Gremlins is 100% a Christmas movie. It's Hollywood's public service announcement about why you don't buy your kids pets for Christmas. They don't take proper care of them, and then they turn into a bunch of little monsters.
"Don't you realize? The next time you see sky, it'll be over another town. The next time you take a test, it'll be in some other school. Our parents, they want the best of stuff for us. But right now, they got to do what's right for them. Because it's their time. Their time! Up there! Down here, it's our time. It's our time down here. That's all over the second we ride up Troy's bucket." Fun Fact: Film debut of Josh Brolin, Sean Astin, and Kerri Green. Novelization Fact: The novelization confirms that Chunk's (Jeff Cohen) parents actually do "adopt" Sloth (John Matuszak), going so far as to throw him a Bar Mitzvah. Heartbreaking Fact: According to Sean Astin, he was allowed to keep the treasure map used in the film. Several years later his mother Patty Duke (an actress herself) discovered it, thought it was just a crinkled piece of paper, and threw it in the bin. Historical Fact: The Fratellis are loosely based off Ma Barker and the Barker-Karpis gang during the "public enemy era" of America crime history. While Ma Barker's leadership is in dispute, she was definitely an accomplice to the gang's many robberies and murders. Ma Barker and the gang met their end in a house off Lake Weir in Florida. You should read more about them. The Inferno Fact: One Eyed Willie's ship was 105 feet long and took 2-1/2 months to construct. It was modeled after Errol Flynn's ship in The Sea Hawk (1940). The sails required more than 7,000 sq. ft. of material, the largest measured 30 ft. by 60 ft. The cast was not allowed to see the pirate ship before the scene was shot, as director Richard Donner wanted to catch their genuine reactions at the size and scope of it. When they did see it, Josh Brolin was so surprised that he exclaimed "Holy shit!" without thinking. The scene had to be re-shot. When filming ended, some of the ship's rigging was recycled for the "Pirates Of The Caribbean" ship at Disneyland, which was being renovated at the time.
This ship was fantastic and the story was that it was meant to be part of a much larger "third act" with cannon fire and explosions. The producers wanted a big sequence to end the movie with "shudder" the Octopus, but the budget was not there and I don't think Warner Bros wanted to spend any more! I also think they shot a lot more footage than was seen. It's a shame all they could do is run around the ship. Such a waste.
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Anne Ramsey played the mother of the criminals. She also was in Throw Mamma from the train with Billy Crystal and Danny Devito. A good movie to react to.
This movie was so great. I have shown my children but now I look back and watch how everyone on there has aged and now I realize I’m getting older as well. That sucks but the movie itself is a gem literally.
I seen this when I was 10 in '86 when this came out on VHS. I absolutely loved this then and still love it now. They call themselves goonies cause they live in The Goondocks housing area/ neighborhood.
Goonies doesn't rhyme with lagoon?? strange.... but at least I understand why it was named Goonies now. Thank you! Yes, that was the movie David was thinking about.- Toni
This was filmed in Astoria, Oregon the house at the beginning is a pretty popular tourist attraction despite only being in the first part of the film. Previous owners didn’t allow visitors but the current owners now allow as long as they are respectful of the property. The historic jail at the beginning is now the Oregon Film museum, that showcases props and other information from various films that were shot in Oregon. I believe they even have the Jeep that the Fratellis were driving parked out front.
There's the line about the octopus being really scarey. It makes it seem that they're exaggerating, but it's a leftover line from a deleted scene of a giant octopus in the water around the ship.
@@popculturallychallenged It's was so hilariously bad and out of place that they (thank god) decided to cut it out, but they already filmed the final scene with the kids on the beach so they left it in that dialogue. Also fits with Chunk's MO of exaggerating and making up stuff so the audience don't really pay much attention to it "what? what octopus? oh it's Chunk..." 😁
Richard Donner directed the Original Christopher Reeve Superman 1 and 2, The Omen, The Toy, Scrooged, and all Lethal Weapons movies. He is one of the most underrated directors ever. Even his final movie 16 blocks with Bruce Willis and Mos Def was pretty good. He was born in 1930 & passed in 2021 at 91 years old. He doesn't get enough credit for what he accomplished.
This movie was filmed in Astoria and Cannon Beach Oregon just a couple of hours from where I live. Some of my best childhood memories are from summers spent at many of the beaches in Oregon. If I could afford it I would live there.
My brother got us kicked out of the wax museum one year lol. last winter i found out there is a goodwill boutique, a wind sock over $60 was my first hint to be on my way.
Recall they saying how when the kids saw the ship it was the first time as Donner didn't want them to see it beforehand. He wanted to get that first very initial reaction, thinking it would be the best way.
I pretty sure some of it is their first reactions, but they have said that they had to do another take to edit together, because the first time the kids saw the ship, they dropped several f-bombs just from sheer surprise. This still had to get a PG rating, so they couldn’t use all of that. I almost dropped some of those myself, which would have been bad, being a rather foul mouthed kid with rather straight laced parents who were sitting next to me. 😄
Chunk: I got it! I got it (splash)...I don't got it All: You klutz! Chunk: Hope it's not a deposit bottle! For some reason that has made me laugh since the 80's when I was a kid
I was 14 when this movie came out in June of 1985, and I saw it several times in the theater. It was one of my favorite movies that year, that and Back to the Future.
Other essential 80's films to check out: Can't Buy Me Love The Last Starfighter Explorers The Monster Squad Short Circuit Three Men and a Baby Flight of the Navigator
Here is a List of The 7 Most Famous Movies Filmed in Astoria 1. The Goonies (1985) Best locations: Oregon Film Museum, 38th Street, Lower Columbia Bowl ... 2. Kindergarten Cop (1990) Best locations: John Jacob Astor School, Downtown Astoria ... 3. Short Circuit (1986) Best locations: Hume Street, Astoria-Meyler Bridge, Bonneville Dam ... 4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 (1993) Best locations: Tongue Point Hangar ... 5. Free Willy (1993) ... 6. The Ring Two (2005) ... 7. Benji the Hunted (1987) ...
Filmed in Astoria, OR. About 40 min from me. And it was always raining. There really were tunnels beneath Astoria, also. Mouth was fluent in Spanish. Didn't you hear Spanish words? Maybe it was you who didn't understand Spanish, hmmm?
This was my absolute favorite movie as a kid growing up. I would watch it literally: EVERY. SINGLE. DAY on VHS. Sometimes more than once. It went on for years lol. My family would come in and turn off the audio and I would just go on picking up quoting the movie, they would turn the audio back on and I was always exactly synched lol. I could quote every single line of this movie from start to finish. I was 9 lol. It holds a dear and special place in my heart to this day 30odd years later, there's just something magic about its goofiness, the sense of wonder, adventure, the cameraderie, the fighting against greedy baddies , the mystery, and freaking pirates! This movie is perfect . You are right David, they don't make movies like this anymore. As for other 80s movies, me and my brother would spend the afternoons watching Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, Beverly Hills Cop, Terminator and a whole bunch of Stallone's action movies lol. Beverly Hills Cop it's actually a surprisingly good movie to this day, if you havent' seen it, a recommendation right there ;) Also Tony, don't be scared about Gremlins, it's actually funnier than scarier, it's good silly times.
After seeing this film for the first time as a kid, I planned to climb into my attic to see if there was a treasure map up there. Of course, I didn't in the end because I was an arachnophobe and thus too scared of what spiders might be up there. There was likely no treasure map up there but it's a great example of how this movie stimulated a child's imagination. From the writer of Gremlins by the way, Richard Donner also directed Superman: The Movie (1978) hence both references.
Richard Donner was Superman director too. What/who is Josh Brolin's father...I can never remember his name, actor, I always get confused with Tom Skerritt and Thomas Brolin, a Swedish footballer from the 90s? lol. Goonies was filmed in Astoria, Oregon, mostly. Love young Samwise in it as a kid and his father by adoption was og Gomez Adams, John Astin lol o7
As a coastal Oregonian, this movie is important to our history. Sometimes i look at the ocean and picture a pirate ship sailing into the horizon. I know it won't have the same impact for you, but it's a fun time if you can suspend reality for an hour.
It was filmed in Astoria, Oregon USA. Also in some surrounding beaches and state parks. You can't go inside the house but you can walk up to it now. The jail at the beginning of the film is a film Museum.
The thing is, the kid DOES understand Spanish 😂 That's why the hand gestures and body language he uses go along with what he was saying. He was just being a mischievous brat and telling her outrageous stuff... because he could and his friends and the mom wouldn't know 🤣
This is what I understand about treasure finding law (though not an expert so consult a lawyer if you plan to go hunt treasure): If you find a wrecked ship/buried treasure with no legitimate owners then you get ownwership of goods (or their value when sold to a museum, as some things of historical or cultural significance may have a government force you to give it up) but there is a significant federal tax to the country whose waters/land it was in plus then you pay income tax to your country. If in international waters, then I think you only pay income tax to your country. Of course all that's only if the find is old enough there are no legitimate legal claims to the ship/treasure or its contents still on the books. If it's a relatively recent lost ship/hidden treasure (less than 200 years old let's say) there could actually be descendants of the owners &/or an insurance company that has main rights (since they would've paid out a claim on it after a certain amount of time it's been lost). Still you would get a nice "finder's fee", which of course again you have to pay income tax on.
Salvage rights. If you find an abandoned sea vessel or wreck you do get the rights to anything and everything of value. Unless Spain claims it. That's an old joke... originating from numerous times Spain has tried to take the valuables that people who search for and recover artifacts from ship wrecks have found.
The reaction from the kids to the pirate ship was genuine. They were not allowed on set until filming. So when they come off the slide and see the ship that’s their real reactions
I moved to Astoria, where this movie was filmed, last year. In all honesty, I’m more of a Stand By Me or Monster Squad fan, but this is a fun watch. And it is still celebrated in the community. Some people have pirate flags at half mast for one eyed Willie. Anyways, it’s a beautiful community on the water that gets tons of tourists during the summer. Glad even a fraction of the town is on display here.
Toni with the moviestar styling again; looking great :) Cool trivia: "Chunk" started a law firm, picture here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Cohen_(actor)
Does that only apply to treasure or would it apply to the ship or boat? Could that apply to a car left on the side of the road? If it does, I might be finding me a new car soon.... LOL - Toni 🤓
At that time, Oregon had certain "treasure trove" statutes in effect. If I'm understanding them (and any amendments that would apply in mid-1980s) correctly, state authorities would have the ultimate rights of possession for any artifacts/treasure of historical significance (especially if found on public land), but would be obligated to fully compensate the finder for the value of the treasure. I'm not sure how it applies, though, if part of the treasure floats away from where it was found, like in this movie. As for anything like an abandoned car, or treasure that isn't of historical value, I don't know.
Omg gremlins is a kid movie. It’s wacky and weird but not scary. But than again this lady is afraid of everything on the planet so it will probably be to much for her which is so hilarious cause the movie was made for kids.
Maritime salvage I know you get to keep at least a certain amount of it. They only needed enough to pay off their mortgages in the Goondocks which would at least partially derail Troy's father's plans for a golf course. Richard Donner also directed 1978 Superman. That's why the Superman shirt Sloth was wearing. Technically he gets a Mogwi for Christmas.
The past 30 years, or so there were court cases dealing with sunken treasures found. The end result was that whatever country owned the loot, when it was lost, can claim it. That happened because of a salvager claiming gold coins off the coast of Florida. The Spanish government became involved as it was 'originally' their gold, although it was several hundred years left under the sea. The international courts ruled it was Spanish owned and a new law was enacted.
A lot young actors in this Josh Brolin, Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Ke Huy Quan, Martha Plimpton, Joe Pantoliano, Robert Davi, Anne Ramsey and the late John Matuszak Oakland Raiders (Sloth).
Anne Ramsey is also no longer with us. A year before John Matuszak, in fact. She passed away not long after her last movie _Throw Momma From The Train_ was released (hint, hint to our lovely reactors here 😉).
I had somehow never seen this before. You can definitely feel the Spielberg influence. As for other 80s movies, Stand By Me is a great one but you've seen it. Stephen King writes kids so well and their friendships seem so real in that one. Good to see you enjoying a reaction. I think 40 minutes is a decent length for the edit. Maybe try Dead Poets Society? That just sneaks into the 80s at 1989. We need more Robin Williams in our lives.
If you are referring to Kerri Green (Andy) as the girl you've seen in another 80's movie, you are probably talking about, "Lucas" with Corey Haim & Charlie Sheen.
I brushed it out and didn't wear my little bun that I normally wear. I might have gotten some low lights too since it looks darker. Thank you so much for your kind words. I have added Astoria, Oregon to our bucket list. - Toni 🥰
Also, did you just ask if a handful of precious gems was enough to save a house in 1985? LMAO Those gems were worth MILLIONS even in 1985. Those were 5 carat+ stones. The house they lived in was worth about 100k back then. Literally they could have saved every single one of their homes, and had millions left over.
Funny enough this is loosely based off of an Oregon coast myth/legend of a sunken Spanish galleon off of Manzanita beach. They know it is out there somewhere as bits of royal-stamped beeswax and other parts have washed up after storms over the years. And the local indigenous tribes tell tales of a ship stranding there, and the survivors marching inland in a hope to get to Spanish settlements
That's so interesting that both of you didn't see this movie growing up in the 80s! 😮 Just goes to show how future generations sensationalize older generations! And make them bigger and more impressive then they actually were.
I've never watched Cinemasins. (apparently David says I have seen some commentaries by them) Do they do a commentary to the complete movie or just parts of it? - Toni 🤓
@@popculturallychallenged entire movie plus clips of the movie with various random audio put in. Also ScreenJunkies channel made an Honest Trailers video to Goonies
