zen Scott Feldman, on 7 August 2004 in Los Angeles. He’s 34 now -- and probably still a whiny bitch.



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Richard “Data” Wang – Jonathan Ke Quan


He was also in “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.” Looks like he’s in the Hong Kong film industry, doing technical stuff. He’s 34 in 2005.


2001

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Brandon “Brand” Walsh – Josh Brolin


Is it wrong that I had a big crush on him then – even with the nice shorts over sweatpants look? Josh is the son of James Brolin and step-son of Barbra Streisand. His acting credits include the TV series "The Young Riders", "The Mod Squad", "Best Laid Plans", "All the Rage" and "The Hollow Man". He was married to Alice "Deborah" Adai'r of "Beverly Hills Cop II" fame and was engaged to Minnie Driver. Married to Diane Lane. He’s in the upcoming TV mini-series, “Into the West.” He’s 37 now.


With wife Diane Lane – Dec. 2004

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Andrea “Andy” Carmichael – Kerri Green


You may also remember her from “Lucas” (1986) with Cory Haim. Her marriage in the Nineties has led to her now being credited as "Kerri Lee Green" and she now only pops up now and then on television - most notably in an episode of "ER" as a mother of several children, who tearfully wants to terminate her latest pregnancy. She’s 38 now.



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Stefanie 'Stef' Steinbrenner – Martha Plimpton

Rabies!!! Rabies!!!

She’s awesome. Her dad is Keith Carradine. Last notable movies were “Beautiful Girls” (1996) and “200 Cigarettes” (1999). She’s 35 in 2005.


2001

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Lotney “Sloth” Fratelli – John Matuszak (1950-1989)


Ex-football player turned actor. Autobiography: "Cruisin' With The Tooz." Former defensive end for the Los Angeles Raiders. Competed in the 1978 World's Strongest Man Competition weighing 308 lbs. Hard-driving athlete who lived life in the fast lane. Attended the University of Tampa. He died of heart failure allegedly due to his long term use of steroid drugs. He was buried in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.


Football days

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Mama Fratelli – Anne Ramsey (1929-1988)


American born character actress Anne Ramsey, was quite a busy actress in the 1980s, although much older, Ramsey didn't pursue an acting career in motion pictures until her later years. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Ramsey attended Bennington College, and was active in numerous on and off Broadway productions. After her marriage to actor Logan Ramsey, the couple formed Philadelphia's Theatre of the Living Arts, and it was in the early 70s that Ramsey began a lengthy career into films. In 1971, she starred opposite her husband in The Sporting Club (1971) and then settled into small bit parts. However, when she became noticed for her plunty, gruff and tough womanly roles, she got more offers for films notably Goin' South (1978), Any Which Way You Can (1980), The Goonies (1985) and Deadly Friend (1986). Unfortunately, by the mid 1980s, Ramsey found out she was suffering from throat cancer and was forced to have both parts of her tongue and jawbone removed. Showing no signs of her cancer slowing her down, she received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress in 1987 for her role as Danny DeVito's mean mother in the film Throw Momma from the Train (1987). She still continued to work even months before her death in 1988. Ramsey died of throat cancer at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Los Angeles at the age of 59.


Late ‘80s, not looking so scary

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Troy Perkins – Steve Antin

"Andy!! You, Goonie!!!!"

You may remember him as the studly Rick in “The Last American Virgin” (1982) and as the rapist frat boy, Bob, in “The Accused” (1988). His last credit I could find is a stuntman in 2000’s “Titans”. I also discovered that he did stunts for Screech in 1992’s “Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style.” I don’t think I’d include that in my credits…He’s 44 now. (I couldn't find a recent picture)

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Robert Davi – Jake Fratelli


Still in random movies. You may have seen him the TV show, “Profiler.” He’ll be 51 in 2005.



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Joe Pantoliano – Francis Fratelli


Still in random movies. He’ll be 54 in 2005.



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Together again in 2001