[The boys have come across a train trestle, and are contemplating crossing it.]. : Vern Donelley Twin : Two for flinching! Legend had it that Milo had trained Chopper, not just to sic, but to sic specific parts of the human anatomy. Vern Teddy: Oh, great, you brought the comb! Who's got the food? Chris: Yeah, but you're gonna be stupid for the rest of your life. : : While nine months of trying to find a quart jar of pennies that he apparently buried under his house at the beginning of a school year, he heard his brother talking to a fellow gang . , Chris There's no doubt about it. [they continue walking along; Gordie suddenly hears a distant sound and looks back the way they came; he then feels the tracks again, and as he does so, he hears a chugging sound; he looks back in the opposite direction again and sees black smoke coming up from the trees; realizing a train is coming, Gordie stands up to alert the others] TRAAAAIN!!! What did you bring a comb for? Vern: Like Charlie Hogan's brother. His parents wish that it is he, not his brother that died. The boys are surprised by Chopper's appearance]. Teddy: You son of a b*tch! My dad said it, I'm no good. Teddy : Yeah. : I brought the comb! Chris: Nothing. Vern: Four tails! Gordie: Sure, you only outweigh him by 500 pounds, fat-ass! The Writer: [typing, about Chris] Although I haven't seen him in more than ten years I know I'll miss him forever. If he had one. I just got a three day vacation. He drives a car and wears a hat. Gordie Jerry O'Connell Vern Tessio. But in . : Teddy: That was the all-time train dodge. : Chris: Not even when the ladies leave the seat down. Lardass Hogan Vern! Chris: I mean, you could be a real writer someday, Gordie. He has been hit by a train and likely killed instantly . Chris That could take 'til dark. | We knew exactly who we were and exactly where we were going. It's 1960 in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. : I guess I'm just a p*ssy, huh? We might even see a bear. Stand By Me is the story of four twelve year olds living in a small town in the year 1959 whose lives were changed by a chance adventure that they embarked on at the end of an indolent summer. Chris: Girls, girls, girls, cool it. Vern, you were so scared you looked like that fat guy in Abbott and Costello, when they saw the mummy. See you in junior high. : It's about four bo. | Let him do his own fighting! [Fighting Teddy and punching him over and over] My dad hates me. What? [after they had dinner] Vern : Nothing like a smoke after a meal. Everybody's weird. Like many other ESFJs or Consuls, Vern desperately wants to be loved by his social group. You brought the comb! Chris Chambers/Teddy Duchamp/Gordie LaChance/Vern Tessio (1) Exclude Additional Tags Comfort (1) Polyamory (1) Abuse (1) Monogamy (1) Feelings Realization (1) Other tags to exclude More Options Crossovers. "Have gun will travel" reads the card of a man. : It is also possible to buy "Stand by Me" on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Microsoft Store, AMC on Demand . Vern : What am I supposed to do, think of everything? : , Vern Hey, you kid! The Writer: I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Vern Its not gonna be like grammar-school, thats why. Home; About; Gallery; Blog; Shop; Contact; My Account; Resources Last week, he entered a fast food restaurant. But it's the bond they form throughout the journey that changes their lives forever, especially the relationship between aspiring writer Gordie LaChance (Wil Wheaton) and . Sound about right to you, Gordie? What am I supposed to eat? [after dropping his hamburger in the campfire by accident] Oh, great! Vern Tessio: If I could only have one food for the rest of my life? [group chuckles] Teddy : What? Vern is frequently shown to be timid and anxious, but is always willing to stick with his friends, even in the face of danger. Oh, man! Vern Tessio: If I could only have one food for the rest of my life? Teddy Rated: R. Memorable quote: "We are the weirdos, mister." Nancy Downs. He can't be a dog. Nothing like a smoke after a meal. Teddy: Did your mother have any kids that lived? : Stop Teddy Teddy Vern Tessio. Teddy Teddy Child Actors. : You didn't know whether to laugh or cry. That's 5 miles down the river, you go 5 miles down the river you gotta walk 5 miles back! Teddy: Have you guys been watching The Mickey Mouse Club lately? Sincerely. I mean, you knew I took it. [to himself, quietly] Get up! A genuine crowd-pleaser, this heartfelt movie led director Rob Reiner to even greater success with his next film, The Princess Bride. Wil Wheaton . Vern Tessio Kiefer Sutherland Ace Merrill Casey Siemaszko Billy Tessio John Cusack Denny Lachance Gary Riley Charlie Hogan Rob Reiner Director Stephen King Writer Raynold Gideon Producer, Writer Bruce A. Evans Producer, Writer Andrew Scheinman Producer Jack Nitzsche Original Music Thomas Del Ruth Cinematographer Robert Leighton Film Editing . Hey, Lardass! Vern Tessio: Vern isn't described very fully at first, but he is in chapter 4; readers only find out that he is "sweating buckets" because he runs all the way from his house to their clubhouse (and that his hair is messy, which apparently is unusual for Vern). All those stories that you can make up, and He said, "This is what we got for you kid, try not to lose it." I'm just one of those low-life Chambers kids. Hands behind your backs, gentlemen! : Vern. : [Lardass finishes his third pie] [the contestants bury their faces and begin eating. Chris: Your garbage cans are empty and your dog's pregnant. : That's really bad. A sleeper hit when released in 1986, Stand by Me is based on Stephen King's novella "The Body" (from the book Different Seasons); but it's more about the joys and pains of boyhood friendship than a morbid fascination with corpses. Kiefer Sutherland. Gordie Chris: Oh, come on, Vern. Chris: Girls, girls, girls, cool it. Gordie: No. Teddy He died almost instantly. Gordie: Mickey is a mouse, Donald is a duck, Pluto is a dog. I wasn't. Chris: It's what everyone thinks of my family in this town. : : Gordie : Quidaciolu's is at the end of that little road that goes by the junkyard. Teddy Updated 30 January 2023. Gordie: Okay, odd man goes? Alright, alright, Mickey's a mouse, Donald's a duck, Pluto's a dog. He is never willing to take risks and will allow the rest of the boys to pressure him into things. Teddy I was the stupid one for even trying to give it back. That's easy. - Milo: I know who you are. Vernon Tessio, also known to his pals as Vern or Verno is a thirteen-year-old from Castle Rock, Oregon. That's five miles down the river! What am I supposed to eat? That's weird. Two for flinching! [Gordie starts running] You! Chris The Lost Boys 1987, Alejandra. Yeah, maybe you're right would be a good fight though! ", [Gordie keeps running and starts screaming as Chopper goes after him. : Teddy 2023. Jerry O'Connell was born in New York City, to Linda (Witkowski), an art teacher, and Michael O'Connell, a British-born advertising agency art director. It turns out that the body in the woods was indeed his. Milo: You watch your mouth, smart guy! Chris: And do you think that that b*tch would have dared try something like that if it had been one of those douchebags from up on the view, if they had taken the money? He says complains to Teddy when he spat water at his face: ". [Finishing the song alone] - Teddy: Boy, you don't know nothing! A week later, his mom cleaned out his room and threw away the map. : [laughs]. But I still got a three day vacation because it never showed up. : B-but you flinched! : Shoot us all? Milo: I know your name. : Vern: Come on, you guys, let's get moving! [to the others] What are you, crazy? The town folk view his family as stupid, and he has an older brother as well who is a part of a group of teens that aren't the nicest, or in other words, bullies. 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. Wanting to be heroes in each other's and their hometown's eyes, they set out on an unforgettable two-day trek. You don't even have any hair! The Writer: [voiceover] "No trespassing" was enforced by Milo Pressman, the junkman, and his dog, Chopper, the most feared and least seen dog in Castle Rock. Chris: He wants you to come over there so he can beat the piss out of you and take you to the cops. And all your fathers are gonna get a call from me, except for the loony up in Togus. Gordie's parents loved Dennis and are now indifferent to Gordie. How 'bout another double-golden-oldie-twin-spin-sound-sandwich from K-L-A-M in Portland? Vern: Come on you guys. list. What are you doing there?! Chris: Oh wait, it is. Teddy: He's a dog, he's definitely a dog Chris: He can't be a dog, he wears a hat and drives a car Vern: Yeah, that is weird. Tags. What time is it, Gordie? Teddy : I suppose this is fun for you? : Gordie Chris Come over here! Huh? I think Annette's tits are getting bigger. Gordie Lachance. Gordie: [after shooting a gun into the air] You're not taking him. Vern You're Lachance. - Teddy: Oh, great! Go on, move it! As time went on, we saw less and less of Teddy and Vern until, eventually, they became just two more faces in the halls. Jerry O' Connell is Vern Tessio, an overly-enthusiastic youngster who is often the butt of the other boys' jokes. What did you bring a comb for? Friends come in and out of our lives, like busboys in a restaurant., - Gordie: Fuck writing, I don't want to be a. Now, you're turning pussy too! , Set in the 1950s, the movie indulges an overabundance of anachronistic profanity and a kind of idealistic, golden-toned nostalgia (it's told in flashback as a story written by Wheaton's character as an adult, played by Richard Dreyfuss). Vern Sorry, Vern. [Also furious] Vern Chris is a thief, Teddy is crazy, and Vern is a nobody. There's no doubt about it. , Teddy: Is it me, or are you the world's biggest p*ssy? And then, your mother goes around the corner and she licks it up! But kids lose everything unless there's someone there to look out for them. Break it up. Gordie: Don't call me any of your mother's pet names. Come on, man! 4/2/2014 0 Comments Vern Tessio Age: 12 - 13. We could go down to the route 1-36 bridge. Milo: You come on and try it, you little slimy bastard! : Everything was there and around us. Kid brother to Eyeball Chambers. 7 His friends began to bother him and he looked back up with a flushed face. Vern asks if they want to see a dead body. : [after the Milo Pressman incident, Vern tries to light up the mood by singing while Teddy cries] He has a brother, Billy in the opposing group. We should all go. Vern Tessio Teddy Duchamp Gordie Lachance is the protagonist in the story. Like Twinkies and Pez and Root Beer? You four-eyed psycho. I told you we should of stuck to the tracks. Except for the looney up in Togus. Gordie : Gordie But maybe I was sorry and I tried to give it back. Teddy What, pussy? Chris stepped over trying to help the two, but one of the men withdrew a knife and stabbed him in the jugular, killing him instantly. Teddy: Yeah, by the time we get there the kid won't even be dead anymore. Filming & Production [Vern is fed up. He has a normal family and is bullied by his older brother. Vern Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings; Eyeball Chambers/Original Character(s) Eyeball Chambers/Ace Merrill; Denny Lachance/Original Female Character(s) Teddy From main characters to cameos and minor roles, these characters are a huge part of what made the movie so great. I guess a more experienced shopper could have gotten more for your seven cents. Vern: Geez, Gordie, why couldn't you have gotten breakfast stuff like twinkies, Pez and root beer? I think we can get some stuff there. Why did Denny have to die? It's stupid, it's a stupid waste of time. Mayor Grundy : , Vern: What am I supposed to do, think of everything? : , Vern: Oh, God. Gordie : Gordie: F*** writing! Ow! : - Ace: What are you gonna do? A Jew's good. I hate this short cut! Gordie: Does the word "retarded" mean anything to you? Teddy Teddy That's weird. [as Lardass walks across the stage to his seat the Benevolent Order of Antelopes mock him in rhythm with his steps]. Unlock this Study Guide! Chris: [to Teddy] Move it, man! : Vern Jesus, does anyone? : Vern The Writer: [voiceover] Chopper was my first lesson in the vast difference between myth and reality. Let's go again. It'd be a good fight, though. :