The Untold Truth Of The Goonies

It's one of the most fondly remembered and easily rewatchable movies of all time, so tear open a Baby Ruth and never say die as you uncover some things you may not have known about The Goonies.

Just before filming was scheduled to begin, Jeff Cohen, who played Chunk, came down with a nasty case of the chicken pox. He reported to the set anyway, fully ready to work, fearing that if he delayed the production with his sickness, the director would just recast his role. Cohen kept the pox hidden until he had to lift up his shirt to do the "Truffle Shuffle" for the first time which revealed the telltale spots.

Cohen's health improved, but he still had a hard time on set. He was self-conscious about his weight, made worse because his character was almost always eating. Cohen particularly lamented Chunk's whipped cream scene.

The actor estimates that he had to do 50 takes of the bit, which meant 50 mouthfuls of cream.

J. Michael Riva served as the production designer on the film. The prop department had lovingly crafted the movie's vitally important pirate treasure map, but Riva thought that it looked too new. Since the movie was shooting on location in Oregon, he was limited in terms of the materials he had on hand to age the paper, so he started by dumping coffee on it.

That made it look old, but he still thought it wasn't authentic enough. It was missing something that would make it look truly like a pirate's treasure map: blood. The prop squad didn't have a shade of red he liked, so Riva literally took matters into his own hands. Keep watching the video to see the untold truth of The Goonies.

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Hard time on set | 0:00
Real treasure map blood | 1:01
The too-impressive pirate ship | 1:38
Bringing the Coreys together | 2:31
Kerri Green's kiss anxiety | 3:03
More story in the novelization | 3:49
The Gremlins connection | 4:37

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