He was later seen with Chunk rescuing the Goonies who were forced to walk the plank at the Inferno, before learning that his Mama dropped him as a baby, which could be the reason for his deformed appearance. Soon after, Sloth and Chunk walked past the dangling water pipes, until Sloth pushed the pipes back upward in a fit of rage with his superhuman strength, causing a car crash. Later, Chunk attempted to call the Police, but Sloth caused the phone to disconnect while eating rocky road ice cream. Sloth and Chunk became best friends after Chunk gave Sloth a Baby Ruth candy bar after Sloth saw a chocolate cake on TV. He was later seen again watching TV and roaring until he met one of the Goonies, Chunk, who was captured while trying to get help as instructed by Brand and Mikey. Later, Mikey showed the other Goonies Sloth, who then roared at the wall causing them to scream and run out of the door towards the tunnel from an old fireplace. His quote "Hey You Guys!" is originally a catchphrase from the 1970s television children's series The Electric Company.Sloth was first seen annoyed by his brother, Jake Fratelli, who was singing and harassing Sloth as he threw his food at him, until Mikey pushed the food dish back to Sloth with a broom stick after Jake left.His Raiders shirt is a reference to the NFL team Matuszak was signed to at the time.Sloth is also a fan of old pirate movies, such as ones starring Errol Flynn.When he rips off his shirt, a short motif from John Williams' Superman score plays. Sloth's favorite superhero is Superman this is a reference to Richard Donner's previous films, Superman and Superman II.Sloth's real name is Lotney Fratelli this is never mentioned in the film.The latter one shows that Sloth was indeed adopted by the Cohen family footage for it has never been released. Additional scenes were removed from the final cut, including Sloth and Chunk discovering the path the Goonies left and a final scene with everyone celebrating at the Walsh residence. It can, however, still be seen in some promotional material, including a number of the Goonies Topps trading cards.Įarly versions of The Goonies saw Sloth spitting and burping up gemstones at the end of the movie, as the way that the Goon Docks are saved from destruction.Īn extended version of the sheriff phone call scene was filmed, and had Sloth eating an entire T-bone steak this was cut from the film. An early variant was more "smooth and cartoonish", and ultimately not used in the film. Various versions of his makeup and prosthetics were created and used during production. The lower eye was a mechanical eye that blinked via radio control, as were the ears all together, it took four hours of makeup to sculpt Sloth's face. Fifteen pieces of facial prosthetics were worn by Matuszak. The character's face was molded with a combination of prosthetics, makeup, and animatronics. Sloth is portrayed by football star John Matuszak. Desperate to eat the chocolate bar, Sloth rips his chains off of the wall. Eventually, Chunk continues to attempt to befriend him over their love of food he pulls out a Baby Ruth bar and throws it his way, which smacks him in the head. Chunk sheepishly tries to introduce himself to Sloth, but gets scared from his appearance and screams out for help. Left with food just out of reach, a spying Mikey pushes the dish closer, allowing him to grab his meal.Īfter Chunk is caught and interrogated by the Fratellis, he is tied up and locked away in the same room as Sloth. Sloth is first seen chained in a room, being tortured by Jake's terrible singing. This is the reason why Chunk was initially afraid of him, but looked past his appearances. He is seen with only a couple of teeth, and his eyes are slanted. Sloth is very tall and muscular, and has distorted features.
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