What Did Sloth From The Goonies Look Like In Real Life?

Unsurprisingly, John Matuszak looked nothing like Sloth from «The Goonies,» highlighting the makeup department’s unbelievable work — it took four to five hours, 15 overlapping pieces of prosthetics, and layers of makeup to bring the character to life. Most important were the oversize ears and a low-hanging left eye that crew members operated off-screen with a remote control. Despite this, the actor never once complained about the painstaking process, not even the time the child actors got the makeup wet, forcing him to go back and do it all over again.

«Look at the smile,» Richard Donner reflected in «The Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of ‘The Goonies’» while watching a video of Matuszak in costume. «It’s that smile that comes through. This was a sweet, gentle giant. Scary as hell, even scary to me, but he’d put his arm around you, and it was like, ‘Wow. I’m flying.’»