page_title: Astoria, Oregon
section_title: In popular culture and entertainment
hierarchical_section_title: Astoria, Oregon / In popular culture and entertainment
caption_attribution_description: English: The historic Old Clatsop County Jail (built 1913), located at 732 Duane Street in Astoria, Oregon, United States, is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Since 1976, it is no longer in use as a jail, and in 2010 it was reopened as the Oregon Film Museum. A corner of the current sheriff's office and jail is narrowly visible in the right background of this photo. Photo was taken from the rear steps of the county courthouse. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 83002145
context_page_description: Astoria is a port city and the seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1811, Astoria is the oldest city in the state of Oregon and was the first American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains. The county is the northwest corner of Oregon, and Astoria is located on the south shore of the Columbia River, where the river flows into the Pacific Ocean. The city is named for John Jacob Astor, an investor and entrepreneur from New York City, whose American Fur Company founded Fort Astoria at the site and established a monopoly in the fur trade in the early nineteenth century. Astoria was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on October 20, 1876.
  The city is served by the deepwater Port of Astoria. Transportation includes the Astoria Regional Airport. U.S. Route 30 and U.S. Route 101 are the main highways, and the 4.1-mile Astoria–Megler Bridge connects to neighboring Washington across the river. The population was 9,477 at the 2010 census.
context_section_description: It is claimed that the actor Clark Gable began his career at the Astoria Theatre in 1922.
  Leroy E. "Ed" Parsons, called the "Father of Cable Television", developed one of the first community antenna television stations (CATV) in the United States in Astoria starting in 1948.
  The early 1960s television series Route 66 filmed the episode entitled "One Tiger to a Hill" in Astoria; it was broadcast on September 21, 1962.
  Shanghaied in Astoria is a musical about Astoria's history that has been performed in Astoria every year since 1984.
  In recent popular culture, Astoria is most famous for being the setting of the 1985 film The Goonies, which was filmed on location in the city. Other notable movies filmed in Astoria include Short Circuit, The Black Stallion, Kindergarten Cop, Free Willy, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, Benji the Hunted, Come See the Paradise, The Ring Two, Into the Wild, The Guardian and Green Room.
  Pop punk band The Ataris' fourth album was titled So Long, Astoria as an allusion to The Goonies. A song of the same title is the album's first track. The album's back cover features news clippings from Astoria, including a picture of the port's water tower from a 2002 article on its demolition.
  Pop punk band Marianas Trench have an album titled Astoria. The band states the album was inspired by 1980s fantasy and adventure films, and The Goonies in particular. That film inspired the title, as it was set in Astoria, the album's artwork, as well as the title of their accompanying US tour (Hey You Guys!!).
caption: The old Clatsop County Jail, used in the first scene of the film The Goonies. The site is now home to the Oregon Film Museum.
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