Done! Later, Teddy found it difficult to join the army, but he was rejected because of his glasses and his burnt ear. : Stand By Me is a 1986 drama "coming of age" film directed by Rob Reiner (yes, o' dude from All in the Family) and based on Stephen King's novella The Body.. I'm not a King fan (I find his faux woke BS really annoying and most of his stories repetitive and derivative), but I will admit that a lot of his older stories are engaging. Vern What did I say? Ace and his gang vow revenge and leave. No hard feeling okay? : [Angrily shouting] Teddy 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. Teddy [52], Brownsville, Oregon has held an annual "Stand By Me Day" since 2007. [33] In contrast, Sheila Benson called the film "[a treasure] absolutely not to be missed" in her review for the Los Angeles Times. , [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. After more hiking, the boys locate the body. Billy doesn't want to inform the police because it could draw attention to a car theft he and Charlie committed. Stop it! Milo You ain't got no pat hand. I think I was Vern that summer. No but this is. Two for flinching! Eyeball is giving a tattoo. : Teddy , Nothing like a smoke after a meal. : Milo: He's crazier than a shithouse rat. Stop teasing him! Do I get two for flinching? I don't shut up. This isn't funny! The story takes place during the summer of 1960 in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. Yeah, but you're gonna be stupid for the rest of your life. Teddy has an adventurous spirit and a group of friends (Gordie, Chris, and Vern) tight enough to take on the task of searching for the body of a supposedly dead kid not far from the train tracks near their hometown. Except for the loony up in Togus. He can't be a dog. However, Teddy knows that how he feels his towards his father is likely not . [while playing gin rummy] Kids barfed on their parents. : Did your mother have any kids that lived? : I know who you are. Gordie gets the gun, fires a warning shot, and stands beside Chris while pointing the gun at Ace. : Sure, you only outweigh him by 500 pounds, fat ass! Stand by Me. [25] Plywood planks were laid across the ties to provide a safer surface on which the stunt doubles could run. You son of a bitch! Teddy Duchamp (Corey Feldman) is a militant child who suffers from poor vision and a deformed ear caused by an injury. : [Still angry] Daddy Issues Will Byers was twelve going on thirteen when he first saw a dead human being. Teddy I looked at the machine, I looked at Teddy, I looked at all the wires on my body. [Angrily] Back in present day, Gordie is finishing a memoir of the experience. He had a leech hanging from his balls, he fainted! Vern I told them if they weren't worried that the train was going to kill them, then they should worry that I was going to. [Lardass continues and the crowd starts to cheer him on]. : That's weird. [Lardass finishes his third pie] Teddy : I'm gonna rip your head off and shit down your neck! , list. Charlie: ESFJ. Dig it?" He waited until the last moment to jump out of the train's path. Vern How do you know if a Frenchman has been in your backyard? : "Stand By Me" is a coming-of-age story for a quartet of 12-year-olds, but it's also a coming-of-age story for a childish nation in desperate need to acknowledge the deep scars left behind by. [35], Stephen King was very impressed with the film. Teddy Filming & Production Jesus, does anyone?" [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". While recently attempting to break up a fight in a restaurant, Chris was stabbed to death. Teddy I'm not sure it should be a good time. : [15][3] In March 1986, Columbia Pictures, concerned that the original title, The Body, was misleading, renamed the film Stand by Me. Chris Bite my ass, Choppy! , : The movie itself came from the book The Body by Stephen King that came out in 1982. Come on, guys. Feldman's prosthetic ear from 1986 film " Stand by Me .". Ace "He hates me. A loony up in the nuthouse in Togus. : Ow! [Calming down after sobbing] Finding new and preferably ways to degrade a friend's mother, was always held in high regard. He pretended he was eating cow-plops, and rat guts in blueberry sauce. : Come on, Choppy! Reads the card of a man. the counterculture movement of the 1960's. So while 'Stand By Me' is a somewhat nostalgic look at young people's lives in 1960, it offers a realistic . For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life. He's crazier than a shithouse rat. : Teddy's father served their country, and Teddy was extremely proud to be the son of a war veteran. Gordie You call my dad a loony again, I'll kill you. William Bronder - Milo Pressman. 5 1980. Teddy also comes from an abusive household, thanks to his mentally unstable father. Teddy Get off me! What? Crowd Gordie faints after finding one in his underwear. Teddy It is considered by many to be one of the most influential films of the 1980's,[7][8][9] as well as one of the greatest films of all time.[10][11][12][13]. There's no way anybody could know that much about opera! : He's ours. Gordie writes that although he hadn't seen Chris in over a decade, he'll miss him forever. @nicolaskantor @shazmakeup @sebastienrichard1 @casadevallbelen After Chris steals his father's pistol, he and Gordie run into local hoodlums "Ace" Merrill and Chris's older brother, "Eyeball." Milo Teddy Teddy After stopping at a junkyard for water, they are caught trespassing by owner Milo Pressman and his dog, Chopper. Yeah. 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. Answer: Pressed Teddy's ear . The king of the pussies wants to go back too! Paladin Paladin far far from home! Oh Billy, I think I just turned my Fruit-of-the-Looms into a fudge factory! Gordie loses! : : Vern Once they escape over a fence, Milo calls Teddy's mentally ill veteran father a "loony" and refers to how he almost burned Teddy's ear off. He tends to be abrasive and obnoxious, especially towards Vern. [Surprised] No wonder you're acting the way you are with a loony for a father.