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Even though the weather is not really made for any indoor activity these days, we know that it can start to rain any day in Dublin. And so it is good to have some kind of indoor alternative in case the current sunny spell ends. Therefore, as the pirate fan that I’ve been since I was 5, I’m happily announcing: The Goonies Pirate Party.

Goonies never say die! On Thursday 1st of July the Screen Cinema will host a special screening of the classic adventure movie The Goonies. This is an unmissable screening for anyone with an inner Goonie that needs to be embraced. To make it extra special we’re making it socially acceptable to dress up as pirates in the cinema. In fact, we’re actively encouraging it! And hoping that you’ll join us for some ale and swashbuckling afterwards in Doyle’s pub.

June 7th marked the 25th anniversary of the film’s release, and The Screen wants to give Irish fans the chance to celebrate the much-loved film’s anniversary with a celebration as boisterous as the movie.

This marks the second film in the wildly popular ‘Screen Hearts 80’s’ season of 80’s blockbusters which commenced with ‘Ghost Busters’ on Monday the 21st of June to a packed house.

Screen Hearts 80′s’ will run throughout the summer including gems such as Gremlins and Top Gun and will also feature an Arnie action season and a John Hughes tribute in August that will open with the teen classic The Breakfast Club on August 6th.

The Goonies is a thrill-a-minute adventure film. When brothers Mikey (Sean Astin) and Brand (Josh Brolin) learn that greedy developers are forcing their family to move, they and their friends decide to have one last adventure together. With the help of a treasure map they’ve found in the attic, the group, known as the Goonies, go in search of buried gold hoping against hope that if they find it, Mikey and Brand will succeed in keeping their home.

So get your cutlasses and eyepatches, and board the Screen cinema on Thursday. Tickets for the event are available on www.screencinema.ie, in the Screen’s box office or by calling 1520 927005.