Home from ‘The Goonies’ sells to a fan days after listing

Hey you guys! A fan of "The Goonies" purchased the house from the enduring film.
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This piece of film historical past has a brand new proprietor.

The enduring Oregon dwelling from “The Goonies” has been scooped off the market lower than per week after itemizing on the market. The roughly 2,000-square-foot property within the coastal metropolis of Astoria hit the market in late November for $1.65 million, although its closing sale worth isn’t but recognized. 

The customer is a giant fan of the 1985 Steven Spielberg basic, dealer Jordan Miller, of John L. Scott Actual Property, advised The Put up. The person, nonetheless, needs to stay nameless till the deal has fully closed, which possible received’t occur till the tip of January. 

“This complete expertise is surreal!” the brand new home-owner mentioned of shopping for the enduring birthplace of the “Truffle Shuffle” and the place character Mikey Walsh (Sean Astin) lived within the flick. “One in all my childhood finest buddies, who was my neighbor within the ‘80s, will now be my neighbor once more practically 37 years later. We endlessly performed ‘The Goonies’ as youngsters and now we shall be residing on the Goondocks! What a fairy story story! I suppose desires actually do come true.”

The brand new home-owner plans to rebuild the contraption that opens the entrance gate within the movie.

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A scene from the 1985 film.

The house, whose exterior now appears to be like barely totally different than within the film, was shortly scooped off the market.

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The house measures roughly 2,000 sq. ft.

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The customer noticed “The Goonies” the summer season it got here out — a “magical” viewing expertise — and is a fan not solely of its fictional narrative, but in addition of the two-bathroom set’s actual location.

“The aura of Astoria is magical with the just about each day fog that may both flip into pure sunshine or a comfortable day on the coast,” the client mentioned. “There's something to be mentioned for the happiness selection can present.” 

The customer’s essential affiliation with the movie and space are “treasure searching and reliving my childhood,” which will definitely pair splendidly with the truth that the house’s roll-up ladder-equipped attic (the place the film’s characters uncover a treasure map) remains to be recognizable because the set from the movie. It's at the moment in use as a quaint bed room, considered one of 4 all through the house. 

As soon as moved in, the brand new purchaser is for certain of their first order of enterprise: “Work with some die-hard Goonies to rebuild the contraption that opens the entrance gate!” Nobody shall be permitted inside, they added, till doing the Truffle Shuffle.