I was in love with Data from
The Goonies. My god, he invented the
Pinchers of Peril and
Slick Shoes! Also, there weren't any other non-dorky Asians to crush on so he was the obvious choice. My weekly ritual was watching a recording of The Goonies I had taped off TV. I'd switch between that and Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom, where he played Indy's Cantonese cursing sidekick. Then I'd play the
Goonies 2 Nintendo game. You can tell I'm one of those people at revival screenings who shouts every line of the film.
A college friend was family friends with the actor
Ke Huy Quan and lent me her autographed photos. I suppose they're on permanent loan since I haven't given them back. The backstory is Ke (or Jonathan as he goes by now) is ethnic Chinese from Vietnam, and grew up in Alhambra. I'm glad he's one of the only FOB character actors who made Asians look badass.
I tried to stalk him when he was going to USC film school but was unsuccessful at securing a date. I am also disappointed with myself that I didn't make it to
The Goonies reunion earlier this year.
In perfect stalker form, I have photos of him at a pool party with my friend Lyn (to the right of Ke).