Stand By Me
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Mr. LaChance: Why can't you have friends like Denny's?
Gordie: Dad, they're okay.
Mr. LaChance: Sure they are. A thief and two feebs?
Gordie: Chris isn't a thief.
Mr. LaChance: He stole the milk money at school. He's a thief in my book.

[Gordie is dreaming about Denny's funeral.]
Mr. LaChance: It should have been you Gordon.

Teddy: Look. You guys can go around if you want to. I'm crossing here. And while you guys are dragging your candy asses half-way across the state and back, I'll be waiting for you on the other side, relaxing with my thoughts.
Gordie: You use your left hand or your right hand for that?
Teddy: You wish.

Ace: All right Chambers, you little faggot. This is your last chance. What do ya say, kid?
Chris Chambers: Why don't you go home and fuck your mother some more?

Eyeball: So, uh, what's with you and this Connie Palermo chick?
Billy Tessio: I've been seeing her for over a month now and all she'll let me do is feel her tits.
Ace: She's a Catholic, man. They're all like that. You wanna get laid, you gotta get yourself a Protestant. Jew's good.

Vern: This isn't funny. What am I supposed to eat?
Teddy: Why don't you cook your dick?
Chris: It'd be a small meal!

Vern: Geez, Gordie, why couldn't you have gotten breakfast stuff like Twinkies, Pez and Root Beer?
Gordie: Sorry, Vern. I guess a more experienced shopper could have gotten more for your seven cents.

Vern: If I can only have one food for the rest of my life? That's easy. Pez. Cherry flavored Pez. No question about it.

Billy: I bet you a thousand dollars they find him before that.
Charlie: I bet you two thousand dollars they don't.
Bill: Well asshole...
Ace: Will you two just shut the fuck up? If either one of you assholes had two thousand dollars I'ld kill you both.

Teddy: Oh Billy! I think I just turned my fruit of the looms into a fudge factory!

Continuity mistake: When the boys are dunking each other in the swamp Gordie starts to wade away, when he passes the camera his hair is dry but when he reaches the bank it's wet again. (01:04:56)

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Trivia: The scene with the leeches on Gordie was based on a real life experience that Stephen King had. Mr King has stated that he even has the scar to prove it.

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Question: What does Teddy mean when he says to Vern "did your mother have any kids who lived?"

Answer: Teddy's making a joking but also insulting remark to Vern. He has a rather low opinion of his capabilities and intelligence.

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Answer: I always assumed he meant "lived" as in had fun, so his remark was just to call Vern a lame scaredy cat who does things the boring or easy way.

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