| Stand by Me is a 1986 movie, adapted from
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| | him. The next is when Teddy faces off
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| Stephen King's story The Body. The Body
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| | against an on coming train at the
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| appeared as a novella in King's
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| | beginning of the boys' trek. He says he
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| collection Different Seasons. Different
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| | wants to make a dramatic "train dodge,"
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| Seasons also contains the stories The
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| | and just before it hits him, Chris grabs
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| Shawshank Redemption, and the Apt Pupil,
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| | him and forces him out of harms way. The
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| both of which were made into movies.
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| | third showdown that happens is between
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| Often described as a coming of age film,
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| | Teddy, once again, and the junk yard man
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| the story is of four boys who take a
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| | and his dog. They yell and call names,
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| journey through the woodlands near their
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| | but when the junk yard man brings Teddy's
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| homes to find the body of a dead boy. The
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| | unstable father into the picture, Teddy
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| story is told by the main character
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| | breaks down and starts to cry. Another
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| Gordon Lachance, who is a budding writer.
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| | showdown occurs when Ace pulls up to some
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| Vern, one of the boys, hears his older
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| | locals who seem to have a history of
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| brother talk of the missing boy, whose
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| | racing cars with him. They remain neck to
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| body is alleged to be in the woods. The
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| | neck for a short period before a truck
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| boys decide to undertake the journey, to
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| | appears in the other lane coming toward
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| find the body of the boy. The journey
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| | Ace. Ace and two of his buddies (who seem
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| takes two days, because of which the boys
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| | petrified) do not change lanes, but
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| lie to their parents, telling them that
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| | decide to stay on the wrong side of the
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| they are staying at each others houses.
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| | road and face off with the on coming
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| The boys experience many difficulties
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| | truck. The other car in the race looks
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| along the way, which reveal the past and
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| | scared for them. Before they crash, the
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| present struggles of the characters.
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| | truck swerves off of the road, spilling
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| Chris Chambers, played by River Phoenix,
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| | all of its supplies while Ace goes on to
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| is from a family of criminals and
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| | win the race. The final showdown is
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| alcoholics. Chris is stereotyped because
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| | between the younger gang and Ace's crowd
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| of his family. However he proves to be
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| | at the body. The two groups trade harsh
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| intelligent and has a desire to break his
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| | words before Ace pulls a knife on Chris,
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| stereotype. Teddy Duchamp, played by
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| | but is soon too skittish to use it after
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| Corey Feldman, has a physical deformity,
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| | Gordie fires a shot in the air with
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| after his mentally-unstable father held
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| | Chris's gun. He then points it at Ace,
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| his ear to a stove. Teddy now has to
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| | which chills him and scares him away,
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| wear a hearing aid. Vern Tessio, played
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| | along with his group. These are only some
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| by Jerry O'Connell, is overweight and
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| | of the major showdowns that occur in the
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| timid. He is easily scared and often
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| | film.
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| picked on. Gordon Lachance, played by
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| | There are several minor changes to the
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| Will Wheaton, is the narrator and thus
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| | movie script from the original Stephen
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| the primary character of the story.
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| | King story. However, the story is
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| Gordie is a quiet boy with a passion for
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| | faithful to King's original. Stephen King
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| books and story telling. He is rejected
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| | told cast and crew after a private
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| by his family after the death of his
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| | screening of the film that it was his
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| football star older brother. The end of
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| | favorite adaptation of any of his works
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| the story reveals that Gordie has become
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| | up to that point.
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| a writer and we have just witnessed the
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| | Stephen King is said to have witnessed a
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| story as he was writing it.
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| | child being killed by a train, whilst he
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| The film has a reoccurring theme of
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| | was a child himself. It is easy to
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| showdowns. These occur between two or
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| | conclude that the story was influenced by
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| more characters in the film. The first
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| | King's experience.
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| brief showdown is between Chris and Ace
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| | The title of the film comes from the Ben
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| on the sidewalk when Ace threatens to
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| | E King song of the same name. Stephen
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| burn Chris's face while he has him in a
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| | King's original story is called The Body.
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| headlock. Chris "gives" and Ace releases
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