Chunk
- I'll talk! In third grade, I cheated on my history exam. In fourth grade, I
stole my uncle Max's toupee and I glued it on my face when I was Moses in my
Hebrew School play. In fifth grade, I knocked my sister Edie down the stairs and
I blamed it on the dog... When my mom sent me to the summer camp for fat kids
and then they served lunch I got nuts and I pigged out and they kicked me out...
But the worst thing I ever done - I mixed a pot of fake puke at home and then I
went to this movie theater, hid the puke in my jacket, climbed up to the balcony
and then, t-t-then, I made a noise like this: hua-hua-hua- huaaaaaaa - and then I
dumped it over the side, all over the people in the audience. And then, this was
horrible, all the people started getting sick and throwing up all over each
other. I never felt so bad in my entire life.
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The Goonies, a group of young pre-teenaged friends living in Astoria, Oregon, face
foreclosure on their families' homes from the expanding Astoria Country Club. On
one of their last days their morale sinks particularly low due to the
cancellation of their planned farewell road trip due to Mikey's older brother having failed
his driver's
license exam. While rummaging through the Walshes' attic, they find an old
newspaper clipping, a Spanish map, and an artifact relating to a rumor of a
forgotten pirate treasure somewhere in the area. Hearing the call of adventure,
Mikey tries to persuade his friends to join him in search for the treasure
hoarded by a pirate named One-Eyed Willie. Initially reluctant, the group
eventually decides to usurp the authority of Mikey's older brother, Brandon, and
escape for one last "Goonie adventure."
They head to the coast and stumble upon an abandoned seaside restaurant that
seems to match coordinates set by the map and an old doubloon, unaware that the Fratellis, a family of
Italian criminals, is using the restaurant to counterfeit money. After first encountering the
family, the Goonies come back after the Fratellis have left and discover their
criminal intents, and send Chunk, the clumsy, heavy-set liar of the group, to
get help. However, the Fratellis return before they can leave, forcing the
Goonies to use a cavern underneath the restaurant to escape. Chunk is captured
and placed in the same room with the forsaken and deformed Fratelli brother,
Sloth, while the rest of the Fratellis find the same caverns and follow the
Goonies.
As the Goonies traverse the cavern, Mikey discovers that it matches up with
map, and convinces the rest of the group to continue to follow it to find the
treasure. They overcome many deadly traps set by One-Eyed Willie, and eventually
arrive at a large underground cave with Willie's ship, The Inferno afloat
inside it. While others begin to fill their pockets with the riches on the ship,
Mikey finds Willie's skeleton, and reverently acknowledges him as the "first
Goonie", leaving part of treasure with it as tribute. However, as the Goonies
exit the hold, they are caught by the Fratellis, who take all their treasure and
force the kids to walk the plank. The Goonies are saved by the
timely arrival of Chunk and Sloth, now close friends, who help the rest of the
group to shore. With the children no longer a threat, the Fratellis ransack the
rest of the ship, including the share of the treasure Mikey left for Willie.
This sets off a final booby trap, causing the cave to start to collapse. The
Goonies and the Fratellies manage to escape through a hole in the cave, finding
themselves near a beach. A passing policeman on an ATV spots them and calls in for help.
The Goonies are soon reunited with their parents, while the Fratellis are
arrested; Chunk offers to take Sloth in to his home. As Mikey considers this
their last adventure, they discover that Mikey's marble bag contains a large
handful of jewels taken from the Inferno, and Mikey's dad quickly
estimates that its value is more than enough to save everyone's homes. As the
families celebrate, they spot the Inferno, now free of the cave, sailing
away on its own.
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