What is Stef doing in the opening credits of Goonies?
So anyone familiar with the opening credits of Goonies will remember that it introduces all the characters by showing them as they are going about their daily activities, meanwhile the Fratelli's are being chased by the police in the background.
The whole scene can be seen here, however I've set the link to start at the 3 minute mark where we see the character Stef who appears to be on the docks, with her head in a giant trough(?) under water, and she comes up with a crab which she then tosses aside. So my question is WTF? What the heck is she doing? I mean I see what she is doing literally but... what the heck? Why is she doing that?
Best Answer
The script's 4th draft explains that Stef is helping her father (who works at the docks) to sort out crabs:
EXT. MARINA - DAY
The cars are headed for a MARINA. Several FISHING BOATS are docked here. STEF, a 16 year old girl, WORKS with her father on a small FISHING BOAT. Seconds before the CHASE passes, Stef, wearing a mask and snorkel, ducks her head into a tank of water, sorting lobsters and crabs. As the chase PASSES out of sight, Stef RESURFACES. She MISSED all of it.
And it seems they eventually ditched the mask and snorkel in the film, probably to illustrate how tough and fearless Stef is. Another version of the script also states that she's helping her dad in that scene.
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