Oregon Film Museum

Weaaaakkkk. Seriously don’t go in and waste your money. It’s truly worthless. Other reviewers said it’s decent for goonie lovers but that’s not the case. Just take some pics from the outside and move on. You can buy goonies merchandise elsewhere in Astoria

Very neat to take a picture of the outside, but the inside is very small and cramped if there is a lot of people. Mostly inside they have set up various movie scenes and you can act them out yourself while it is being filmed. You can then have those emailed to you. If your looking to be creative and reenact some movies this is the place for you!

Cute little building that is the former jail. Lots of Goonies memorabilia and even the ability to put yourself into a scene in the movie.
However, it is small and cramped. There were 5 other groups when we went and we didn’t get an opportunity to see or do much. If you do go when no one else is there you’ll have a great time. For me, meh.

This museum was just okay. It was pretty small and at times felt a little cramped. If I had children with me, I may have enjoyed it more.
There were opportunities to re-​make your favorite scenes from movies. I enjoyed watching others partake in this, but I chose not to.
In my opinion, it wasn’t worth the six bucks.

Visited several museums in town today and this one has been disappointing for us. If you have kids it might be cool because they have 3 mini sets where you can take some scenes and the videos will be available for download once you’re home, but the exhibition is very small and limited. The heritage museum is definitely more interesting.

I’m a huge fan of the Goonies and have been for 30+ years since the movie first came out. When I finally made it to Astoria I was stoked to learn this old jail had been converted into a shrine to the Goonies. I would say it was worth the visit, but the place is very tiny and cramped. There’s not a whole lot to see. 30 minutes is all you’ll need and that’s including taking time to make your own movie. If you’re a Goonies fan you probably won’t regret carving out some time to visit this museum, but don’t expect too much from the experience.

Given the size of the facility and the town and the low entrance price, I was very impressed by this museum. I’ve never watched the Goonies, so didn’t care about that. What was worth the entrance price for me was the «hot set» room where you can film your own movies. The best is the car with the blue screen behind, you can add forest or ocean backgrounds and get a cute, fake-​professional-​looking video emailed to you really easily. It was super fun to film some clips with my nephew and I bet most people would have fun with it too. The only thing I would suggest is for the docents to guide visitors a little more — tell people about the hot set room; we had to find it on our own. Also, a filming setup in front of one of the jail cells would be super fun.

Sorry, I’m gonna say it… wasn’t impressed. Cute, but very small, underwhelming and cramped. Love the Goonies, but this was a disappointment.
$ 6/​adult admission
Don’t make this the only reason you visit Astoria.

It was a little overpriced for what’s inside. I’m a huge Goonies fan! Would have liked to have seen more movie memorabilia.

Wow, was I glad my tickets were free. i guess I need to up my desire for Goonies cause I and my travel companion did not like it all. It looks like one persons goonies collection stuck in this tiny building. Also, there are places to film yourself like a movie but not expecting it, we weren’t too great at ad-​libbing and had it know it, i might have brought a prop too. Hard to get us both in the video at the same time. My best pictures are from the front of the building – FREE and taken before I even visited there. PASS

There’s a Museum Here?
Goonies Never Say Die!
A visit to the parking lot is just fine. My visit was free and I never set foot anywhere but the parking lot… Priceless experience!
Goonies Never Say Die! Here, free of charge, you get to see a famous building and the most famous ORV ever! ORV stands for Off Road Vehicle. This Jeep Charokee belonged to the Fratelli’s in the Goonies. In a time when the SUV didn’t exist, someone decided to make a timeless movie that hits home with childhood, adventure and real friendships. Chunk and the other Goonies experience is something everyone can relate to and this ORV is one of a kind. You can touch, smell and even lick the bullet holes if you wish. This is a must stop for any Goonies fan.
I love this Building. I love this truck!
Goonies Never Say Die and I am a fan!

Came here for the Goonie Festival this year. Never been to the Museum before and really wanted to. As others have stated it is VERY small. Basically 2 rooms. You walk in and to the left is the Jail Cells where the movie was filmed. That area is cram packed from ceiling to floor with things about movies filmed in Oregon and especially The Goonies.
What surprised me the most is the cells were extremely small. When they filmed the brother hanging himself the camera had to have been on the floor because he was standing on his feet. There was no room to hang yourself. I am just under 6′ tall and my head was almost touching the roof in the cell.
Back at the entrance on the right side of the building was a small video studio where they had scenes setup from some classic films that were filmed in Oregon. You can recreate some of those scenes with yourself and family in them. Pretty smart on their part. My sister and I didn’t want to do it because there was a line and it was HOT in there and we were a bit claustrophobic.
I really enjoyed myself, but I think a one time visit was enough. There isn’t enough to look at to justify a second visit.

It was really cool just to be in here. My kids loved it. It is small but really awesome for the kids. It was only $ 21 for seven people. There are a few spots for the kids, or you to make mini movies. The movies choices are all from movies filmed in Oregon, the shining, twilight of course the Goonies… Then you can have them emailed for free. Its pretty awesome. They have the best Goonies merchandise selection too. Definitely worth going to.

I was visiting my sister in Portland during the winter break when she decided to take me to Astoria, Oregon to visit the town where The Goonies was filmed. If you are from Portland or live around there, be prepared for a three hour drive to Astoria. The drive down there was beautiful. There is nothing but nature all around. When arriving to Astoria, the first thing you notice is how the town looks as if it was spat out from the 80’s, very retro looking place, quiet and hardly any busy streets with cars. We first decided to visit the house where The Goonies was filmed, since it was drizzling, we were not able to spend a long time outside the house. Afterwards, we decided to visit the Oregon Film Museum since it was recommended online, when searching «places to visit in Astoria.» From the house to the museum, it is approximately a five minute drive.
If you have ever seen The Gonnies, you know that when arriving to the film museum parking lot, it is the jail that comes out in the film. The entrance to the museum is $ 6 per person which is not expensive and convenient to all the things the museum offers. When paying, you are given a ticket that is necessary to have in order for you to film at least three small productions of your choice. It is not a big museum but there is enough to keep you entertained for an hour or two. There is no security guards around but there are cameras watching you, placed all over the museum. One half of the museum is dedicated to The Goonies film. There is a wall that states fun facts about the movie, and even has a small TV that shows «behind the scenes» of the film. You are able to take pictures inside of the jail cells and if you go with friends or family, you can be imaginative of the ways you can take an awesome picture in there. One of the jail cells has a glass door in front of it and inside the cell is the exact bike and costume that the character Data wore in the film. The other half of the museum has small sets built to film/​recreate scenes from famous films. My sister, her boyfriend, and I recreated scenes from movies such as The Shining, The Goonies, and Twilight that was thrilling There are lines on a screen that you read off of when the camera is rolling and a box on the side full of props to use and wear. There are three small sets. One of the sets has a wall with a built-​in window and table with chairs on the side as a prop which is where we filmed our Twilight scene. The other set has half of a car that you can actually sit inside of. The last set has a door that is similar to the one from the film, The Shining. Not just any door, the door is from the scene where the father smashes the door down with an ax, if you have seen the movie, then you should know exactly what I am talking about. All sets are provided with a green screen in the background. It is very exciting and fun to do, definitely do not skip out on that part. Once you are done filming your small productions, you walk into another room and enter your email so that the films you created are sent to you. Close to the entrance is a small room where there is merchandise from The Goonies film that you can purchase, and also small goodies that represent the town Astoria and the museum itself, nothing is too expensive.

If you decide to visit Astoria just to visit the place/​house where The Goonies was filmed, you will leave unsatisfied in my opinion. You have to at least visit this museum, it will definitely be worth it. Try visiting a day when it is not raining so you can explore more of the town and its surroundings. When filming the productions inside the museum there was no one there. The last video we shot, a family came in and they were being very noisy, therefore it was difficult to hear what we were saying and felt a bit uncomfortable. I suggest you film when no one is around unless you do not mind people talking over you or staring at you while filming. After your visit to the museum, you can visit the small coffee shops that are around, they are visible when passing by them or simply by looking it up on your navigation system. The coffee is affordable, and delicious.
You will not regret visiting this museum or the town in general, it is a must go if you are around the area or visiting like I was.

Save your money. I was suckered in because I am a huge Goonies fan, but I could have easily saved myself the cash and disappointment by looking at pictures posted by prior Unilocalers of the «exibits». Took us less than 10mins to see all the movie props/​clothing in the cramped jail cells. Still can’t believe we were suckered into this «tourist attraction»…

The Oregon Film Museum was on my bucket list for sometime. The other day I went to Astoria to finally check the place out as well as drive along the Oregon Coastline.
Going off of other reviews I was already cautioned that the museum was going to small. I just didn’t think it would be THAT small.
There are some interesting things here though. There were many films filmed in Oregon and Astoria but going into this museum is mainly devoted to The Goonies which I suppose that is what put Astoria on the map. I liked the movie but other film acknowledgements done here is definitely not addressed as much. The gift shop is also devoted entirely to The Goonies.
The museum looks like it is in an old jail and going into those old cells and looking around is pretty cool!
You have an opportunity to film yourself in different backdrops as well here but I passed. I once did a critique of myself giving a speech which was recorded on a video tape. I haven’t recovered since.
But if you do film yourself you are bound to achieve a greater satisfaction to the $ 6.00 entrance fee since the exhibit is just so small to feel like it was money well spent. They also have a «all day» pass kind of thing where you can purchase a $ 12.00 ticket which allows you to visit three different museums in Astoria.

The Oregon Film Museum, site of the old prison, where they also filmed the beginning of The Goonies, is just fun! They have an incredible show of movies which were filmed in Oregon, and you get to see (remember?) how gorgeous Oregon as a state is.
Yes, you can buy The Goonies memorabilia there, and that’s fun, but the main points, I think, are to enjoy the fact that part of The Goonies was filmed there, that it’s a true old prison and it’s fun to read and walk through the cells, and you can watch a beautiful film and feel proud of the beautiful state we live in (if you do indeed live in Oregon!). If not, it gives you a great idea of where to visit!
I love this little museum on all counts, and highly recommend it!

For a small museum, this is definitely a great place to check out if you’re passing through Astoria. You can walk down the hallway of the old jailhouse from the opening scene of The Goonies and see the actual cell where Jake Fratelli faked his suicide in order to escape.
What a completely normal way to start off a children’s adventure film that was!
You can also see Data’s entire outfit, complete with the spring-​operated boxing glove, hi-​top sneakers and military-​issued jacket.
I sometimes imagine that his real life father may have actually worn this jacket as he fought alongside my father against the Viet Cong in the jungles outside Saigon.
You can also get your mugshot taken and make a short film, which they will email to you after the post-​production stages have been completed.
You won’t be able to kill an entire day in here, but it’s definitely worth checking out at least once. Especially if you’re a Goonies fan.

If your sleepy yet picturesque little town were the site of so many movie shoots over the years, wouldn’t you want to capitalize on it? That’s the idea behind the Oregon Film Museum, an old converted County Jail house turned shrine.
I assume the jailhouse was chosen as the museum’s home because it was one of the locations in Goonies, which is by far the most popular and well-​known of the movies shot here. (Incidentally, the old mansion across the street was also a Goonies location.) One of the few actual facts I learned about films in Oregon is that over 300 have been shot here over the years. Beyond that, it’s back to the Goonies nostalgia, with a hole half of the tiny building lined with the jail cells from the film, a slim bit of actual memorabilia, some cardboard cutouts of crew members and a quote board. In other words, if you are driven here like most because you are a Goonies fan, don’t expect to see anything you’ve haven’t seen before besides one briefly featured location.
The other side of the tiny space has some clever camera setups where you can shoot your own movies in front of green screens or behind the wheel of a truck based on snippets of scripts from the Goonies or other famous films. It’s a great way to encourage interactivity. Unfortunately, the system doesn’t work very well — we had to get a new card to stick in the machine so it could read us as guests, and the second movie we shot apparently didn’t record at all.
I might recommend the museum to any film enthusiast who had time to kill and was in the downtown location. Otherwise, you might get more excitement out of grabbing a map and hunting down some of the other actual Goonies locations.

Did you know that over 300 movies were filmed in and around Astoria? Just a little fun fact I learned about the quaint town, home to the «The Goonies.»
The museum was formerly a jailhouse, and it’s quite a tiny one. The cells still exist, and they house some of the movie props and memorabilia in each of the cells. More than half of the museum is all about Goonies, while throughout the building you’ll recognize props and posters from other movies. You can also make your own at several movie stations.
The gift shop mainly sells Goonies shirts and other knickknacks, so if you were looking for a replica whistle like the one Arnold Schwarzenegger blew throughout the movie, «Kindergarten Cop,» too bad.
Customer service isn’t the strong point of this museum. My friend and I arrived a half-​hour before closing time (more than enough time to explore it). The lady working there had a sour look on her face and looked frustrated when she saw us enter. We paid our $ 4.00 entrance fee and checked out the tiny gift shop first, only because she said (multiple times) she was going to close it up soon and that once that was closed we wouldn’t have another chance. After she told us all that, I felt rushed cause lady wanted to go home.
Being a huge fan of «The Goonies», I enjoyed my brief time spent at the museum and being in the actual place where part of the movie was filmed. Fans of the movie will enjoy this place, and I think $ 4.00 is a small fee to pay. The downside is the service, but try not to let that put a damper in your plans to visit.