A Kansas businessman promised to preserve the famous house for fans of the 1980s cult classic film “The Goonies” after closing on the $1.6 million abode last week.
Behman Zakeri, a 46-year-old entrepreneur from the Sunflower State and lifelong fan of the film, told The Washington Post he bought the house in Astoria, Oregon, for $1.65 million and pledged to use it as a fan haven in honor of the film’s legacy.
“Somebody that was a true ‘Goonie’ needed to have it to kind of make sure that it didn’t go away,” Zakeri told The Post. “If the wrong person buys ‘The Goonies’ house, what if they do what Troy’s father wanted to do in the movie and bulldoze it and turn it into a golf course
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