Steven Spielberg, a close friend who worked with Donner on The Goonies, hailed him as “the greatest Goonie of all”.
You remember all the characters inSuperman, Lethal Weapon, The Goonies and more, because Donner knew how to capture that magic onscreen,” Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright said.
Among his best-known films were the Lethal Weapon franchise, the 1976 horror The Omen, and the 1985 adventure film The Goonies.
Mel Gibson, who found fame starring in Lethal Weapon alongside Danny Glover, described Donner as “my friend, my mentor”.