The Deleted Goonies Octopus Scene: The Story Behind It And Why It Was Cut

The Octopus Was A 32-Foot Puppet That Was Difficult To Operate

If the octopus looked awkward and cumbersome in the deleted scene in The Goonies, it’s because the actual prop — essentially a 32-foot marionette doll — was just as hard to maneuver, if not worse. In a 2018 interview with Fred China (via The Daily Astorian), Rob Burman, who helped design the cosmetics of the elusive beast, described the concept as being “ridiculous enough to get it cut out” before going into details about the headache the octopus was to shoot.

During the conversation, Rob Burman explained that the octopus lacked finesse and had large cables and couplings exposed all over its exterior that didn’t look good or believable. At the end, Burman said the decision to cut the creature was probably for the best because that way no one had to explain why it looked so bad.

The Deleted Goonies Octopus Scene: The Story Behind It And Why It Was Cut
Source: Pilipinas Banat