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‘We were like brothers, but we scrapped’: the chaos and pranks that shaped The Goonies – by its cast and crew

Forty years on, Richard Donner’s adventure movie continues to delight audiences – and its heroes and villains. They remember the thrills they had behind the scenes

Audiences were charmed by Mikey (Sean Astin), Data ( Ke Huy Quan), Chunk (Jeff Cohen) and Mouth’s (Corey Feldman) rambunctious personalities as the self-styled Goonies, who were desperately trying to save their homes in Astoria, Oregon, from being sold off by a property development company. Some of the crew ended up playing minor roles, including Donner as a police officer and Jennie Lew Tugend, the director’s executive assistant, as Data’s mother, Mrs Wang. ‘This experience for us kids was transformative’ … Kerri Green, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, Sean Astin, Ke Huy Quan, Jeff Cohen and Martha Plimpton.

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