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. , When Vern tells his friends about the body, the four boys hoping to become local heroes decide to go look for it. Teddy : : : At the end of the day that is all that matters. Answer: Pressed Teddy's ear . You watch your mouth, smart guy! 2 pages, 523 words. : Vern Book vs. MovieStand By Me/The Body. Nonetheless, Teddy still defended his father when Milo from the junk yard was making fun of his father and calling him a 'loony'. Teddy's father is a shell-shocked World War II veteran who stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. Teddy : [Trying not to get angry] My father stormed the beach at Normandy. On their journey, we get to discover the personalities of these four characters as the story goes on and learn about their development as children in their adolescent years. : He pretended he was eating cow-plops, and rat guts in blueberry sauce. 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. Mayor Grundy Vern Vern 1341 Words. Goofy's a dog. Eat shit! The movie does a fantastic job of rendering their unease and vulnerability as they set out into the most important years of their life. Principal photography began on June 17, 1985, and ended on August 23, 1985. Is it me, or are you the world's biggest pussy? Milo Teddy [25] The scene took a full week to shoot, making use of four small adult female stunt doubles with closely cropped hair who were made up to look like the film's protagonists. Teddy 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. Jack Nitzsche composed the film's musical score. Drum roll! Ace and his gang vow revenge and leave. Teddy He's ours. : He notes that Vern and Teddy separated from him and Chris in junior high. [Vern is fed up. Chris : 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. : I'm not sure it should be a good time. Cherry-flavored Pez. Teddy And that's when they ran."[16]. Crowd Aghhh! Teddy, the young English boy who first finds Rikki-tikki nearly drowned in a roadside ditch, is pivotal to the story, but less as a character in and of himself than as the focus of the mongoose's protective nature. And then, your mother goes around the corner and she licks it up! : Teddy Teddy No wonder you're acting the way you are with a loony for a father. : Oh, Gordie just screwed the pooch! Teddy 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". Vern Teddy Teddy They got dibs. Oh! Sure, you only outweigh him by 500 pounds, fat ass! Writer Gordon Gordie Lachance reads a newspaper article about a fatal stabbing. : : [36] On the special features of the 25th anniversary Blu-ray set, King indicated that he considered the film to be the first successful translation to film of any of his works. Teddy : : Gordie loses! The event included a cast and crew Q&A session, an amateur pie-eating contest, and an outdoor showing of the film. Mayor Grundy Teddy [while Gordie is runs in slow motion] Vern As a result of the damage to his ears Teddy has hearing loss and wears a hearing aid. You're Teddy Duchamp. Teddy: You call my dad a looney again, I'll kill you. You don't even have any hair! He basically became Stephen King. What act of cruelty did Teddy's father inflict upon him when he was a child? Hey Chris? Chris : What the hell is Goofy? : : The next day, the boys swim across a swamp, discovering it's filled with leeches. [57], Reviewers have seen an influence from Stand by Me in the 2011 movie Attack the Block, directed by Joe Cornish. Rob came up with Stand by Me, and it ended up being the least unpopular option. [Cheers and applause; Mayor aside to Travis]. He seems to be the closest to Teddy Duchamp, although he gets picked on by him at times. : That was the all-time train dodge! Chris [64], Dan Mangan's song "Rows of Houses" (2011) is based on the film and takes the perspective of Gordie Lachance.[65]. That's Chopper? He took your ear and he put it to a stove and burnt it off. There's no way anybody could know that much about opera! : Superman's a real guy. Theodore "Teddy" Duchamp is the tritagonist of the 1986 drama Stand by Me . [to himself, quietly] : My dad hates me" (boy) The boys begin their trip. That could take 'til dark. : As a result of the damage to his ears, Teddy has hearing loss and wears a hearing aid. Yeah! Teddy Vern [15], After reading the novella, Lyne teamed up with Evans and Gideon, but all the studios the trio approached turned the project down except for Martin Shafer at Embassy Pictures. Hey, hey, hey! : : Teddy Do you think Mighty Mouse could beat up Superman? Gordie : Teddy : Ace An advertising mural painted for the movie production has survived. Teddy's father 10. Kids barfed on their parents. Teddy [25] Telephoto compression was used to make the train appear much closer than it actually was. The town was selected for its small-town 1950s ambience. Sonny, I'm gonna beat your ass, teasing my dog like that! Suddenly, Lardass opened his mouth, and before Bill Travis knew it Gordie : "[32] In his review for the Chicago Tribune, Dave Kehr wrote that there was "nothing natural in the way Reiner has overloaded his film with manufactured drama". Bite shit. Teddy Shut up! [Trying not to get angry] Four boys are walking on railroad tracks. His older brother Denny was killed in a jeep accident, this leads to Sorties mother ignoring him and his father hating him. We can fill up at the well, my dad said it's a safe spot. Teddy Vern Mighty Mouse is a cartoon. Vern Paladin, Paladin where do you roam? The Writer 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. : Chris He can't be a dog. "[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. You come on and try it, you slimy bastard. : He took your ear and he put it to a stove and burnt it off. [Cheering and laughing] You die, Chambers! Gordie And begins fighting him]. He's portrayed as wise but firm, kind but resolute, and with an awareness of the big picture that serves his family well. Gordie Gordie Teddy (Cory Feldman) comes from an abusive home but still somehow manages to love his father despite his having burned his sons ear on the stove.