For those of us who saw it when it first came out, news that The Goonies is now getting a 25th anniversary re-release provides a heady dose of misty-eyed nostalgia.
For those unfamiliar with the Spielberg-produced, Richard Donner-directed action adventure classic, it centres around a group of childhood friends, the eponymous Goonies, who find a map in the loft and set off in search of the lost treasure of pirate legend, One-Eyed Willie. On the way, they have to keep out of the hands of local criminal family, the Fratellis. Their search leads them through the caves and booby-traps beneath the cliffs of Oregon, hoping to find the lost treasure that will save them having to sell their homes to allow the development of a new golf course.
It is spectacular stuff, one of those films that if you saw at just the right age, remains with you for the rest of your life, as you recall a time when school holidays were full of adventure, exploration and excitement.
Anyway, SlashFilm are carrying details today of what we can expect from the 25th Anniversary collectors set and it is a bumper treasure chest. We can expect a new board game, original movie storyboard reproductions, a 64-page 1985 souvenir magazine reprint and a reprint of a 2009 Empire Magazine article with cast photos and updates. Not forgetting the film itself of course, on DVD or Blu-ray, with special features including the usual making-of documentary and deleted scenes, along with a commentary featuring director Richard Donner and all seven of the principal actors. If all that were not enough, there is also the Cyndi Lauper music video, “The Goonies R Good Enough”. Click through here to see SlashFilm’s photographs of the box-set contents and to make us all feel a bit old, here is a photograph (courtesy of Empire Magazine) of the recent cast reunion. The collectors set is due in shops on November 2nd. I want one.
