goonies never say die

[Gene] Kelly wanted the title song to reflect “my moment of greatest exhilaration” and to have a child-like playfulness. “I thought of the fun children have slashing about in rain puddles and decided to become a kid myself during the number”. He had taught so many kids to dance, he had an idea of their lack of self-consciousness and joy. 

Filmmaking now, all of a sudden, is back to almost “old school”. Technology becomes invisible, and that’s a great thing. Yoda baby, beautiful, and it moves in there, too. The guys who are moving the eyes and the lips and the facial expressions, phenomenal. And they filmed it one-on-one. It was heartbreakingly beautiful. — Werner Herzog