The Goonies – Behind The Scenes

Laughter of the Fratellis

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A nice bit of fun in the middle of shooting, here we see two of the actors who play the Fratelli family as they laugh in between scenes. This family of hardened criminals that act as the main antagonists of the film were more goofy in terms of how they bumbled up their own plans. Despite this, they still were a menacing presence throughout the story, even going so far as to threaten the lives of our protagonists.

There were four of them in total, an unnamed mother and her three sons; Jake, Francis, and Sloth. After discovering the possibility of finding the treasure of One-Eyed Willy, they took up residence in an old building with a way into the caverns where it was hidden.

Mama Fratelli was played by Anne Ramsey, a woman who only really turned to acting in her later years. She appeared in a few small roles in various television series and was nominated for an academy award for her other movie Throw Momma from the Train. Jake was played by a director named Robert Davi who also acted in such films as Die Hard and License to Kill.

Francis was Joe Pantoliano another smaller television actor. The final child, Sloth, was played by John Matuszak a football player who won two Super Bowls in his career.