Hey you guys, the Goonies are again on the town!
The solid of the 1985 cult basic reunited Monday for Ke Huy Quan’s hand and footprint ceremony on the TCL Chinese language Theater in Los Angeles.
The movie’s screenwriter, Chris Columbus, and stars Corey Feldman, Jeff Cohen, Kerri Inexperienced and Josh Brolin had been all there to have a good time Quan, 53.
Brolin, 56, spoke on the occasion and praised Quan, calling the Oscar winner “truly one of the last existences of the American dream.”
“I won’t say much but that after The Goonies, I too lived in the ethers of our business for 19 years. The only difference is I was still chipping away at leftovers and trading stocks full time while you pursued a whole other profession and excelled in it famously,” mentioned Brolin, referring to how Quan took an almost 20-year hiatus from performing and labored as a stunt choreographer and assistant director.
“You have that Midas touch, my friend, and you have it because you have that heart of gold that you always have,” Brolin continued.
The “Dune” star mentioned that whereas he was 16, and Quan was “a spritely 13” once they filmed “The Goonies,” he remembered Quan’s household “having the same heart-driven, totally inclusive disposition, always welcoming, always with open arms.”
“I could not be happier for you. I know we all are, all us Goonies here for an honor that is not only totally deserved but celebrates all that is right in this industry,” Brolin advised Quan.
Brolin additionally learn a letter from “Goonies” producer Steven Spielberg, who couldn’t be on the ceremony.
“I’m proud of you for your meteoric rise as a child, and then your second meteoric rise as a grown-up, and believe me, very few of us get two bites of that apple,” Spielberg’s letter mentioned.
Quan’s co-stars Martha Plimpton and Sean Astin each missed the occasion. Quan and Astin, 53, lately reunited for Quan’s new film “Love Hurts,” which comes out in theaters on Feb. 7.
“I actually texted Sean after production reached out to him, and I said, ‘Hey, buddy, it’s been 40 years since we’ve shared the screen together. It would be incredible to be able to do it again,’” Quan advised The Hollywood Reporter final yr of working with Astin once more.
“The Goonies” was directed by Richard Donner, who died in 2021 at age 91.
Spielberg, 78, devised the story for the basic household film, which adopted a bunch of neighborhood children residing in Astoria, Oregon, who head out on a deadly journey.
A number of solid members have died together with John Matuszak, Anne Ramsey, Mary Ellen Trainor, Keith Walker and Lupe Ontiveros.
Final yr, it was reported {that a} “Goonies” sequel was within the works, with the unique solid anticipated to return. The outlet claimed the sequel would movie in 2025 and are available out in 2026 or 2027.
Nonetheless, Plimpton, 54, shortly squashed the rumor.
“People, there is no Goonies2 script, there is no one ‘attached,’ Spielberg is not directing, it’s not real,” the actress wrote on Instagram.
