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Nostalgic ’80s movie followers can now personal the very property the place the “Truffle Shuffle” was first put out into the world.

The traditional Victorian-style residence the place the gang from The Goonies plotted out their treasure hunt is up on the market.

The Astoria, Ore., property was listed earlier this month by Jordan Miller of John L. Scott Real Estate for US$1.65 million.

Cinephiles shall be stoked to study the house’s exterior stays very true to the 1985 movie, though the window casings and door at the moment are orange, not pink. Also lacking, considerably disappointingly, is the Rube Goldberg machine that powered the house’s entrance gate and was featured within the film’s opening scenes.

Nevertheless, the historic residence, which was inbuilt 1896, measures 1,935 sq. ft. and contains 4 bedrooms and two bogs. The present proprietor gave the house a current refresh, with an up to date kitchen, new carpet and recent paint.

And let’s not neglect the wonderful ladder that led the Goonies into the attic the place they found the map to One Eyed-Willie’s gold — that is still in the home, too.

The residence additionally options sweeping views of the Columbia River flowing into the Pacific Ocean and the itemizing describes it as “fully loaded with history, nostalgia and iconic level of fame.”

Miller informed The Associated Press that he’s had a few events specific curiosity within the residence with the intent of constructing it extra accessible to film followers.

“It seems to be everybody’s intention to be able to open up the house a little bit more and have more access,” he stated.

And that’s definitely a plan that might show common with Goonies groupies. AP reviews that the present proprietor, Sandi Preston, has been largely welcoming of the guests who’ve flocked to see the enduring home, however has been pressured to shut the house’s property to foot visitors at instances.

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After the movie’s thirtieth anniversary drew about 1,500 day by day guests in 2015, Preston posted “no trespassing” indicators prohibiting vacationers from strolling as much as the property. She reopened it to the general public this previous August.

The new proprietor may also have their work minimize out for them when it comes to protecting the peace with their neighbours.

City officers, who restricted parking within the space, have lengthy sought to mediate the tensions between residents and the followers hoping to see and {photograph} the situation.

“While the owner of this location from The Goonies is a fan of the movie and enjoys chatting with visitors making the trek to Astoria to see the film locations, as you can imagine, it gets hard having hundreds of people crowding into your personal space every single day,” the Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce wrote in August on a Facebook web page they administer referred to as Goonies Day in Astoria, Oregon .

However, Miller insists that the house would make a “fun buy.”

“Whoever buys the house is going to have a relatively steady stream of extremely happy people walking up outside to fulfill their childhood dreams.”

The Goonies home isn’t the one nostalgic cinema residence to hit the market just lately. Earlier this month it was introduced that the Cleveland, Ohio, residence featured in A Christmas Story can be up on the market.

— with information from The Associated Press

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