Owner of 'The Goonies' House Overwhelmed by Fans, Trying to Keep Them Away

A shot from ‘The Goonies’ and its cast (Warner Bros.)

Time to find a new place to do the Truffle Shuffle.

The residents of the Astoria, Oregon house — which served as de facto headquarters of the kids in the 1985 movie The Goonies — have finally been overwhelmed by the hoards of nostalgia-loving fans who have flocked to the sleepy suburb of to celebrate the beloved film. After 14 years of greeting fans with open arms, homeowner Sandi Preston says that this summer’s spike in tourism — tied to the 30th anniversary of the Richard Donner-directed film — has become too much to handle. She recently placed a tarp over the house and asked the city’s Chamber of Commerce to discourage fans from visiting.

The request creates a bit of an awkward situation, since the Chamber of Commerce just went all-out to promote a weeklong festival in Astoria celebrating the film’s anniversary, complete with tours of the town and filming locations. In fact, they even set up a website for the festival, as well as a bus tour that went past the home.

In all, about 15,000 people attended the celebration, which marked the town’s third Goonies event since 2005.

“[Preston] was overwhelmed and looking for help to try to get some semblance of normal life back,” Regina Willkie, the chamber’s marketing director, told The Daily Astorian. “It’s just a constant stream of people coming at all hours of the day.”

Here’s a photo of the home in more recent years:

Preston took to The Goonies 30th anniversary celebration Facebook page to denounce the visitors, calling some of them out for aggressive behavior unbefitting of the sweet nature of the film they love.

“The (caliber) of people/generations is changing, and not for the better,” she wrote, according to The Daily Astorian (the Facebook group is now closed). “They don’t have a sense of family or community but feel entitled and let no one get in their way. We see it daily with the threats against us; all because we choose to have some privacy. It’s been unrestricted for 14 years and we are worn out.”

The Chamber of Commerce also put up a sign stating that access to the house was now closed, though from the looks of a sign Preston put up, she’s not exactly grateful for their help in this affair, as she blamed the city for encouraging the influx.

Unfortunately for Preston, the city can’t stop people from walking down a public street, and the new local Oregon Film Museum hasn’t exactly distracted them from going to the house. As of now, there’s no solution to the problem, which will likely only continue to grow worse. As we all know Goonies fans never say die.

Watch our interview with ‘The Goonies’ star Robert Davi below: