December 07, 2022
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Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
Fan buying iconic ‘Goonies’ house in Astoria
Home listed for
$1.7 Millon
(AP) -The listing agent for
the Victorian home featured in
the “The Goonies” film in Asto-
ria, Oregon, said this week the
likely new owner is a fan of the
classic coming-of-age movie
about friendships and treasure
hunting, and he promises to pre-
serve and protect the landmark.
The 1896 home with sweep-
ing views of the Columbia
River flowing into the Pacific
Ocean was listed in November
with an asking price of nearly
$1.7 million.
Jordan Miller of John L.
Scott Real Estate said the sale
is expected to close in mid Jan-
uary, The Oregonian/Oregon
Live reported. The new owner,
a self-described serial entrepre-
neur, will make his name known
at that time, Miller said.
Since the movie came to the-
aters in 1985, fans have flocked
Undated photo provided by RETO Media is the house featured in the Steven Spielberg film "The
Goonies" in Astoria, Ore. (RETO Media via AP, File)
to the home in northwestern of people for the event.
Oregon’s historic port of Asto-
An offer was accepted six
ria. The city celebrates Goonies days after the house was listed,
Day on June 7, the film’s release according to public record.
date, and welcomes thousands
“After the word spread that
Kirstie Alley Dead at 71
Kirstie Alley, the star of Cheers and Drop Dead Gorgeous
Actress battled
with Cancer
AP-Kirstie Alley, a two-time
Emmy winner whose roles on
the TV megahit “Cheers” and in
the “Look Who’s Talking” films
made her one of the biggest stars
in American comedy in the late
1980s and early 1990s, died
Monday. She was 71.
Alley died of cancer that was
only recently discovered, her
children True and Lillie Parker
said in a post on Twitter. Alley’s
manager Donovan Daughtry
confirmed the death in an email
to The Associated Press. “As
iconic as she was on screen,
she was an even more amazing
mother and grandmother,” her
children’s statement said.
She starred opposite Ted
Danson as Rebecca Howe on
“Cheers,” the beloved NBC sit-
com about a Boston bar, from
1987 to 1993. She joined the show
at the height of its popularity af-
ter the departure of original star
Shelley Long. Alley would win
an Emmy for best lead actress in a
comedy series for the role in 1991.
“I only thank God I didn’t
have to wait as long as Ted,” Al-
ley said in her acceptance, gently
ribbing Danson, who had finally
won an Emmy for his “Cheers”
role as Sam Malone in his eighth
nomination the previous year.
the property was for sale, we re-
ceived multiple offers, at asking
price and higher, and we have a
full backup offer,” Miller said.
Seller Sandi Preston is pass-
ing along movie memorabilia
she has collected or has been
given, and some of the furniture
in the home, restored to its orig-
inal 1896 style, may also be sold
to the buyer, according to Miller.
Preston was known to be
largely welcoming to visitors.
But she lived in the house and
the constant crowds were a
strain that prompted her at times
to close it to foot traffic.
After the film’s 30th anniver-
sary drew about 1,500 daily vis-
itors in 2015, Preston posted “no
trespassing” signs prohibiting
tourists from walking up to the
property. She reopened it to the
public in August.
Based on a story by Steven
Spielberg, the film features a
group of friends fighting to pro-
tect their homes from an expand-
ing country club and threats of
foreclosure. In the process, they
discover an old treasure map that
leads them on an adventure and
allows them to save their “Goon
Docks” neighborhood.