The Goonies Arrives On 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

Kerri Green, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, Sean Astin, Ke Huy Quan, Jeff Cohen, and Martha Plimpton in The Goonies. Courtesy of Warner Bros.

The Goonies, the classic 1985 adventure film originating in the mind of Steven Spielberg, is now available on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray.

Steven Spielberg had a hell of a year in 1985.  He directed The Color Purple.  The fimmaker also produced a pair of films that would become household classics: The Goonies and Back to the Future.  Spielberg also produced the Barry Levinson-directed Young Sherlock Holmes.  The first film to make its arrival on 4K Ultra HD is The Goonies.

All of the bonus features are held over from previous releases.  Warner Bros. certainly had an opportunity to go all-out in terms of new content for the 35th anniversary.  It’s disappointing that there isn’t any new content–not even a where they are now for the cast!  Granted, I don’t know if there were plans to do so and they got interrupted by 2020’s events.  But hey, it would give people more of a reason to make the upgrade to 4K!

Synopsis

From the imagination of Steven Spielberg, The Goonies plunges a band of small heroes into a swashbuckling surprise-around-every corner quest beyond their wildest dreams!  Following a mysterious treasure map into a spectacular underground realm of twisting passages, outrageous booby-traps and a long-lost pirate ship full of golden doubloons, the kids race to stay one step ahead of a family of bumbling bad guys… and a mild-mannered monster with a face only a mother could love.

BONUS FEATURES

  • Commentary (With Hidden Video Treasures) by Director Richard Donner and Select Cast Members
  • The Making of The Goonies Featurette
  • Cyndi Lauper “The Goonies ‘r’ Good Enough” Music Video
  • Outtakes
  • Theatrical Trailer

DIRECTOR:  Richard Donner
SCREENWRITER:  Chris Columbus
CAST:  Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, Ke Huy Quan, Joe Pantoliano, and Lupe Ontiveros

The Goonies is now available on 4K Ultra HD.

Danielle Solzman

Danielle Solzman is native of Louisville, KY, and holds a BA in Public Relations from Northern Kentucky University and a MA in Media Communications from Webster University. She roots for her beloved Kentucky Wildcats, St. Louis Cardinals, Indianapolis Colts, and Boston Celtics. Living less than a mile away from Wrigley Field in Chicago, she is an active reader (sports/entertainment/history/biographies/select fiction) and involved with the Chicago improv scene. She also sees many movies and reviews them. She has previously written for Redbird Rants, Wildcat Blue Nation, and Hidden Remote/Flicksided. From April 2016 through May 2017, her film reviews can be found on Creators.