Teddy It'd be a small meal. "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. : Teddy's father is a shell-shocked World War II veteran who stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. : The boys realize it's wrong to exploit Ray Brower's death and instead report it via an anonymous phone call. : : Teddy Sure, you only outweigh him by 500 pounds, fat ass! [33] In contrast, Sheila Benson called the film "[a treasure] absolutely not to be missed" in her review for the Los Angeles Times. [54] To encourage tourism, the city has embedded a penny in the street at a location where the fictional Vern found one in the film. He had a rough childhood. 2. Vern Teddy Daddy Issues Will Byers was twelve going on thirteen when he first saw a dead human being. : Teddy Nobody ranks on my old man! Alright, alright, Mickey's a mouse, Donald's a duck, Pluto's a dog. Adaptational Nice Guy: Teddy is still abrasive in the movie, but was a lot worse in the novel. Thank you to everyone who made this dream a reality! Vern [15] Norman Lear, one of the co-owners of Embassy and the developer of All in the Family, gave $7.5 million of his own money to complete the film, citing his faith in Reiner and the script. Wagon Train's a really cool show, but did you notice they never get anywhere? [Finishing the song alone] : After more hiking, the boys locate the body. Teddy , I looked at the machine, I looked at Teddy, I looked at all the wires on my body. He pretended he was eating cow-plops, and rat guts in blueberry sauce. Vern I saw the other day, he was carrying 5 elephants in one hand. : Boom-baba-boom-baba [They fall silent as Lardass glares at them, but then they resume their mockery as soon as he starts moving again]. Although Teddy was more violent in the book than in the film. I'm in the prime of my youth and I'll only be young once. [41], At the 8th Youth in Film Awards, the film received the Jackie Coogan Award for Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Motion Picture Ensemble Cast in a Feature Film (Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell). 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. Gordie Do you think Mighty Mouse could beat up Superman? Devastated by the teacher's betrayal, Chris breaks down and cries. Hands behind your backs, gentlemen! : : [Also furious] And Lardass just sat back and enjoyed what he'd created-a complete and total barf-o-rama! Chris You watch your mouth, smart guy! He once held his ear to a stove and nearly burned it off. Initially a number four pop hit in 1961, the song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1986, eventually peaking at number nine in December of that year. I knew the $64,000 question was fixed. "[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews. Teddy Gordie gets married, becomes a writer and has kids. Pussy, pussy, pussy, pussy! : Vern But you've really captured my story. He took your ear and he put it to a stove and burnt it off. You just make your move. Two for flinching! Gordie writes that although he hadn't seen Chris in over a decade, he'll miss him forever. [Calming down after sobbing] [to Lardass] Teddy The Writer Aghhh! No wonder you're acting the way you are with a loony for a father. Vern Teddy Huh? Teddy Ow, get Vern The film's widest release was 848 theaters, and it ended up earning $52,287,414 overall, well above its $8 million budget. Oh! before going outside to play with his son. : From Quiz: The Lost Goonies Back to the Dead Poets Indiana. : That's weird. : , Gordie I better go too." Oh, God. Vern, you were so scared you looked like that fat guy in Abbott and Costello, when they saw the mummy. [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. I'm not going back. 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. He was carrying five elephants in one hand! Teddy Embassy spent four months negotiating the rights with McCauley, settling on $50,000 and a smaller share of the profits, and Evans and Gideon spent eight weeks writing the screenplay. Come on, Choppy! You're Teddy Duchamp. Writer Gordon Gordie Lachance reads a newspaper article about a fatal stabbing. Of the movies I've written about for this feature thus far, this is the first one for which I listened to the entire director's commentary while looking at the changes. 25, is still in daily operation for excursion service on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad. You're Lachance. After stopping at a junkyard for water, they are caught trespassing by owner Milo Pressman and his dog, Chopper. If I could only have one food for the rest of my life? Done! Lardass! Mayor Grundy Two for flinching! Come on, guys. : : I know. Although the money was not an issue, the share of gross profits was considered excessive, especially considering that no stars could be featured to help sell the movie. Chris took college prep courses with Gordie and, despite struggling, later became a lawyer, with the two eventually drifting apart. 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. Feldman's prosthetic ear from 1986 film " Stand by Me .". I think I was Vern that summer. What are you cracked? [64], Dan Mangan's song "Rows of Houses" (2011) is based on the film and takes the perspective of Gordie Lachance.[65]. : Shut up! : [34] Paul Attanasio, reviewing for The Washington Post, called the acting ensemble "wonderful" and particularly praised the performances by Wheaton and Phoenix. Vern , : Maybe, we should take Gordie back. : : Teddy While recently attempting to break up a fight in a restaurant, Chris was stabbed to death. : Bite my ass!