[Cheering and laughing] Ace and his gang arrive to claim the body and threaten to hurt the boys if they stay. Teddy : Later, Teddy found it difficult to join the army, but he was rejected because of his glasses and his burnt ear. Gordie feels quite down as seeing the dead body brings all the memories back of the death of his Brother, Denny. However, this isn't a boy who has simply gone missing. The king of the pussies wants to go back too! The screenplay by Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans is based on Stephen King's novella ''The Body,'' a somewhat autobiographical account of an overnight hike by four Oregon youngsters to seek the . Teddy: I'm gonna rip your head off and shit down your neck! Ace demands the weapon, but Gordie refuses while insulting and threatening him. No question about it. Teddy's father is a shell-shocked World War II veteran who stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. You could cook your dick. To escape this, they return to nature to be children and to prove a point to the entire town that has dragged them down to their "small town" thinking. Vern : Teddy Cherry-flavored Pez. : The Writer After more hiking, the boys locate the body. Teddy's Father. : My father stormed the beach at Normandy! Jonathan Bernstein states the pop culture discussions between characters in films by Quentin Tarantino originate in the similar semi-serious banter between the boys of Stand by Me. The Donnelley twins barfed on each other, and the Women's Auxiliary barfed all over the Benevolent Order of Antelopes. The movie tells the story of four 12-year-old boys in a small town in Oregon and the Labor Day weekend that changed their lives forever. Vern : Teddy "[20] Reiner and the producers interviewed more than 70 boys for the four main roles,[15] out of more than 300 who auditioned;[20] Phoenix originally read for the part of Gordie Lachance. Charlie: ESFJ. 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. Stand by Me is a rare and special film about friendship and the indelible experiences of growing up. After deliberately burning Teddy's ears on a stove in the middle of a psychotic episode Teddy's father was sent to a mental hospital. He tends to be abrasive and obnoxious, especially towards Vern. Ace and his gang vow revenge and leave. Eyeball : Teddy Gordie's mother ( Frances Lee McCain) has been silent and distant since then and his father ( Marshall Bell) asks him why he can't have friends like Denny's or play sports like him. : Yeah! : A local bakery supplied the pies and extra filling, which was mixed with large-curd cottage cheese to simulate the vomit. Chris took college prep courses with Gordie and, despite struggling, later became a lawyer, with the two eventually drifting apart. : Boy, you don't know nothing! He basically became Stephen King. Vern [crying] : : Shut up. One of the most iconic movies of the 80s, Rob Reiner's Stand By Me is a staple of its genre. : His father was an alcoholic who had fits of rage. I'm sorry if I'm spoiling everybody's good time. The story attributes few specific character traits to Teddy, and what is known comes mostly from inference. They just keep wagon training. What did I say? [34] Paul Attanasio, reviewing for The Washington Post, called the acting ensemble "wonderful" and particularly praised the performances by Wheaton and Phoenix. : : "Have Gun Will Travel." We earned him. Yeah. : Devastated by the teacher's betrayal, Chris breaks down and cries. Crowd [In unison] No way man. It is based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body, with the title deriving from the song of the same name by Ben E. King. The movie is mentioned in Yung Gravy's 2022 single C'est La Vie (with bbno$ and Rich Brian). Well. [15] Reiner was better known at the time for playing Michael Stivic in All in the Family and had just started a directing career, making comedies like This Is Spinal Tap and The Sure Thing. [15] In a 2011 interview, Reiner discussed his realization that the film should focus on the character of Gordie: "In the book, it was about four boys, butonce I made Gordie the central focus of the piece then it made sense to me: this movie was all about a kid who didn't feel good about himself and whose father didn't love him. See you in junior high. The event included a cast and crew Q&A session, an amateur pie-eating contest, and an outdoor showing of the film. [] I tried to stay like Vern and say the stupid things Vern would. : Vern Chris Gordie : Ace threatens Chris with a lit cigarette and steals Gordie's Yankees cap, which was a gift from Denny. [Vern is fed up. [as Lardass walks across the stage to his seat the Benevolent Order of Antelopes mock him in rhythm with his steps]. Two for flinching. You think Mighty Mouse could beat up Superman? Gordie You liar! Teddy [30], The film was a box office success in North America. 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. Wagon Train's a really cool show, but did you notice they never get anywhere? [Cheers and applause; Mayor aside to Travis]. Such as at the junkyard after Gordie is chased by Chopper the dog. A looney up in the nuthouse in Togus. The story takes place during the summer of 1960 in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. Teddy Let's get moving. He seems to be the closest to Teddy Duchamp, although he gets picked on by him at times. Besides, me and Billy found him first! He's portrayed as wise but firm, kind but resolute, and with an awareness of the big picture that serves his family well. : I know your name. While recently attempting to break up a fight in a restaurant, Chris was stabbed to death. Teddy Vern He was carrying five elephants in one hand! [Finishing the song alone] 6 Pages. Stop teasing him! Diving into his fifth pie, Lardass began to imagine that he wasn't eating pies. Yeah, Vern told us how you found him! Gordie A fat lady barfed in her purse. Chris Gordie Teddy Vern What does Teddy's father do for a living? What? : A loony up in the nuthouse in Togus. : What are you cracked? My father stormed the beach at Normandy. : No but this is. 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. Chris Teddy Teddy Chris : Chris | : Although Teddy was more violent in the book than in the film. "[16], Reiner has said that he identified with Gordie, as he himself struggled with the shadow of fame cast by his comedian father, Carl Reiner. 2. An enraged Teddy tries to attack Milo but the other boys restrain him. Why not? Mayor Grundy barfed on his wife's tits! Teddy You come on and try it, you slimy bastard. [after hearing more howls, Teddy gets scared] Here we bring you some of the best and favorite lines from the movie. Teddy Chris comforts Gordie and asserts that his father simply doesn't know him. [20] Ethan Hawke auditioned for Chris Chambers. For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life. Hey, you! Gordie Teddy: You call my dad a looney again, I'll kill you. : Chris No wonder you're acting the way you are with a loony for a father. I know all you guys and all your fathers are gonna get a call from me. Gordie You like it, Teddy? Within a few seconds, Lardass has finished his first pie]. Nonetheless, Teddy still defended his father when Milo from the junk yard was making fun of his father and calling him a 'loony'. Donelley Twin He along with his friends search for a missing dead body of a kid named Ray Browers in Castle Rock, Oregon over Labor Day weekend in 1959. 25, is still in daily operation for excursion service on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad. Hey, Lardass! A DVD was issued on August 29, 2000, with a director's commentary, multiple language options (subtitles and audio), scene selections with motion images, and a featurette called "Walking The Tracks- The Summer Of Stand by Me." Theodore "Teddy" Duchamp was the childhood friend of Gordon LaChance in The Body. He's a kid who desperately wants his father's love and will defend the man to the end, even though his father disfigured him. After deliberately burning Teddy's ears on a stove in the middle of a psychotic episode, Teddy's father was sent to a mental hospital. While a large part of its success comes from its universal themes of the loss of innocence and the trauma of growing up, no one can deny that its memorable cast of characters - mainly troubled boys Gordie, Chris, Teddy, and Vern - also helped it stick the landing. , ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. A confusing and life-changing moment for any boy coming of age. Teddy's father never receives a formal name, though it's clear that he is British, andsince the story takes place in a British military compoundlikely that he works with the military or government in some capacity. In the book, he goes to . : Which in today's society would be a criminal offense, however Teddy's father is locked up in a mental ward hospital. What are you, crazy? Did your mother have any kids that lived? I'll kill you! As an ESFJ or Consul, Charlie deeply cares not only about his friends but what they all think of him, and he will do anything to avoid making Ace mad, in particular. Which of the following sentences accurately describes the scene? Finding new and preferably ways to degrade a friend's mother, was always held in high regard. : The film is set in Castle Rock, Oregon in 1959 and stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell as four boys who go on a hike to find the dead body of a missing boy. The event has attracted international participants. : You do too. Gordie Over Labor Day weekend, 12-year-old Gordie ( Wil Wheaton) and his friends Chris Chambers ( River Phoenix ), Teddy Duchamp ( Corey Feldman) and Vern Tessio ( Jerry O'Connell) decide to journey into the woods near their home to look for the body of a boy named Ray Brower, who was struck by a train while picking berries. "[18], In a 2011 interview with NPR, Wil Wheaton attributed the film's success to the director's casting choices:.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, Rob Reiner found four young boys who were the characters we played. [Calming down after sobbing] [to Lardass] Teddy tried to get into the Army but failed due to his ear and his eyesight and wound up serving time in jail. You call my dad a loony again, I'll kill you. : Oh, Gordie just screwed the pooch! , I think Chris is right, let's just go back. Company Credits : What a surprise! Rolling Stone's Charles Bramesco called Stand By Me "timeless", "a staple of youthful nostalgia for its deft straddling of the line between childhood and adulthood", and "the rare movie that necessarily gets better with time". : [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]. History Teddy appears as a main character in The Body. : Daddy Issues Will Byers was twelve going on thirteen when he first saw a dead human being. The film was re-issued on Blu-ray in 2011 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, and again on 4K Blu-ray in 2019. The town is literally held hostage by a group of teen hooligans hell-bent on terrorizing the tweens of Castle Rock. I'm in the prime of my youth, and I'll only be young once! And while you guys are dragging your candy asses half way across the state and back, I'll be waiting on the other side, relaxing with my thoughts. Stop it! Vern : Chris He charges at Teddy, takes him down. Gordie gets the gun, fires a warning shot, and stands beside Chris while pointing the gun at Ace. Teddy Milo Dig it?" He waited until the last moment to jump out of the train's path. He has no interest in his son's aspirations to become a writer and criticizes Chris for stealing milk money at school. William Bronder - Milo Pressman. [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 The boys respond angrily, but walk away hurt. Gordie faints after finding one in his underwear. After a boy disappears and is presumed dead, twelve-year-old Gordie LaChance and his three friends set out to find his body along the railway tracks. Mighty Mouse is a cartoon. Teddy Kids barfed on their parents. Oh! : "I don't even recognize myself.". [61], The Kings of Summer, a 2013 coming-of-age film by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, has been reviewed as being inspired by Stand by Me. [68] When interacting with the TV, the player character says: "There's a movie on TV. : : : : : : [after being stopped by Chris for attempting to dodge a train] Crowd He's crazier than a shithouse rat. You ain't got no pat hand. Hey Chris? : And Lardass just sat back and enjoyed what he'd created-a complete and total barf-o-rama! , Maybe, we should take Gordie back. Donelley Twin Then, there is Vern Tessio (Jerry O'Connell), the overweight one, who is. Yeah, maybe you're right would be a good fight though! : : Stop it. He is rejected by his father, following the death of his football-star older brother Denny. After reading a newspaper article about the death of his friend, Lachance recounts a childhood journey to find the body of a missing boy. Vern After Chris steals his father's pistol, he and Gordie run into local hoodlums "Ace" Merrill and Chris's older brother, "Eyeball." Teddy : Milo What did you call me? Adaptational Nice Guy: Teddy is still abrasive in the movie, but was a lot worse in the novel. Stand by Me is hands down one of the best movies of the 80's, in this writer's opinion. You use your left hand or right hand to do that? : : Milo: Looney, looney, looney! Well, not anymore. Gordie loses! That's not fair. Chris : The silver lining in his story was that HE didn't feel his father was looney. Lardass! Based on the book, The Body, by Stephen King, Stand by Me is a story about 4 boys (Gordie, Chris, Vern, and Teddy) who go on a quest to find the body of their deceased friend, Ray. In Stand By Me (1986), Teddie says, "Train dodge. Teddy Teddy 2 pages, 523 words. But what I heard was, "Chopper! The women in the audience screamed. If I could only have one food for the rest of my life? Two for flinching, you like it? It opened in a limited release in 16 theaters on August 8, 1986, and grossed $242,795, averaging $15,174 per theater. Principal photography began on June 17, 1985, and ended on August 23, 1985. [39], On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 92% based on 59 reviews and a rating average of 8/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Stand by Me is a wise, nostalgic movie with a weird streak that captures both Stephen King's voice and the trials of growing up. : Ace You better pace yourself if you wanna hold out, boy. [Surprised] : We better start running, eyeball. Yeah, maybe you're right. Teddy 'S tand By Me' tells the story of four 12-year-old boys transitioning into adulthood. : Vern But for everyone, it's the time that memories are made of. Stop teasing that dog, you hear me! The producers showed a print to Michael Ovitz, head of the powerful Creative Artists Agency, and Ovitz promised to help them find a distributor. Hands behind your backs, gentlemen! What? Why not? Hey, hey, hey! You don't even have any hair! Chris Teddy has been injured by Pressman's words but the boys decide to continue . The four main characters of the story Stand by Me are Gourde Elegance, Chris Chambers, Teddy Decamp, and Vern Testis. [25] Telephoto compression was used to make the train appear much closer than it actually was. : Chris Hannaford added that the film "has a charm and depth that seems to resonate with each generation".