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With the 25th anniversary of the release of The Goonies coming up on June 7th, they’re having a big event down in Astoria this weekend celebrating the movie. Mikey, Mouth, Chunk, Mr. Perkins, and Francis Fratelli are there for the festivities – though there’s no word on whether or not Francis brought his hairpiece. They’ve also converted the old county jail (seen in the movie) into the Oregon Film Museum and the grand opening was this morning with members of the Goonies cast presiding over it. While the new museum is meant to celebrate and educate about all of the movies made in Oregon state, there will be a specific focus on The Goonies for this weekend. One particular thing that is very relevant to my interests is that Fort George Brewery and Astoria Brewing Company have teamed up to make a special beer for this occasion. Called the “Truffle Shuffle Stout”, its secret ingredient is seven ounces of black truffles that are boiled in the beer for a 90 minute timetable. They only brewed 270 gallons of it (8.25 barrels), so it pains me that I will not be able to get down to Astoria this weekend to have some. The beer isn’t the only allure of the weekend for me, as I’m a big fan of the movie, the soundtrack, as well as the unofficial sequel for the Nintendo Entertainment System called “The Goonies II”. I also have memories of playing “The Goonies” in the arcade when I was younger and enjoying it as well. While I enjoyed the movie as a kid, I came to appreciate it more in my 20s due to an increased interest in nostalgia, a mental shift towards more of a “never say die” approach to life, and also that the film was made in one of my favorite areas of the world. Every time I make it down to Astoria, I have to swing by the Goonies’ house, the museum (aka Flavel House), the jail (right across the street from the Flavel House), and down to Ecola State Park near Cannon Beach where they filmed the bicycle scene. I must admit it’s been a long while since I’ve watched the movie, but I’m rectifying that as I type. It’s just as great as I remembering it being, and it really has a magic to it that a lot of other movies of the time just didn’t have. It’s likely a number of factors – Spielberg’s and Donner’s direction; Dave Grusin’s amazing score; a cast of young actors that brought lots of emotion and authenticity to a movie that would have suffered by having more professional performances; a screenplay that blended the realistic nature of the underlying situation (having to move because of a lack of money) with the fantastical nature of how to resolve said situation (going on an adventure to find pirate treasure). It really is an amazing movie in so many ways, which is why I’m unsurprised to see that folks headed from all around the country and around the world to converge on Astoria this weekend for the celebrations. Were it not for a new addition to the family and my unwillingness to put him in a kennel so early into his tenure here, I would have been down there this weekend as well. I hope everyone that did go is having a great time and I’ll hopefully be living down in the area by the time the 30th anniversary rolls around! Discuss this post at [The Forum of Jason Vincion]! Posted on June 5th, 2010. |
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