Who among us didn't spend their childhood wishing they were a Goonie? The premise of exploring your town on the world's most awesome scavenger hunt and finding buried treasure is basically every kid's fantasy (hell, it's still something I dream of happening to me from time to time). While the Goondocks isn't really an area of Astoria, Oregon (I know, I was bummed when I realized that, too) the town itself plays a huge role in the movie-- I mean, Mikey and his friends loved growing up there so much that they were literally willing to risk life and limb to save their homes.
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