Random Goonies Trivia Facts Everyone Should Know (20 items)

(#3) There's a Reason Data Spells Out "S-H-I-T"

When Data falls from the ceiling of the cave he screams out "holy s-h-i-t" (he literally spells it out). Adorably, this was because he promised his mother he would not curse in the film.
Source: The Chive
(#15) Chunk Is Now an Entertainment Lawyer

Jeff Cohen (Chunk) only has the one acting credit, but he clearly fell in love with the entertainment industry. After the film (and high school) he got his law degree and is now a (founding) member of a prestigious entertainment law firm.
Source: Mental Floss
(#9) Sometimes the Simplest of Directions Helped the Kids

Director Richard Donner used one key, scientifically proven, age-old directing secret during the kids dramatic scenes: he would yell out "BIG EYES" and they would do just that. Cinema!
Source: Mashable
(#10) Some of the Parents Are the Kid Actors' Actual Parents

The kids finally escape the Fratellis and reunite with their parents on the beach at the end. Did you think the adults looked uncannily akin to the kids? Well, in many cases these were the actual parents reuniting with their kids from filming! Several crew member also make cameos and Jennie Lew Tugend, Richard Donner's assistant director, played Data's mom).
Source: The Chive
(#12) There Was a Goonies Oath

Beyond the Goonies never saying die, there was a Goonies oath that was cut from the film. It went:
"I will never betray my Goon dock friends/ We'll stick together until the whole world ends/ Through heaven and hell and nuclear war/ Good pals like us will stick like tar/ In the city, or the country, or the forest, or the boonies/ I am proudly declared a fellow Goony."
Source: Mashable
(#16) Both Coreys Were Almost Cast as Mouth

The late Corey Haim auditioned for the role of Mouth, but the part was given to Corey Feldman instead. At the time the two Coreys hadn't met, but they were later cast together in The Lost Boys and became best friends, starring in six more movies together. In License to Drive, Feldman auditioned for the lead role of Les Anderson, but lost it to Haim.
Source: IMDb