The Goonies Movie poster, the movie was released in the Summer of 1985 and it became a huge hit. Steven Spielberg wrote the story and it starred Marsha Plimpton, Corey Feldman, Sean Astin (Frodo, Rudy) and Josh Brolin, amongst others. This adventrue comedy of a group of Goonies use a map to unearth the treasure of One Eyed Willy.