Josh Gad reunites the cast of iconic 80s flick the Goonies in lockdown Zoom chat

EIGHTIES film fans went wild as Josh Gad reunited the Goonies cast on a virtual Zoom chat. The actor brought the likes of Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, Sam Aston and executive producer Steven Spielberg together for the first of his Reunited Apart videos. It was a big moment for nostalgic fans, with one writing on […]

EIGHTIES film fans went wild as Josh Gad reunited the Goonies cast on a virtual Zoom chat.

The actor brought the likes of Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, Sam Aston and executive producer Steven Spielberg together for the first of his Reunited Apart videos.

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Eighties film fans went wild as Josh Gad reunited the Goonies cast on a virtual Zoom chat[/caption]

It was a big moment for nostalgic fans, with one writing on Twitter: “If you ever loved the goonies as much as I did, watch this. It is amazing Two hearts #GooniesReunion #GooniesNeverSayDie.”

A second posted: “That was brilliant. Such good sports, every one of them. Thank you Josh and thanks to The Goonies and all involved.”

A third said: “@joshgad Thank you for The Goonies reunion. Beyond words..”

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The actor brought the likes of Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, Sam Aston and executive producer Steven Spielberg together[/caption]

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The film was a global hit[/caption]

The 1985 classic, that saw a group of kids embark on a dangerous treasure hunt, produced some memorable lines and the cast took it in turns to read some of their best.

They also paid tribute to the emergency service workers leading the fight against coronavirus.

Superfan Josh was blown away he’d managed to pull off the reunion.

He recalled watching the film in a theatre as a four-year-old, saying it: “changed my life.”

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The 1985 classic saw a group of kids embark on a dangerous treasure hunt[/caption]

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Spielberg said it’d be hard to top the original flick[/caption]

While the catchphrase “Goonies never say die” helped him achieve his dreams in the industry.

Discussing the possibility of a sequel 35 years on, Spielberg said: “Every couple of years, we come up with an idea, but then it doesn’t hold water.

“The problem is the bar that all of you raised on this genre. I don’t think we’ve really successfully been able to find an idea that is better than The Goonies that we all made in the Eighties.”

The virtual reunion was organised to raise funds for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and its Covid-19 response fund.