10 Film & TV Locations That Attracted The WRONG Sort Of Attention
4. The Goonies House
For those of a certain vintage, 1980’s fantasy adventure The Goonies was a seminal part of our childhood, and it remains in our cultural conversations. You don’t have to look too far to find a grown man in a Truffle Shuffle t-shirt and every Halloween website will offer fancy dress advice for going out as your favourite characters. Goonies truly never say die.
However, one person who perhaps wishes that they would is Sandi Preston, who bought the original Goonies house in Astoria, Oregon back in 2001.
She was fully aware of the house’s history when she bought her new home and appreciated the increased attention she soon received. For many years, she put up with the thousands of visitors to her driveway and, touchingly, also allowed a grieving mother to scatter her deceased son’s ashes in the garden.
It wasn’t until the film’s 30th anniversary in 2015 that things got too much for Sandi. 15,000 people descended on Astoria to celebrate the film and not all of them were respectful of her boundaries. Having eventually had enough of the constant visitors, cigarette butts and discarded beer bottles, she eventually erected blue tarpaulin and signs that notified fans that the house was closed to guests.
This decision has received backlash from entitled Goonies fans who still attempt to see the famous house and leave disappointed and withering comments online. Goonies never say