That night, Chris complains to Gordie that he hates being associated with his family's reputation. Boy, you don't know nothin', Mighty Mouse is a cartoon, Superman is a real guy, no way a cartoon could beat up a real guy. Let's get moving. Gordie Well, not anymore. Gordie Gordie Look, you guys can go around if you want to, I'm crossing here, and when you guys are dragging your candy asses half way across the state and back, I'll be waiting for you on the other side relaxing with my thoughts. , : [Lardass finishes his third pie] We got dibs. : : The Writer I know your name. The next day, the boys swim across a swamp, discovering it's filled with leeches. Vern overhears his older brother, Billy, talking with his friend, Charlie, about finding the body. : : Teddy Vern Sonny, I'm gonna beat your ass, teasing my dog like that! : What're you, his mother? Filled with humor and suspense, Stand by Me is based on the novella 'The Body' by Stephen King. [Cheers and applause; Mayor aside to Travis]. [in a high, mocking voice imitating Charlie Hogan]. Rob came up with Stand by Me, and it ended up being the least unpopular option. No but this is. : Company Credits The four of us, eyeball. : [to Lardass] He took your ear and he put it to a stove and burnt it off. Ace demands the weapon, but Gordie refuses while insulting and threatening him. 1341 Words. [to himself, quietly] [16], In 2016, several writers commemorated the 30-year anniversary of the film's release. You lose Gordie! Milo The boys begin their trip. [49] Others described the film as a "coming-of-age classic"[50][51] and as a film that stood at "the apex of the 80s kids movie boom". Teddy : I know who you are. Teddy Back in present day, Gordie is finishing a memoir of the experience. [Taunting Chopper behind the fence] : Teddy Nothing like a smoke after a meal. He can't be a dog. We better start running, eyeball. Teddy : Teddy I whispered. : Teddy : : [after hearing more howls, Teddy gets scared], [after dropping his hamburger in the campfire by accident], [the boys get dressed and Gordie is recovering from fainting], [Fighting Teddy and punching him over and over], [singing the ending song to their western], [after being stopped by Chris for attempting to dodge a train]. : [the boys get dressed and Gordie is recovering from fainting] Gordie [22], The "barf-o-rama" scene was also filmed in Brownsville. [] I tried to stay like Vern and say the stupid things Vern would. You wish. Seeking payback, he enters a pie-eating contest and throws up deliberately, inducing mass vomiting among everyone there. Teddy The movie itself came from the book The Body by Stephen King that came out in 1982. Adaptational Nice Guy: Teddy is still abrasive in the movie, but was a lot worse in the novel. [Lardass prepares to dive into his sixth pie, but then his stomach starts rumbling]. Teddy was going to touch me, ushering me back to laying against the gurney, but as she reached forward I complied before she touched me so she retracted her arms. Milo : He's crazier than a shithouse rat. Parts of the film were shot in Brownsville, Oregon, which stood in for the fictional town of Castle Rock. : : Chris Oh guys, I better get home before my mom puts me out on the "ten most wanted." Chris You like it, Teddy? Among the four protagonists of Stand by Me, Teddy Duchamp (Corey Feldman) had the most troubled background.Teddy is obsessed with the military and worships his mentally disturbed veteran father . In 1987, following the success of Stand by Me, Reiner co-founded a film and television production company and named it Castle Rock Entertainment, after the fictional town in which the film is set. Eyeball is giving a tattoo. It details the story of four pre-adolescent teens, Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern who embark upon a quest to find the dead body of Ray Brower, a kid also around their age that had been missing from the town for weeks. I'm crossing here. Tssh. [25] Telephoto compression was used to make the train appear much closer than it actually was. Teddy My dad hates me" (boy) Gordie writes that although he hadn't seen Chris in over a decade, he'll miss him forever. Except for the loony up in Togus. Technical Specs, [Gordie screams and runs for his life and is surprised to discover that Chopper is a small golden retriever]. Ace How do you know if a Frenchman has been in your backyard? The group of boys cross paths with Pressman after narrowly escaping his guard dog in the scrapyard.#StandByMe #StephenKing #ScrapyardWatch now on Google Play. : Probably the least traumatized is Vern, but he also has to deal with an older, delinquent and scary brother. The hypotheses of Jean Piaget, Lawrence Kohlberg, and Erik Erikson are unmistakably exemplified in Gordy, Chris, Teddy, and Vern all through the motion picture. Crowd Gordie, go get the food, you morphodite. [14] Bruce A. Evans sent a copy of The Body to Karen Gideon, the wife of his friend and writing partner Raynold Gideon, on August 29, 1983, as a gift for her birthday. [36], The film is referenced in Pokmon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow for the Nintendo Game Boy, as well their Game Boy Advance remakes, Pokmon FireRed and LeafGreen, where the player character's mother is watching the movie on TV. He drives a car and wears a hat. This film told the . Stand by Me Analysis Stand by Me is a movie about friendship and loss. Hands behind your backs, gentlemen! In the movie, developmental changes occur as the boys mature through painful, fun, and discovering of self scenarios. He was one of the four boys in in The Body and film based on it, Stand By Me. Although Billy Tessio is Vern's older brother, it's Billy's friend, Charlie Hogan, who matches Vern in personality. Bite my ass, Choppy! I saw the other day. Lardass Hogan : Teddy: I'm gonna rip your head off and shit down your neck! Huh? Gordie You son of a bitch! Teddy: You call my dad a looney again, I'll kill you. You just make your move. And begins fighting him]. : He interviewed our characters. [15] Paramount, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. all passed on the film; Columbia Pictures production head Guy McElwaine screened the film at his house because he was feeling ill, and the positive reaction of his daughters convinced him to distribute the film. [64], Dan Mangan's song "Rows of Houses" (2011) is based on the film and takes the perspective of Gordie Lachance.[65]. What act of cruelty did Teddy's father inflict upon him when he was a child? , He basically became Stephen King. "It should have been me" (boy) Finding the dead body brings out a feeling of guilt for Gordie and he feels as though it should have been him in the car crash instead of his brother. Thank you to everyone who made this dream a reality! A pile of shit has a thousand eyes. Chris His own father, Carl Reiner, had been responsible for The Dick Van Dyke Show, one of US television's most popular and long-running sitcoms; he had directed Steve Martin in The Jerk, All of Me. Superman's a real guy. Teddy's father 10. The Donnelley twins barfed on each other, and the Women's Auxiliary barfed all over the Benevolent Order of Antelopes. [Cut to flashback scene showing Lardass drinking a quart bottle of Castor Oil and eating a raw egg just before the start of the contest; cut back to the contest in progress]. Slowly, a sound started to build in Lardass' stomach. Mayor Grundy Later, Teddy found it difficult to join the army, but he was rejected because of his glasses and his burnt ear. he was covered with five pies worth of used blueberries. | The film's widest release was 848 theaters, and it ended up earning $52,287,414 overall, well above its $8 million budget. Why not? I'm gonna rip your head off and shit down your neck! Chris He is rejected by his father, following the death of his football-star older brother Denny. : : He was sent the script by Scheinman,[15] and his initial reaction was the script had promise but "no focus". : Teddy I don't shut up. Vern And through the experience of going to find the dead body and his friendship with these boys, he began to feel empowered and went on to become a very successful writer. : Lardass Hogan Gordie Teddy tried to get into the Army but failed due to his ear and his eyesight and wound up serving time in jail. [26] The song was also reissued in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, where it topped the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart respectively for three consecutive weeks in February 1987. : No way man. [15] Both Gideon and Evans quickly became fans of the novella and shortly thereafter contacted King's agent, Kirby McCauley, seeking to negotiate film rights; McCauley replied that King's terms were $100,000 and 10% of the gross profits. Teddy Yeah, but you're gonna be stupid for the rest of your life. [3] Wheaton would recall "When you saw the four of us being comrades, that was real life, not acting. Shut up! Teddy I think I was Vern that summer. : Mayor Grundy Chris : , Teddy's father is a war veteran. Stand by Me received overwhelmingly positive reviews[6] and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and for two Golden Globe Awards: one for Best Drama Motion Picture and one for Best Director. Come on, Choppy! Stop Teddy Set Contains: Looking back on the popular 1986 film 14 years later, director Rob Reiner has several great stories to tell about his breakthrough hit. Teddy Chris I don't shut up, I grow up, and when I look at you, I throw up! I grow up. Done! Teddy Teddy Milo Cherry-flavored Pez. You wasn't planning on taking the body from us, were you, boys? [39], On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 92% based on 59 reviews and a rating average of 8/10. Nonetheless, Teddy still defended his father when Milo from the junk yard was making fun of his father and calling him a 'loony'. Chris : : And now, the one you've all been waiting for, the four-time champion, our own, Bill Travis! : : Gender Roles Children are groomed show more content , I don't need no babysitter. That's 5 miles down the river, you go 5 miles down the river you gotta walk 5 miles back! Vern married after high school, had four children, and became a forklift operator. "Teddy Duchamp: I am acting my age. Vern, you were so scared you looked like that fat guy in Abbott and Costello, when they saw the mummy. In the novella _The Body_ and the movie "Stand By Me", we see a story of four young boys who embark on a journey to find the dead body of Ray Brower, a boy about the same age as the four boys: Gordie, Chris, Teddy, and Vern. What do you mean? "I don't even recognize myself.". "[20], Before settling on Richard Dreyfuss as the narrator (and the role of the adult Gordie), Reiner considered David Dukes, Ted Bessell, and Michael McKean.[3]. The film was adapted from the Stephen King novella The Body. (After all, his father is the . before going outside to play with his son. When they cross a railroad bridge, Gordie and Vern are nearly killed by an approaching train but jump off the tracks and escape serious injury. What am I supposed to do, think of everything? It opened in a limited release in 16 theaters on August 8, 1986, and grossed $242,795, averaging $15,174 per theater.