Ear: Goonies

Goonies fans can rejoice, thanks to Joe Ramoni, a Philadelphia writer and filmmaker, who has complied “The Lost Version of the Goonies,” a 14-minute video about “The Goonies” deleted scenes.

The red octopus attack was one such scene. Apparently the 32-foot puppet, with all of its cables, was too hard to manage, and the scene was deleted because in the end, it just didn’t play well.

There was also a car-stealing gorilla scene that director Steven Spielberg was fond of, but it just didn’t make sense in the story, and was cut. And, of course, there was an alternate ending, and other missing goodies.

Not Goonied-out yet? Check out “The Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of ‘The Goonies’ (2010),” by Tad Crutcher, a retrospective documentary made for the 25th anniversary of the iconic film. Of special local note: The video also includes a short interview with Astoria filmmaker Mick Alderman. (Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.)