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I didn't super love the Oregon Film Museum. It felt more like the Goonies museum, which I understand, but I wish it had more from other films! It's located in the old jail house from Goonies, which was a really cool setting. That being said, the inside is super cramped!! There are essentially two hallways and each one has a dead end, so you have to turn back around. There is a room where you and your party can film scenes from Oregon films. That part was very neat! You get emailed your films afterwards.
This was a really fun place. You got to see a lot of the goonies memorabilia, the jail cell and a bunch of other really neat things from other movies. They had a area where you could film yourself doing some movie scenes. It was fun my family and I definitely decided we should never be actors overall it was a great time. They have a really small gift shop that has a lot of things to buy if you wanted to there is a cost to get in. I believe it was eight dollars per person, but I actually don't remember but overall it was a great place. If you love movies I want to see you just what movies were filmed in the Astoria area.
The Oregon Film museum is located in the old jail and was the location for filming the jail house scenes in the Goonies. It's a great use of this classic space, but it is pretty small. Astoria is a small town, so it's relative. For me, it was worth it to view the space and the memorabilia they have of not just the Goonies but other Oregon filmed titles. The most fun was that they have some sets where you can make mini-movies of yourself. I'm an embarrassingly bad actress, so those shorts will never see the light of day, but it was fun doing it and even more fun watching other people act out scenes from Goonies, Kindergarden Cop, the Shining and Point Break. The entry fee is in alignment with the size and options you have in the museum - I wouldn't miss this if your in Astoria for a one time visit and do recommend the triple ticket to see Flavel House and the Historic Museum.
The Oregon Film Museum and the town of Astoria is home to the 1980's movie classic, The Goonies. Plenty of scenes were filmed around Astoria and it's here at the museum where they have preserved moments and keepsakes from it all. Approaching the museum (for me) was like this reflection in time. My childhood was The Goonies. I was 6 years old when the film premiered. There's an affection I have for it that's irreplaceable. So showing up in Astoria, Oregon for the first time 40 years from the 1985 release had me emotional. Hard to put into words, but I was feeling giddy in the moment. This Oregon Film Museum was actually a real jail from 1914 - 1976. The opening scene of The Goonies took place right inside where one of the Fratelli Brothers escapes jail. Of course with the escape, the vintage Fratelli's jeep they drove away in and raced down the shores of Cannon Beach sits right outside the museum!!! Who doesn't remember the jeep? It's such a nostalgic feeling, sort of reliving and conjuring up many memories. The museum is extremely small and an absolute throwback in time. The museum is so tiny it can get claustrophobic in a way. A visit can take 15 - 20 minutes. But for those diehard Goonies fanatics out there, you can spend longer. It's $6 entrance fee. Hours are 10am - 5pm daily. The museum does briefly highlight other popular films that were shot in Oregon. For example...Animal House, Kindergarten Cop, Free Willy and The Shining. But 2/3rds of the museum is dedicated to The Goonies. The other 1/3rd part are film sets where visitors can reenact scenes from timeless films. They have a unique gift shop with everything dedicated to The Goonies and the town of Astoria. I bought a Goonies t-shirt for $25. Lastly, you can sit inside the jail cell where the Fratelli brother escaped including the actual props from him faking his own hanging. There's a cell where One Eyed Willie is guarding his treasures. They have cutout cardboards of the cast and the actual crew call sheet. One other thing, just to lower people's expectations...I wouldn't expect much out of the visit. The museum is old and dinky. Because it's so small, it can get crowded quickly. It's not your typical museum, but if you're a fan of cinema, you won't mind the conditions. They've preserved things as much as possible and I appreciated that. Some people may say it needs updating and it's too small and boring, but I embraced it all. Maybe I was a little biased because of my heartfelt feelings towards the movie, but this Oregon Film Museum is a rarity these days. You won't find anything like it. From here at the museum, it's only fitting you drive a few miles down the road and continue The Goonies adventure getting to walk up and see the Walsh's home where Mikey and Brandon lived. They allow you to do it though you can't enter inside. But, the scenes from the Walsh's house were iconic. It's where they discovered the treasure map in the attic all while Chunk "truffle shuffled" his way into America's hearts.
Experience was a little disappointing, there didn't seem to be much movie memorabilia (compared to some of the older pictures posted - maybe?). The big thing they had was a room to make your own movie scene on a green screen? Didn't get it, didn't do it. Also, they only allow so many people in the museum at one time, so we had to wait a bit - which was fine, and thank goodness the museum is as small as it is, otherwise you'd be waiting awhile. Saving grace was the gift shop; we didn't really stop in any other gift shops in Astoria for Goonies stuff, but they had a good selection at the museum. You can do a bundle discount package with this museum, the Flavel House (recommend), and the Heritage Museum (I believe)
Interesting and cool but tiny!!! This little micro museum does however house some cool items, what's more it's a historic building with a film prop car right in front... what's not to love?
Quite underwhelming if I'm being honest. We planned to tour the Flavel House but opted to purchase the combo ticket to all 3 museums. It's certainly not an expensive tour, and I wasn't sure what to expect as I'd only ever seen the building from the outside, but goodness it's small. We couldn't even enter the lobby when a family was paying at the counter. Beyond the lobby and little store there's only 3 rooms. And the rooms, with different movie pieces and film equipment, are quite tight. We were inside for 5-10 minutes total. There were 3 groups inside and we couldn't enter or exit any room without squeezing past. Essentially they give you the opportunity to have yourself recorded using minor props and green screens and email them to yourself before you leave. Since that didn't really appeal to us and things were so tight, we just walked through each room and exited. Good concept though.
Not enough to see, you can walk through it in 5 min or less, I'm a huge Goonie fan I wish they would've had more to offer. It's beautiful town & location, they also offer to see two other historical houses. The house across is a Victorian style home looks haunted, I didn't go in not my thing. I recommend getting the package for the three locations. Not too far from this location is the house where they filmed the Goonies, great place to snap a picture your not really allowed to see the home but you can walk up to it.
The Goonies was a favorite movie growing up. It was a dream come true to finally come and see everything throughout a Astoria in Cannon Beach. The museum was simply awesome! The customer service was incredible and educational. Everything still looks exactly the same as it did when they film the movie. Love it! Goonies Never Say Die!
One of the main reasons we visited Astoria was to see the Goonies landmarks. This is the county jail from the beginning of the movie as well as the jeep from the movie. The jail cell is where the opening scene was also filmed. I am so glad I got to see a place where such a magical movie was made. I will say if you're not a Goonies fan it's probably not your speed. The museum is pretty small itself. Half is the jail cells while the other half is tiny little sets and you can try to recreate movie scenes. My fiancé and I didn't know what movies most of the sets were even for (maybe it's our age). Definitely a fun place to go though to feel like your part of a movie you love.
1 month ago
I didn't super love the Oregon Film Museum. It felt more like the Goonies museum, which I understand, but I wish it had more from other films! It's located in the old jail house from Goonies, which was a really cool setting. That being said, the inside is super cramped!! There are essentially two hallways and each one has a dead end, so you have to turn back around. There is a room where you and your party can film scenes from Oregon films. That part was very neat! You get emailed your films afterwards. read more
4 months ago
This was a really fun place. You got to see a lot of the goonies memorabilia, the jail cell and a bunch of other really neat things from other movies. They had a area where you could film yourself doing some movie scenes. It was fun my family and I definitely decided we should never be actors overall it was a great time. They have a really small gift shop that has a lot of things to buy if you wanted to there is a cost to get in. I believe it was eight dollars per person, but I actually don't remember but overall it was a great place. If you love movies I want to see you just what movies were filmed in the Astoria area. read more
The Oregon Film museum is located in the old jail and was the location for filming the jail house scenes in the Goonies. It's a great use of this classic space, but it is pretty small. Astoria is a small town, so it's relative. For me, it was worth it to view the space and the memorabilia they have of not just the Goonies but other Oregon filmed titles. The most fun was that they have some sets where you can make mini-movies of yourself. I'm an embarrassingly bad actress, so those shorts will never see the light of day, but it was fun doing it and even more fun watching other people act out scenes from Goonies, Kindergarden Cop, the Shining and Point Break. The entry fee is in alignment with the size and options you have in the museum - I wouldn't miss this if your in Astoria for a one time visit and do recommend the triple ticket to see Flavel House and the Historic Museum. read more
The Oregon Film Museum and the town of Astoria is home to the 1980's movie classic, The Goonies. Plenty of scenes were filmed around Astoria and it's here at the museum where they have preserved moments and keepsakes from it all. Approaching the museum (for me) was like this reflection in time. My childhood was The Goonies. I was 6 years old when the film premiered. There's an affection I have for it that's irreplaceable. So showing up in Astoria, Oregon for the first time 40 years from the 1985 release had me emotional. Hard to put into words, but I was feeling giddy in the moment. This Oregon Film Museum was actually a real jail from 1914 - 1976. The opening scene of The Goonies took place right inside where one of the Fratelli Brothers escapes jail. Of course with the escape, the vintage Fratelli's jeep they drove away in and raced down the shores of Cannon Beach sits right outside the museum!!! Who doesn't remember the jeep? It's such a nostalgic feeling, sort of reliving and conjuring up many memories. The museum is extremely small and an absolute throwback in time. The museum is so tiny it can get claustrophobic in a way. A visit can take 15 - 20 minutes. But for those diehard Goonies fanatics out there, you can spend longer. It's $6 entrance fee. Hours are 10am - 5pm daily. The museum does briefly highlight other popular films that were shot in Oregon. For example...Animal House, Kindergarten Cop, Free Willy and The Shining. But 2/3rds of the museum is dedicated to The Goonies. The other 1/3rd part are film sets where visitors can reenact scenes from timeless films. They have a unique gift shop with everything dedicated to The Goonies and the town of Astoria. I bought a Goonies t-shirt for $25. Lastly, you can sit inside the jail cell where the Fratelli brother escaped including the actual props from him faking his own hanging. There's a cell where One Eyed Willie is guarding his treasures. They have cutout cardboards of the cast and the actual crew call sheet. One other thing, just to lower people's expectations...I wouldn't expect much out of the visit. The museum is old and dinky. Because it's so small, it can get crowded quickly. It's not your typical museum, but if you're a fan of cinema, you won't mind the conditions. They've preserved things as much as possible and I appreciated that. Some people may say it needs updating and it's too small and boring, but I embraced it all. Maybe I was a little biased because of my heartfelt feelings towards the movie, but this Oregon Film Museum is a rarity these days. You won't find anything like it. From here at the museum, it's only fitting you drive a few miles down the road and continue The Goonies adventure getting to walk up and see the Walsh's home where Mikey and Brandon lived. They allow you to do it though you can't enter inside. But, the scenes from the Walsh's house were iconic. It's where they discovered the treasure map in the attic all while Chunk "truffle shuffled" his way into America's hearts. read more
8 months ago
Experience was a little disappointing, there didn't seem to be much movie memorabilia (compared to some of the older pictures posted - maybe?). The big thing they had was a room to make your own movie scene on a green screen? Didn't get it, didn't do it. Also, they only allow so many people in the museum at one time, so we had to wait a bit - which was fine, and thank goodness the museum is as small as it is, otherwise you'd be waiting awhile. Saving grace was the gift shop; we didn't really stop in any other gift shops in Astoria for Goonies stuff, but they had a good selection at the museum. You can do a bundle discount package with this museum, the Flavel House (recommend), and the Heritage Museum (I believe) read more
1 year ago
Interesting and cool but tiny!!! This little micro museum does however house some cool items, what's more it's a historic building with a film prop car right in front... what's not to love? read more
2 months ago
Quite underwhelming if I'm being honest. We planned to tour the Flavel House but opted to purchase the combo ticket to all 3 museums. It's certainly not an expensive tour, and I wasn't sure what to expect as I'd only ever seen the building from the outside, but goodness it's small. We couldn't even enter the lobby when a family was paying at the counter. Beyond the lobby and little store there's only 3 rooms. And the rooms, with different movie pieces and film equipment, are quite tight. We were inside for 5-10 minutes total. There were 3 groups inside and we couldn't enter or exit any room without squeezing past. Essentially they give you the opportunity to have yourself recorded using minor props and green screens and email them to yourself before you leave. Since that didn't really appeal to us and things were so tight, we just walked through each room and exited. Good concept though. read more
Not enough to see, you can walk through it in 5 min or less, I'm a huge Goonie fan I wish they would've had more to offer. It's beautiful town & location, they also offer to see two other historical houses. The house across is a Victorian style home looks haunted, I didn't go in not my thing. I recommend getting the package for the three locations. Not too far from this location is the house where they filmed the Goonies, great place to snap a picture your not really allowed to see the home but you can walk up to it. read more
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The Goonies was a favorite movie growing up. It was a dream come true to finally come and see everything throughout a Astoria in Cannon Beach. The museum was simply awesome! The customer service was incredible and educational. Everything still looks exactly the same as it did when they film the movie. Love it! Goonies Never Say Die! read more
9 months ago
11 months ago
It is very small. But I really enjoyed it. I loved the jail cells. They were so tiny. I wanted a Goonies skull and crossbones flag, but they were sold out again. I did get a t shirt and some magnets. There are 5 museums in Astoria. I would rate this one as number 3 to visit. read more
2 years ago
3 years ago
One of the main reasons we visited Astoria was to see the Goonies landmarks. This is the county jail from the beginning of the movie as well as the jeep from the movie. The jail cell is where the opening scene was also filmed. I am so glad I got to see a place where such a magical movie was made. I will say if you're not a Goonies fan it's probably not your speed. The museum is pretty small itself. Half is the jail cells while the other half is tiny little sets and you can try to recreate movie scenes. My fiancé and I didn't know what movies most of the sets were even for (maybe it's our age). Definitely a fun place to go though to feel like your part of a movie you love. read more
7 months ago
mid place. not super fun, not terrible. it's cool to see the outside and the car from the goonies, but a bit weird inside. there is a complicated and weird filming thing that you are supposed to do. would reccomend taking pics of outside and leave. read more
This is such a cool thing to do in Astoria! The museum is inside of a historic jail. When you go in, there are a few rooms with sets where you can film yourselves reenacting scenes from Twilight, the Shining and the Goonies (at least those are the ones we picked to re enact). This museum won't take long to go through, but it is lots of fun! If you are a Goonies fan...you have to come. read more
4 years ago
Oregon Film Museum is numero dos for the Goonies tour of Astoria! Of course you have to visit the house first, be respectful, park down the street and quietly walk up and take your pic and hit the road. The museum will be the last stop the way things are laid out unless you're going the other direction. It is small but still a must see. The cell is where the movie starts. Data's complete outfit is here along with some Goonies loot but also other movie memorabilia from films filmed in town. I'm not gonna lie, it's a super cute town! I would film a movie here just to hang out here. There's another room where you can make your own little movies. Some direction would have helped. My family and I were totally lost. No assistance here really. We tried emailing it but we never received the email. What a mess. I thought the merch was cute and overall walking distance from the downtown area. And on that note .... Goonies never say DIE! read more
1 year ago
It's cramped, area is sketchy, you can film yourself but it's complicated and strange. Please don't waste your time. It smells awful and then there is nothing to do afterwards. 5 minutes we spent there. read more
I want to give this 5 stars so bad just for the nostalgia! Goonies is one of my favorite movies, has been since I was in middle school. We made it a point to stop in Astoria during our Oregon road trip, and the jail was our first stop. There was a line right away which confused me at first, it was a Thursday morning in July. Once inside, I realized there is a line because the museum is essentially just 2 rooms in the downstairs of the building. It's still a really cool thing to do, especially because the tickets are very cheap ($6)! There's a mix of Goonies stuff along with quotes and memorabilia from other movies filmed in Astoria. Essentially 1 room is a green screen area you can film in (we didn't do this as we are both camera shy) and then the other room are the jail cells but seen from 2 different sides. They were filled with neat things, and I'm so glad we went, but it was pretty underwhelming. We were in there for probably less than 10 minutes total. The gift shop was neat! I ended up forgetting my hoodie in our airbnb (we were staying in Portland where it was 90 degrees and Astoria was about 60 degrees), so I bought one at the gift shop because I knew I needed to leave with something. I got the green pullover hoodie, and that was about $50, which I think is pretty normal for a gift shop hoodie. If you are a Goonies fan, this is an absolute must-see! Just don't plan on carving out too much time for it. read more
2 years ago
Bad, bad, bad. Pitiful! I hate giving bad reviews, but this was horrible!! I don't care it was "only" $6, it was time we wasted that we could have spent elsewhere. It's not a "movie museum" at all! It's alitlte info about the Goonies and Twilight, a couple posters with no info and a green room that is confusing at best to use! I kept thinking we must have missed the museum. They have "scripts" that are for about 15 seconds yet they give you 60-90 serconds to record. It's two tiny rooms with very little to see. If this is all that OR can say about movies filmed there, they should shut the museum down! We thought it would be way better to open more of it as a jail museum and show more of the old jail as well as tell stories of some of the more interesting people that had spent time there. One of, if not the worst "museums" we've ever been to, and we've been to alot. read more
5 years ago
We had so much fun at this museum. Cost is $6 per adult, $2 if you are under 17. My husband and stepsons are major goonies fans and were pretty excited that this was open. The film museum is inside the same building they used as the jail in the movie. Its not very big but it was cool place to go if you are a goonies fan. It has some of teh props from the movie, you can see the jail cell and also shoot some of your own short movie clips. We all had a really good time here. They also have a little gift shop there as well if that is your thing. :) read more
4 years ago
Cruise port stopped here and it was the only thing open on a Monday morning. It looks cool from the outside but the inside is tiny and can only hold one or two families at a time. The museum itself has some green screens and you can read the lines and film yourselves using an assigned QR code that you scan. Those were fun once you get the hang of it. The 2 stars is because I bought the 3 museum pass basically for $14 rather than $23 to go to the 3 Astoria museums. The worker even gave me directions to the flavel house next door and the heritage museum 8 blocks away. However when I got to the heritage museum it was closed on Monday's! Why did they sell me tickets for a museum that was closed the day I was there. Will not be going back. read more
Such a wonderful museum experience for any Gponies fan! See where they filmed the jail scene and some memorabilia from the movie. Lots of Instagrammable photo opportunities and a great gift shop. A real find for anyone who loves the Goonies! read more
2 years ago
Don't mean to be negative here, but I really don't know what this museum is all about. First, it was dirty, with soiled walls, peeling paint, moldy windows, trash etc. I wouldn't call this a true museum in the traditional sense of the word, but rather a persons collection of 80's era Goonies merchandise locked behind a jail cell with plexiglass so you can't even see it all in detail. And more than half of the exhibit is some strange interactive video recording project where you can record yourself in makeshift sets that isn't really Goonies related. So disappointed and confused. read more
This is a must-see for any self-respecting Goonies fan! And if you're visiting Astoria, likely your are a fan lol. It was so fun to see some of the original props and things used in the movie, like Data's outfit with all his gadgets and even One-Eyed Willie and all his rich stuff! I caught a fleeting feeling of being a kid again while I was bouncing around in here lol! The exterior is where they filmed the opening jail break scene! And once you enter, you're immersed in the Goondocks! It was so fun! They also have an area where you can fill out a small note as to why you love the Goonies or what you think makes you a good Goonie and you can add it to the wall! Parking is right across from the Flavel House Museum and also has street parking. The websites don't mention this, but you can get a combined ticket for both museums plus a third one at a small discount so it's worth it! They also have some info and exhibits of other movies filmed in Oregon (there are TONS filmed here!) and you can even make your own little movie at the end! The gift shop has some cool merch - I definitely walked away with more than I anticipated lol! Gotta stop in if you are even a small fan! read more
2 years ago
Had to come see the famous goonies location. Was very underwhelmed by the size. Glad we bought other tours with it and explored the mansion next door. There's not much to it but hey thankful for the opportunity. read more
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