It turns out that the body in the woods was indeed his. Vern "We all knew what Vern meant right away. Teddy: What are you cracked? Two for flinching. He's definitely a dog. I told you we should of stuck to the tracks. I brought the comb! STOP TEASING THAT DOG! It'd be a small meal. He charges at Teddy, takes him down. I'm in the prime of my youth and I'll only be young once. Chris: Suck my fat one? Teddy Last week, he entered a fast food restaurant. "I don't feel guilt, but I just want to say, I'm sorry I wasn't there for you more." "You were 11," Wheaton replied. 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). His death lead to an older Gordie at . What's Goofy? : I'm crossing here. What did you bring a comb for? What am I supposed to eat? The king of the pussies wants to go back too! Vern Tessio was born in Castle Rock, Vern is the goofy and scariest and fat kid of the group. [Teddy shoves Chris and Vern stops both of them]. What the audience didn't know was that Lardass wasn't really interested in winning. [Angrily] Billy told me they was flippin' for beers, and they came up with a goocher before they got into the car. The Body by Stephen King | Goodreads Too cool. She weighs over three hundred pounds. Filming & Production But in . I don't like this, man, sincerely. What? Pussy, pussy, pussy, pussy! Shut up. Gordie: You use your right hand or your left hand for that? [Fighting Teddy and punching him over and over] [The four boys flip their coins, and all have landed tails up]. Characters - The Body - The Body - The Body I know all you guys. Stand by Me (film) - Wikiquote What are you doing there?! He is portrayed by Jerry O'Connell . Just grow back your legs, summon up your demons, come on hit, fight me! What do you need a comb for?! Except for the looney up in Togus. : Vern: Come on you guys. That's 5 miles down the river, you go 5 miles down the river you gotta walk 5 miles back! Vince Desjardins: I'll tell you how they're gonna find him. Except for the looney up in Togus. Milo: Hey, you kids! Heh-heh-heh GO! I brought the comb! 60 cents from Teddy. Teddy [to himself, quietly] Yeah, by the time we get there, the kid won't even be dead anymore. I brought the comb! Vern 40 Best Teen Movies of All Time [2023] Movies for Teens and Adults Vern Gordie: Move Ace. Gordie: Okay then you won't mind if we check the seat of your jockies for Hershey squirts, will you? I think Chris is right, let's just go back. Vern Vern: Come on you guys, let's get moving. The Writer: [voiceover] I was twelve going on thirteen first time I saw a dead human being. Stand by Me (1986) clip with quote Screw you guys, I got it. Crowd Teddy Vern Slowly, a sound started to build in Lardass' stomach. Come back here, you hear me?! Chris: Girls, girls, girls, cool it. They just keep on wagon-training. You guys wanna go see a dead body? I saw the other day. Vern Tessio Profiles | Facebook It's about four bo. Principal Wiggins barfed on the lumberjack that was sitting next to him. Vern Tessio is the quaternary character of the 1986 drama Stand by Me. Yeah, maybe you're right would be a good fight though! My dad said it, I'm no good. Teddy, it's 100 feet. Boom-baba-boom-baba-boom. Vern When Don Fanucci demands protection money from the three men's rackets, Tessio is the first to agree to Vito's plan that they pay Fanucci less than he demands so that Vito can snare him in a murder trap. : Chris: Nothing. Vern MovieQuotes.com 1998-2023 | All rights reserved, directed this movie : No way man. If he had one. : Chris But you know it's not his fault it's his glands. (Billy is also a member of the teenage gang that plagues the boys later.) : On the way, Gordie Lachance (Wil Wheaton), Vern Tessio . Kiefer Sutherland makes a memorable teenage villain, and look closely for John Cusack in a flashback scene as Wheaton's now-deceased and dearly missed brother. Smart guys. To escape this, they return to nature to be children and to prove a point to the entire town that has dragged them down to their "small town" thinking. Teddy: Look, you guys can go around if you want to. Mayor Grundy Now come on, flip again. Vern Tessio. and his three friends, Chris Chambers, Teddy Duchamp, and Vern Tessio set out "on a quest" to nd his body along the railway tracks after telling their parents they will be camping out because they consider it to be a "rite of passage." The Boy Kings : NPR The boy kings : a journey into the heart of the social network / Katherine Losse. He drives a car and wears a hat. Teddy Ellie Carter. Too cool! Their journey includes a variety of scary adventures (including a ferocious junkyard dog, a swamp full of leeches, and a treacherous leap from a train trestle), but it's also a time for personal revelations, quiet interludes, and the raucous comradeship of best friends. Chris Chambers never misses, does he? Have Gun Will Travel reads the card of a man. Oh guys, I better get home before my mom puts me out on the "ten most wanted." Teddy: I'm gonna rip your head off and SH*T down your neck! Teddy I don't wanna be a writer. Vern Tessio - Quotev I was the stupid one for even trying to give it back. And bang! Mighty Mouse is a cartoon. Superman's a real guy. The Writer: [voiceover] Chris did get out. Now, you're turning pussy too! STOP TEASING HIM! Gordie Gordie COME BACK HERE, GODDAMMIT! You didn't know whether to laugh or cry. There's no way anybody could know that much about opera! [Chris and Teddy hand Gordie their money] 68 cents from Chris. Who's got the food? If either of you a**holes had a$1000, I'd kill you both. Official Sites Good Vern. They ain't never gonna find him. : [the two run as fast as they can], Gordie: Go! The Grandmother stood in front of the woods reminding us that death is always near and behind us. What're you, his mother? They just let him in. Gordie STANDS4 LLC, 2023. Gordie's parents loved Dennis and are now indifferent to Gordie. Did anybody bring anything? : The Body is a novella by American writer Stephen King. : And while you guys are dragging your candy asses halfway across the state and back, I'll be waiting for you on the other side, relaxing with my thoughts. I guess I'm just a p*ssy, huh? : He had a bit of a trouble trying to hide it. At the beginning of the school year, Vern had buried a quart jar of pennies underneath his house. When businessman Vern Tessio received an order for one of his products from the USA, he knew it could take weeks to arrive. The Craft. Jeremiah O'Connell (born February 17, 1974) is an American actor, director and talk show host, known for his roles as Quinn Mallory in the television series Sliders, Andrew Clements in My Secret Identity, Vern Tessio in the film Stand by Me (1986), Joe in Joe's Apartment (1996), Frank Cushman in Jerry Maguire (1996), Derek in Scream 2 (1997), Charlie Carbone in Kangaroo Jack (2003), and . : Teddy [to the others] : Teddy: Sh*t, this wasn't my idea, it was Vern's idea! It was brown and it had dots on it. Vern: Why not? Teddy He is never willing to take risks and will allow the rest of the boys to pressure him into things. 20. I just got a three day vacation. We'll be there by sundown. Sound about right to you, Gordie? Goofy's a dog. You could cook your dick. Supposed to be Hyboid Gland or something. - Chris: "Suck my fat one"? Teddy: What are you, crazy? Do you think that anyone would've believed it? I'll kill you I swear to God. That's easy-Pez. Teddy: Yeah, by the time we get there, the kid won't even be dead anymore. I'm not goin' all the way out there. Vern is known to be friends with Chris Chambers, Gordie Lachance and Teddy Duchamp. Bossman Bob Cormier took one look at Bill Travis and barfed on Principal Wiggins. Duchamp, and Vern Tessio come to terms with death and the harsh truths of growing up in this iconic, unforgettable, coming-of-age story that was also adapted in the 1986 film classic Stand by Me. Vern: Like Charlie Hogan's brother. Boy, you don't know nothin', Mighty Mouse is a cartoon, Superman is a real guy, no way a cartoon could beat up a real guy. Superman's a real guy. Like Charlie Hogan's brother. As the story begins, Gordie's friend Vern Tessio asks his him and two other friends, Teddy DuChamp and Chris Chambers, if they want to see a dead body near another town. Tags. A knight without armor in a savage land . Teddy Chris: Maybe. That's really bad. [the boys begin walking away]. Nine months, man. You're making me f*** up the snake part. Vern Let me in! Teddy Chris --Jeff Shannon, https://www.quotes.net/movies/stand_by_me_10865, https://www.quotes.net/movies/stand_by_me_quotes_10865. : Milo: You come on and try it, you slimy bastard. All works; Complete works only; Vern: I'm not going alone. Get Vern! Chris: I'm never gonna get out of this town am I, Gordie? Chris: How do you know if a Frenchman has been in your backyard?