Fans of the first film Superman or even a feature film The Goonies are in mourning. Prolific director Richard Donner died on Monday at the age of 91, the US press reported. The Hollywood Reporter quotes the movie man’s assistant to confirm his death, while Deadline explains that his wife Lauren Schuler Donner did not specify the causes of death.
Donner’s other big titles include The curse (1976), The lethal Weapon with Mel Gibson and Danny Glover started in 1987, Party ghosts (1988) and his last film in 2006, 16 Blocks. He has also directed episodes of major television shows such as Max the Menace, Perry mason, Shipwrecked Island and The Fourth Dimension. Richard Donner was also a producer of X-Men and Save Willy.
“Richard Donner had the biggest, resonant voice anyone can imagine,” the star commented on Twitter. Goonies Sean Astin. “He attracted attention and laughed like no one had laughed before. Dick was so funny. What I saw in him, as a 12-year-old, was close to his heart, and I really enjoyed it, ”Astin commented.
Tribute from Spielberg
Steven Spielberg, who wrote the story about which The Goonies is based wrote in a statement that Donner had a “powerful mastery of his films.” Born in the Bronx and raised in New York City before joining New York University, Donner also served in the U.S. military, according to The Hollywood Reporter.