How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The Goonies.
Quote #4
MIKEY: I saw this on the Hardy Boys once. We lead a trail of jewels into one cave, and then hide out in another, and when the Fratellis go into that cave, then we can make a run for it.
If you ever hear anyone referencing The Hardy Boys, it's a safe bet that their voice hasn't stopped cracking yet.
This line not only points out the youth of the speaker because of the reading material he mentions, but also because of his plan to fool the Fratellis. It's juvenile—the sort of thing you'd never hear an older person proposing. But maybe it's just that sort of youthful, out-of-the-box thinking that got them that far in the first place…so who are we to judge?
Quote #5
ANDY: Hey, Mikey. Hey, you know, you're a great little kid, uh…person. And you know, you keep kissing girls the way you do, and the parts of you that don't work so good…they're gonna catch up to the ones that do.
The Goonies doesn't spend all that much time focusing on the puberty aspect of childhood, but there is one storyline that reminds most of us why we never want to go back to thirteen again.
We're not sure if Mikey has feelings for his big brother's girl, or whether he's just excited about the whole unexpected kissing episode, but this conversation had to be awkward for him. No young boy wants to hear an attractive older girl talking about his "parts" catching up. At least he'll have something to talk about in counseling.