New Owner ofThe GooniesHouse Battles with Neighbors Over Whether or Not Fans Should Keep Visiting

Mar. 15, 2025

The Goonies house in the 1985 film.Photo:Warner Bros

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After years of struggling with the home’s legacy, the owner ofThe Goonieshouse made a big sale.

The iconic Astoria, Oregon, home sold in November 2022 for $1.65 million to entrepreneur andGooniessuperfan, Behman Zakeri.

“I asked to ownThe Goonieshouse from the universe. And I took all the steps necessary in my power, working hard six, seven days a week and saving, so that if it ever became for sale, I’d have a shot at buying it.”

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The Goonies house in the 1985 film (left) and today.warner bros., Kent Factora/RETO Media

“How is that possible and why would somebody think that?” Zakeri says in the documentary. “And why would you want to live in this neighborhood knowing for the last 38 years one of the greatest, iconic movies of all time was filmed in that house and you chose to live two houses down. Why not move out?”

Zakeri hung his own sign reading, “Hey you guys, Goonies welcome!” A friend of Zakeri’s reportedly bought the house in between, too, hanging his own sign that points at the detractor’s house and reads, “Ignore Karen.”

Neighbors continue to argue that the attraction amid residential homes is unwelcoming and inconvenient for everyone else and that it’s meant to be a purely residential property.

Zakeri wants visitors to be respectful of neighbors and the community, too, but also wants them to continue to celebrate the film, he adds in the documentary.

source: people.com