Astoria Celebrates The Goonies’ 25th Anniversary
May 16th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by GDBy Meena Kar
May 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Goonies fans will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the cult film in Astoria, Oregon from 4th to 7th June. The four day celebrations will include trips by the Goonies fans to the original filming locations of the film and even a chance to interact with the stars of the cult classic. Joining the celebrations will be the Oregon Film Museum that was converted from the old Clatsop country Jail that was a part of the film The Goonies. The Museum will open its doors for the first time to the public.
The Goonies’ cast that will interact with the fans during a VIP dinner include Corey Feldman, Jeff “Chunk” Cohen, Joe Pantoliano and Curt Hanson who played the role of Mr.Perkins- the richest man in Astoria. The weekend fun also includes ‘The Goonies’ film show and a documentary on the film. This red carpet event will take place at the Libery Theater and The Goonies shows will be on in all the local theaters in Astoria. An 80’s styled event will take place on Saturday with bowling, music and other fun contests. The exclusive event includes a concert with ‘The Goonies’ theme and a chance for the fans to interact with their favorite stars of the classic film. One of the days will see a 5km ‘Truffle Shuffle’ walk/run and a grand picnic at Ecola park.
Joining in the festivities Astoria’s finest Breweries have come together on the special occasion to make a special truffle shuffle stout beer that they claim has been made with 7 ounces of ground truffle mushrooms, special malts and The Goonies one liners.
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