Tag: The Goonies

• The 20 Best Songs From ’80s Movie Soundtracks Like, Ever

  I’m not good at writing about music (do I know how to sell the hell out of blog post, or what?). For one thing, I know next to nothing about the intricacies of the art form, comparing an artist’s work to others, divining the meaning behind lyrics, blah, blah, blah. As the old saying goes,…

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  2016-09-21

  ’80s, ’80s music, Entertainment, Movies, Pop Culture

  After All, Against All Odds, Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now), Arthur’s Theme, Back To The Future, Berlin, Beverly Hills Cop II, Bonnie Tyler, Caddyshack 2, Central Park, Chances Are, Cher, Christopher Cross, Cyndi Lauper, Dan Hartman, Danger Zone, David Foster, Don’t You (Forget About Me), Dudley Moore, Fame, Flashdance, Flashdance…What a Feeling, Footloose, For Your Eyes Only, Giorgio Moroder, Good Enuf, Holding Out For a Hero, Huey Lewis & The News, I Can Dream About You, Irene Cara, Is It Love, It Might Be You, John Parr, Keith Forsey, Kenny Loggins, Love Theme From St. Elmo’s Fire, Madonna, Michael McDonald, Mr. Mister, Nobody’s Fool, Peter Cetera, Randy Quaid, Richard Marx, Robert Stack, Rock ‘N Roll Hall of Fame, Rocky IV, Running Scared, Sheena Easton, Simple Minds, St. Elmo’s Fire, Stakeout, Stephen Bishop, Sweet Freedom, Take My Breath Away, The Breakfast Club, The Goonies, To Live and Die in LA, Tootsie, Top Gun, Toto, Triple Crown, Wang Chung, Welcome To The Real World, Who’s That Girl

• The Goonies: 30 Years, 30 Facts

  The Goonies turns 30 this summer. No time for dwelling on how this fact makes you feel old; the sheer awesomeness of this film should shield you from any feelings of decrepitude. The Goonies has everything: charismatic performances from kids (ask yourself: what was the last kid-driven movie where you didn’t want to push the kids off a…

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  2015-05-31

  ’80s, Movies, Pop Culture

  Astoria, Berkeley, Burlesque, Chris Columbus, Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Cyndi Lauper, Godfather’s Pizza, Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough, Goonies 2, Gremlins, Harry Potter, Hawaii, Home Alone, Jeff Cohen, Joe Pantoliano, John Astin, John Matuszak, Jonathan Ke Quan, Keith Carradine, Kerri Green, Kindergarten Cop, Lucas, Mackenzie Astin, Marisa Tomei, Martha Plimpton, Nintendo, Oregon, Patty Duke, Richard Donner, Robert Davi, Sean Astin, Steve Antin, Steven Spielberg, Straw Hat Pizza, Superman, The Goonies, Vassar College