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The Goonies (Donner, 1985)
[20 Nov 2009 | No Comment | ]

Companion review for Top 10 American Coming of Age Dramas
In a suburban home, in a dusty dark attic, behind some damp old boxes, in a wooden picture frame lies the key to an adventure only dreams can create, but in Richard Donner’s wonderful 1985 ensemble film, the dream is reality. From the imaginations of two of cinema’s children-in-peril masters – Steven Spielberg (from Elliot’s ‘He’s a man from outer space and we’re taking him to his spaceship!’ in E.T: The Extraterrestrial, to Tim and Lex watching a cup of water …