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“Never Say Die!”: Revisiting ILM’s Visual Effects Contributions as ‘The Goonies’ Turns 40

“Never Say Die!”: Revisiting ILM’s Visual Effects Contributions as ‘The Goonies’ Turns 40

by Clayton Sandell | Sep 16, 2025 | San Francisco News

Former Industrial Light & Magic artists join ILM.com to reflect on bringing the pre-digital cinema classic to life. By Clayton Sandell ILM modelmakers at work on the Inferno. L to R: Chuck Wiley, Barbara Galucci, Bill George, Randy Ottenberg (Credit: ILM). During...

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