The Goonies (1985)

A entry in the 80s kid movie category, such as A Christmas Story and Stand By Me (also starring Corey Feldman), this is an adventure story about a group of 5 boys who find a treasure map and go on a hunt for the believed booty of pirate One-Eyed Willie.  Along the way they are chased by the Fratellis, a family of escaped cons, two brothers and their mother.

A Who's Who of filmakers here, story by Stephen Spielberg (Back to the Future), screenplay by Chris Columbus (Home Alone) and directed by Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon).  Early teen work of Josh Brolin.  Some of the pluses were the rapid action, the differing age groups of the kids, both girls and boys, and the cartoonish villians, plus the class warfare.

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