Lighthouse Lounge

shaz · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:41 am Post subject: Lighthouse Lounge

Little do the Goonies know what adventure lies waiting for them inside-and below-the decrepit Lighthouse Lounge. This scene demonstrates the incrediable lengths Director Donner and the production crew went to bring verisimilitude-complete believability-to the film. What apppears to be an abandoned logging camp, complete with a beat-up mess hall and lighthouse, is really an intricately constructed set. It was erected in a state park overlooking Cannon Beach, south of Astoria. The original idea, says Production Designer Riva, was to have a cemetery on the hill, with the Goonies hiding behind gravestones. But owing to the area's rich lumbering history, they opted for the logging camp look. It took about three and a half weeks to build the set; the crew was hampered much of the time by 60 mph winds. The paint department weathered the lumber and even created 'moss' on the wood by mixing sawdust with green paint. The top of the lighthouse looks like it's been through a fire; the crew fastened some carred pieces of wood up there. The crowning touch was to shatter the railings, walls, and windows, to give it the run-down look. This was the handiwork of Riva (Michael), who was left alone at the site for a while with a sledgehammer. Finally, the surrounding area was littered with pieces of driftwood, old logs, and railroad ties. Now that's verisimilitude!

shaz x
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GoonieGeek · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 1:00 pm Post subject:

Ooh this is great shaz thanks! You are doing double duty this week girl.

You wouldn't happen to know where any explanation info on Sloth's make up is would you? The only special effects stuff I know is what they mention in the commentary and I need something on that for the site.

Thanks for all the hard work!

Alex
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shaz · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 2:16 pm Post subject: FOA Alex

You're welcome. It's my pleasure;)

This is all I have found so far:
Sloth's makeup consisted of 15 overlapping sections.
Foam latex was sculpted around a mechanical headpiece that allowed Sloth's droopy eye and dumbo ears to move, via radio controls.
The makeup was created by The Burman Studio team.

More to come later. My pc's messing about;) I have some blurb about what the Makeup team had to say etc.

shaz x
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Mandy0rz · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 3:59 pm Post subject:

I thought I remembered reading something somewhere about a cemetary... you wouldn't happen to have one of those sketches with the gravestones in it, would you? I've seen them before, but I can't remember where now.
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GoonieGeek · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 4:04 pm Post subject:

Thanks shaz you rock!

I have another little blurb on Sloth's life but i'm not sure if this is made up by the writer of the page or from the Goonies book or what? Look at all familiar?
I'm having a lot of problems with sloth/john matuszak. There are so many conflicting reports on his death. Whether he was 38 or 39.. .whether it was due to AIDS or a drug overdose or a heart attack...Maybe the heart attack was complications from one or the other? Imdb says one thing ESPN says another. I'm trying to locate a copy of his autobiography in the local bookstore or library but it wouldn't have anything on his death.

Alex

Sloth Bio?
Sloth was born Jude Fratelli on Jan. 12th, 1962. Ma Fratelli planned on having a home delivery, but complications had arisen. She was rushed to the hospital whereupon she was promptly given a C-section. The neworn Jude was 15 pounds, 12 ounces...

Jude was a very complying child, but Ma's pension for booze, man-whores, and crime rendered her an incapable mother. One night after a raging kegger, Ma arrived to home to a crying Jude. The stench of booze on her breath only foreshadowed the events to come. She hastily grabbed the child and rushed down the stairs...The rest is history. Ma suffered minor cuts and bruises while Jude was left with a debilitating injury that would haunt him for the rest of his life.

Jude's injury not damaged his physical appearance, but interferred with his cognition as well. He was held back many times and placed into special education classes. His cruel and unwanting teachers appropriately dubbed him "Sloth".

Sloth underwent years psychological torture without relent as his two brothers (Francis & Jake), Ma, and his classmates and teachers all but abandoned this poor soul.

It wasn't until high school that Sloth found his niche. The streamline design of his head allowed him to cut through water with an uncanny speed. Just as his awards piled up, so did the letters from colleges who overlooked over his intelligence level. Ma became spiteful of his success...

As his mother and brothers' apparant involvement crime became evident, it was almost impossile for Sloth to escape unscathed. In the avoidance of Sloth babbling, they conjured up the malicious lie that they were looting to save up for his facial reconstruction surgery. Eventually, they thought it was too risky to let Sloth mingle freely among the public, so they chained him into captivity like a wild animal. (Watch Goonies to see how the rest turns out)

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LeGoLaS · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 11:36 pm Post subject:

Mandy0rz · Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 4:41 am Post subject:

Thanks, Legolas!

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shaz · Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 4:53 am Post subject:

GoonieGeek · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 5:05 am Post subject:

It's ok shaz, I just wanted to ask ya, I figured if anyone knew it was you! If you come across anything I really appreciate the info but please don't go out of your way.

shaz · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 5:29 am Post subject:

No worries Alex;)

I love the look of your site. It looks great. (It loaded fine for me too.) I know you've worked so hard on it. I bet it's absolutley jam packed full of info.

Going back to Sloth; what do you think about his name being Lotney 'Sloth' Fratelli rather than Jude?

Have a good weekend;)

shaz x
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GoonieGeek · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 5:39 am Post subject:

Annette · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 7:18 am Post subject:

Hi GoonieGeek I clicked on the link, and it loaded up fast for me. It looks really nice, can't wait until it's finished

Annette

GoonieGeek · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 5:29 pm Post subject:

No problems then? I'm pretty stressed about everything lining up properly. lol

Thanks for looking Annette!

Alex
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Mandy0rz · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 3:37 am Post subject:

I love the look, Alex.

Nice to see you've got your site up and running. I can't wait to see all the info/pictures you've compiled... there's bound to be a lot. Hehe. slothicon

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LeGoLaS · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 9:56 am Post subject:

The Site Looks great GoonieGeek.

I can't wait to see more...
It's nice to see more Goonie sites.
If you need any help for any reason don't be afraid to ask.

LeGoLaS
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shaz · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 10:44 am Post subject:

Hey Alex,

I just checked your site again. Thank you so much babe for the little note. It's very sweet of you. If you ever need any help it's my pleasure to help you out;)

shaz x
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shaz · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 4:08 am Post subject:

shaz · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 4:30 am Post subject:

Alex,

More on Sloths makeup:

A kiss is just a kiss. Unless it's from the lips of Sloth.
Witness Chunk's reaction: "Man! You smell like Phys Ed!"
Creating Sloth combined many talents. "We wanted to
make Sloth a Goony who hadn't yet joined the club," says
Screenplay Writer Columnus. "He could be the president
of the Goonies. It was our intention, too, to make Sloth
a hero at the end of the film. We also wanted him to be
an older version of Chunk. They both like to eat and
watch TV, and each, in his own way, has been blocked
off from the world." Once the concept jelled, the makeup
was the trick. "This is probably the most difficult makeup
i've ever done, and I don't know of another that has as
many pieces (15 overlapping sections in all) or this much
involvement...and such a hell of a gut to wear it," says
Makeup Chief Tom Burman during one daily four-hour
sessions. Each morning, he and his wife Bari adn brother
Sonny labored to transform Matuszak into Sloth. Their
proprietary foam latex was sculpted, fresh each day,
around a mechanical headpiece that allows Sloth's droopy
eye and Dumbo ears to move, via radio controls.
Nonetheless, the character was nowhere without the abilities
of former Raiders defensive lineman Matuszak. Says Director
Donner: "I think the best thing I can say about Sloth is that
about 10 minutes after we've met him, everybody's going to
want to own a Sloth. But alot of Sloth is Matuszak. He's one
of the sweetest, most sensitive, and interesting actors I've
worked with." Finally, Matuszak offers his own impressions
of the character. "Sloth is a big old boy, who was born
deformed but has a heart off gold. Even though he's
mistreated by his criminal family, he sees his way clear to
be a kind and good kid."

The Burman Studio team (from left), Bari, Tom and Sonny. John Matuszak (seated)

Hope that helps;)

shaz x
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CrUnCh · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 6:21 am Post subject:

Hey gooniegeek, im loving the layout of the site, it has a great "Goonies" feel

Nice choice in name as well, its a classic moment when troy shouts it ...

You Goonie oonie onie nie ie e (echo :p)

Annette · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 7:48 am Post subject:

GoonieGeek · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 8:38 pm Post subject:

Barbossa · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 9:39 pm Post subject: Re: FOA Alex

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hehe, yeah barbossa, its kinda like how they first thought billy the kid was a righty by his picture, but in fact was a lefty as the old style photography equipment used to take his picture superimposed "flipped" the negative in processing. Good eye! I looked at that mag I dunno hom many times but never really caught that one!

shaz · Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 3:48 am Post subject:

*bumping up for Aido*

shaz x
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AIDO · Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 3:53 am Post subject:

Thanks For That Shaz.!!!

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