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| A house in Astoria, Oregon which was used in the filming of the 1985 children’s classic The Goonies has been closed to the public after fans began turning up in their thousands to view it. | A house in Astoria, Oregon which was used in the filming of the 1985 children’s classic The Goonies has been closed to the public after fans began turning up in their thousands to view it. |
| The owner of the property, who says she is angry at local government officials for encouraging fans, has wrapped her home with giant blue tarpaulins and put up signs telling visitors to stay away. | The owner of the property, who says she is angry at local government officials for encouraging fans, has wrapped her home with giant blue tarpaulins and put up signs telling visitors to stay away. |
| “Imagine that you buy a house, fix it up, spend money, time and love. Then the city of Astoria encourages 100,000’s of people to come and stand in front and view it,” reads one of the signs. “This driveway (maintained by homeowners) sees 1,000-plus people every day. Most are kind, fun and welcome, but many are not.” | “Imagine that you buy a house, fix it up, spend money, time and love. Then the city of Astoria encourages 100,000’s of people to come and stand in front and view it,” reads one of the signs. “This driveway (maintained by homeowners) sees 1,000-plus people every day. Most are kind, fun and welcome, but many are not.” |
| The house is best known for the scene in which Chunk is forced to do the ‘truffle shuffle’, a dance involving the exposure of actor Jeff Cohen’s considerable girth to his fellow Goonies, in order to gain entry. But neighbour and Astoria City councilman Russ Warr told KGW News that between 1,200 and 1,500 people were dropping by unannounced to view the property, and not all were behaving themselves. | The house is best known for the scene in which Chunk is forced to do the ‘truffle shuffle’, a dance involving the exposure of actor Jeff Cohen’s considerable girth to his fellow Goonies, in order to gain entry. But neighbour and Astoria City councilman Russ Warr told KGW News that between 1,200 and 1,500 people were dropping by unannounced to view the property, and not all were behaving themselves. |
| Owner closes iconic 'Goonies' house to visitors http://t.co/INbCTjCy6D pic.twitter.com/Qq9RSROeB3 | Owner closes iconic 'Goonies' house to visitors http://t.co/INbCTjCy6D pic.twitter.com/Qq9RSROeB3 |
| “I’m surprised that she waited this long,” he said. “They park on the ‘no-parking’ zones, they park on the sidewalks, they relieve their dogs on their lawns.” Warr said the owner, who moved in more than a decade ago, was previously happy to show visitors around but had become disillusioned with the sheer numbers arriving each day after fans identified the home on social media. It is understood some arrive overnight and leave beer bottles and cigarette butts to be discovered in the morning. | “I’m surprised that she waited this long,” he said. “They park on the ‘no-parking’ zones, they park on the sidewalks, they relieve their dogs on their lawns.” Warr said the owner, who moved in more than a decade ago, was previously happy to show visitors around but had become disillusioned with the sheer numbers arriving each day after fans identified the home on social media. It is understood some arrive overnight and leave beer bottles and cigarette butts to be discovered in the morning. |
| A 30th anniversary Goonies celebration, which was also held in Astoria in June, may have been the final straw. Fans visiting the site earlier this week, some of whom had travelled from as far as Minneapolis, Boston and Italy, were left disappointed. “She should realise that there is a following for this movie and that people really want to see this house,” visitor Linda Marincovich told KGW. | A 30th anniversary Goonies celebration, which was also held in Astoria in June, may have been the final straw. Fans visiting the site earlier this week, some of whom had travelled from as far as Minneapolis, Boston and Italy, were left disappointed. “She should realise that there is a following for this movie and that people really want to see this house,” visitor Linda Marincovich told KGW. |