Stand by Me

Vern: Well, what do we need a pistol for anyway? Chris: It's spooky sleeping out at night in the woods. We might even see a bear. Gordie: Or a garbage can. Vern: I brought a comb. Chris: What do we need a comb for? Vern: Well, if we get on TV, we wanna look good, don't we? Gordie: That's a lot of thinking, Vern. Vern: Thanks. Teddy: Two for flinching. [punches Vern in the arm twice] Vern: Ow. Teddy: How far do you think it's gonna be? Chris: [exhales] If we follow the tracks all the way into Harlow, it'd be about 20 miles. Sound about right to you, Gordie? Gordie: Yeah. Yeah, it might even be 30. Vern: Gee, maybe we should just hitchhike. Teddy: No way, that sucks. Vern: Why not? We could go out to Route 7 to the Shiloh Church, then down the Back Harlow Road. We'll be there by sundown. Teddy: That's pussy. Vern: Hey, it's a long ways. Teddy: Did your mother ever have any kids that lived? Vern: What do you mean? Teddy: Jesus.

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Vern: Hey, I'm kinda hungry. Who's got the food? Teddy: Oh, shit! Did anybody bring anything? Chris: Not me. Gordie? [Gordie shakes his head] Teddy: Oh, well, this is great! What are we supposed to do, eat our feet? Chris: You mean, you didn't bring anything either?! Teddy: Shit, this wasn't my idea, it was Vern's idea! [to Vern] Why didn't you bring something?! Vern: What am I supposed to do, think of everything?! I brought the comb! Teddy: Oh, great, you brought the comb! What do you need a comb for?! You don't even have any hair! Vern: I brought it for you guys... Gordie: HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY! Let's see how much money we got. [the boys sit down to count their money] Okay, I got $1.02. [Chris and Teddy hand Gordie their money] 68 cents from Chris. 60 cents from Teddy. [Vern hands Gordie his money; he looks at Vern in disbelief] Seven cents, Vern? Vern: I haven't found my pennies yet. Gordie: Well, 2.37's not bad. Quidaciolu's is at the end of that little road that goes by the junk

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Gordie: Hey, Vern, looks like your mom's been out driving again. Vern: That's so funny, I forgot to laugh. Teddy: Stand back, men! Paratroops, over the side! [the boys toss their bags over the fence, then begin scaling it] 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. Legend had it that Milo had trained Chopper, not just to sic, but to sic specific parts of the human anatomy. Thus, a kid, who had illegally scaled the junkyard fence, might hear the dread cry, "Chopper, sic balls." But right now, neither the dread, Chopper, nor Milo was anywhere in sight.

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Teddy: Have you guys been watching The Mickey Mouse Club lately? I think Annette's tits are getting bigger. Gordie: Yeah, I've been noticing lately that the "A"and the "E" are starting to bend around the sides. Vern: Annette's tits are great. Chris and Teddy: Yeah. Vern: This is a really good time. Chris: The most. Teddy: A blast. The Writer: [voiceover] Vern didn't just mean being off limits inside the junkyard, or fudging on our folks, or going on a hike up the railroad tracks to Harlow. He meant those things, but it seems to me now it was more and that we all knew it. Everything was there and around us. We knew exactly who we were and exactly where we were going. It was grand. Vern: Great! Spit at the fat kid. Real good. What time is it, Gordie? Gordie: Um... [checks his watch] It's 1:15. Vern: We better go get the food. Junkyard opens at 3:00. Chopper will be here. Chris: Ooh, sic balls. Teddy: [to Vern] You go. You can pick us up on the way back. Vern: I'm not going alone. We shou

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Milo: HEY! Hey, you kid! What are you doing there?! Come over here! [Gordie starts running] You! You come back here! COME BACK HERE, GODDAMMIT! I'LL SIC MY DOG ON YOU! Vern, Chris, and Teddy: RUN, GORDIE, RUN! RUN, GORDIE! Milo: Chopper! Sic him! Sic him, boy! The Writer: [voiceover] Now he said, "Sic him, boy." But what I heard was, "Chopper, sic balls." Gordie: That's Chopper? The Writer: [voiceover] Chopper was my first lesson in the vast difference between myth and reality. Teddy: Come on, Choppy! Kiss my ass, Choppy, kiss my ass! Come on! [Chopper starts biting Teddy's shirt] Bite shit! Gordie: Come on, Choppy! Sic balls, Choppy! Milo: Hey, you kids! STOP TEASING THAT DOG! YA HEAR ME?! STOP TEASING HIM! [to Teddy] Sonny, I'm gonna beat your ass, teasing my dog like that! Teddy: Yeah? I'd like to see you try to climb over this fence and get me, fat-ass! Milo: Don't you call me that, you little tin weasel. Peckerwood loony's son. Teddy: What did you call me? Milo: I know who you are

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Teddy: I'm sorry if I'm spoiling everybody's good time. Chris: It's okay, man. Gordie: Maybe it shouldn't be a good time. Chris: You saying you wanna go back? Gordie: No. We're going to see a dead kid; maybe it shouldn't be a party.

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