The Goonies marked Josh Brolin's movie debut. Other locations, like the tunnels and the cave with One-Eyed Willy’s pirate ship, were shot on massive sound stages in Burbank, California. The Goonies shot almost entirely in sequence in Astoria, Oregon on a 5-month shooting schedule. The Goonies was mostly shot on location in Oregon.
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The character's face was molded with a combination of prosthetics, makeup, and animatronics. Sloth is portrayed by football star John Matuszak. With his brothers and mother behind bars, Chunk takes it upon himself to have Sloth adopted into his family, with the intent of taking care of him and providing the loving home he deserves. The police attempt to arrest him, but the Goonies defend him, and he is left alone after a quick show of strength. He manages to escape with his family, however. His mother attempts to calm him down by singing a lullaby, but it only reminds him of his treatment he picks up his mother and tosses her overboard before diving off himself.ĭown in the lagoon, he meets the rest of the Goonies when they find a way out via collapsed tunnel, he sacrifices himself, lifting a boulder in the way while the cavern begins to collapse on itself. They attempt to catch him between another rope, but he overpowers and subdues them. Sloth swings down on a rope and saves Stef and Mouth from being pushed overboard, and then begins to fight with his brothers.
Sloth attempts to fix the plumbing, but causes more mayhem on the surface.Įventually, they reach the Inferno and take to the ship's masts. Sloth and Chunk make their way through the secret cave system, notably stopping by the underground plumbing for the Astoria Country Club. Interested in his echo in the hidden passageway in the fireplace, he begins to climb down. Having made a friend, Sloth starts to eat the ice cream in the basement freezer while Chunk calls the Sheriff. Desperate to eat the chocolate bar, Sloth rips his chains off of the wall and shares the Baby Ruth with Chunk. Eventually, Chunk continues to attempt to befriend him over their love of food he pulls out a Baby Ruth bar and throws it his way, which smacks him in the head. Chunk sheepishly tries to introduce himself to Sloth, but gets scared from his appearance and screams out for help. Left with food just out of reach, a spying Mikey pushes the dish closer, allowing him to grab his meal.Īfter Chunk is caught and interrogated by the Fratellis, he is tied up and locked away in the same room as Sloth. Sloth is first seen chained in a room, being tortured by Jake's terrible singing. This is the reason why Chunk was initially afraid of him, but looked past his appearances. He is seen with only a couple of teeth, and his eyes are slanted. Sloth is very tall and muscular, and has distorted features.