When the film was released in 1985, it ranked as one of the top-grossing films of the year, so the fact that Donner left well enough alone is surprising. I really cannot in my wildest dreams imagine a Goonies 2, and if one happened I am sure it would have been/will be terrible. Most sequels by nature are appalling, but attempting to follow up this movie would be disastrous.
Would the whole thing be set in New York City, with the Goonies running amuck through the Lower East Side? Would they run into the Fratellis, who have just opened a pizza parlor but are still out to get revenge? Would we find Chunk eating his way through Little Italy? Or maybe Data winds up in Chinatown and he sells one of his inventions to the old man from Gremlins? Hey, maybe they should make a sequel after all.
Last reason...it has the best theme song of all time.
The Goonies is playing Thursday, May 10, at the Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park and Wednesday, May 23, at the West Oaks location. Both shows are at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit drafthouse.com.
