The star of Goonies Sean Astin Debunta The pirate ship reveals the myth

For decades, The Goonies He has held a special place in pop culture, thanks to his unforgettable characters and history fueled by adventure. But a story behind the fifth widely accepted, that director Richard Donner He did not let the cast see Willy’s pirate ship with one eye only until the cameras rolled, as soon as he has been torpedoed by the same Goonies themselves.

During a recent panel at Awesome con in Washington, DC, Goonies cast members Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, Joe PantilianoAND Robert Davi Gathered for the “Hey you boys! The Goonies Reunion” to reflect on the 40th anniversary of the film.

Astin had something to say about that longtime legend.

“I was a bit offended [people] He had that idea, which would not allow children to see the pirate ship, so that they could capture their real reaction. Like what? Don’t we know how to do real? We did real reactions all the time. “

He added that he saw the pirate ship before the cameras rolled and played in the myth during acting:

“But I remember wanting to perform in such a way, because I had peeked quickly. So I wanted to perform in a way that really made them think that they had captured honest reactions, so for 40 years they would be like, ‘Oh, we made these children do this!'”

I’m not sure why it would have been offended by that voice because it seems that it would have been such an interesting experience for them while shooting the film!

In the meantime, Did Plimpton haven’t seen the ship before shooting and his reaction? 100%genuine. “My performance was honest,” he said. Pantiano, who played his brother Fratelli Francis, asked her: “How many filming of your reaction did they do?” Plimpton’s answer? “A. [That’s] Everything they needed, small. “

So where does this story of the “first time you see the ship” come from? Most of the roads indicate the 2001 DVD version, where Donner and the cast met for an audio comment.

During that session, the idea was launched by the fact that children were not shown in advance to get their “natural reactions”. Feldman admitted that he had sneaked around the set and Brolin presumably dropped a bomb F when he saw hell 105 feet long, forcing the scene to be reshot.

Since then, the myth has taken on a life in its own right, repeated for years on pages, articles and lists of fans. But it seems that the story is partly true. While Astin says he was shown to the ship, the plinsing says he wasn’t, and we don’t know some of the other young actors, so it’s true for some of them.

Away: PEOPLE