Ode to Richard "Data" Wang, master-tinkerer & goonie
Nevermind that the character's frequent technical malfunctions -- or actor Jonathan Ke Quan's accent -- were used as comic relief. When I force my children to watch Goonies, I'm going to make sure they appreciate Data's ingenuity and drive to invent.
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Cowtown2
#1 – 3:58 PM May 15, 2009
That movie just makes me happy.
dculberson
#2 – 12:50 AM May 16, 2009
Sloth love chunk!
Brandon West
#3 – 1:40 PM May 16, 2009
That's what I said, booby traps
LeSinge
#4 – 11:27 PM May 18, 2009
I have to say, watching the clips out of context, his inventions actually seem to work pretty well. And growing up with the Goonies (I was born in 79 and this is probably one of my favorite movies), it never gave me a negative bias toward Asians. I mean, in the end Data is never made fun or put down because of his race or the way he talks (aside from the "booty trap" lines).
I should make a "I'm setting booty traps" shirt with Data's pic on it.