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* [[Pinky Swear]]: Chris really ''really'' didn't know the gun was loaded. |
* [[Pinky Swear]]: Chris really ''really'' didn't know the gun was loaded. |
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* [[Precision F-Strike]]: Sorta. He doesn't ACTUALLY say a swear, but the line is so spot-on that it FEELS like one of these. |
* [[Precision F-Strike]]: Sorta. He doesn't ACTUALLY say a swear, but the line is so spot-on that it FEELS like one of these. |
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{{quote|'''Gordie:''' "Suck my fat one, you cheap dime-store hood!"}} |
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** Also see [[Your Mom]] below. |
** Also see [[Your Mom]] below. |
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* [[Railroad Tracks of Doom]]: The bridge. |
* [[Railroad Tracks of Doom]]: The bridge. |
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* [[Sadist Teacher]] |
* [[Sadist Teacher]] |
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* [[Seinfeldian Conversation]]: Half the conversations the boys have. |
* [[Seinfeldian Conversation]]: Half the conversations the boys have. |
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{{quote|Vern: Do you think Mighty Mouse could beat up Superman? |
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Teddy: What are you, cracked?...Mighty Mouse is a cartoon. [[Comically Missing the Point|Superman is a real guy.]] }} |
Teddy: What are you, cracked?...Mighty Mouse is a cartoon. [[Comically Missing the Point|Superman is a real guy.]] }} |
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* [[Space Whale Aesop]]: The book definitely has this. Don't go looking for dead bodies or you will acquire a death curse. But then, the book ''The Body'' was written by [[Stephen King]]. The film ''[[Stand by Me]]'' would cause you to forget that it is based on a book written by the horror master himself. |
* [[Space Whale Aesop]]: The book definitely has this. Don't go looking for dead bodies or you will acquire a death curse. But then, the book ''The Body'' was written by [[Stephen King]]. The film ''[[Stand by Me]]'' would cause you to forget that it is based on a book written by the horror master himself. |
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** While it's not depicted in the film, King's original story has Ace and his gang giving each of the boys a [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] after they return to town. |
** While it's not depicted in the film, King's original story has Ace and his gang giving each of the boys a [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] after they return to town. |
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* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: While Ace has no problem threatening kids Gordie's age with knives, he thinks Gordie holding him and his friends at gunpoint is taken things too far. |
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: While Ace has no problem threatening kids Gordie's age with knives, he thinks Gordie holding him and his friends at gunpoint is taken things too far. |
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{{quote|'''Ace:'' We're not gonna forget this, if that's what you're thinking. This is big time baby.}} |
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* [[Where Are They Now]] |
* [[Where Are They Now]] |
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* [[Why Couldn't You Be Different?]]: Gordie's parents prefer his brother the football star, and when the brother dies in a car crash they lament that [[You Should Have Died Instead|it wasn't Gordie instead]]. |
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** The "[[You Should Have Died Instead]]" factor is only implied in a dream sequence. True, they both criminally ignore Gordie after the accident, but they never go that far. |
** The "[[You Should Have Died Instead]]" factor is only implied in a dream sequence. True, they both criminally ignore Gordie after the accident, but they never go that far. |
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* [[You Know I'm Black, Right?|You Know I'm French, Right?]] At the beginning of the movie, Chris, Teddy, and Gordie are sitting in their tree-house, playing cards, when Chris decides to tell a joke. |
* [[You Know I'm Black, Right?|You Know I'm French, Right?]] At the beginning of the movie, Chris, Teddy, and Gordie are sitting in their tree-house, playing cards, when Chris decides to tell a joke. |
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{{quote|'''Chris:''' How do you know if a Frenchman has been in your back yard? |
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'''Teddy:''' Hey, I'm French, okay? |
'''Teddy:''' Hey, I'm French, okay? |
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'''Chris:''' Your garbage cans are empty and your dog's pregnant. |
'''Chris:''' Your garbage cans are empty and your dog's pregnant. |
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''*Chris and Gordie laugh*'' |
''*Chris and Gordie laugh*'' |
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'''Teddy:''' Didn't I just say I was French? }} |
'''Teddy:''' Didn't I just say I was French? }} |
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* [[Your Mom]]: Lampshaded by the adult Gordie's narration, in which he comments that "finding new and disgusting ways to insult a friend's mother was always held in high regard." Also played straight: |
* [[Your Mom]]: Lampshaded by the adult Gordie's narration, in which he comments that "finding new and disgusting ways to insult a friend's mother was always held in high regard." Also played straight: |
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{{quote|'''Chris:''' Why don't you go home and [[Precision F-Strike|fuck your mother]] some more?<br /> |
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'''Ace:''' ''[pulls out a knife]'' You're dead. }} |
'''Ace:''' ''[pulls out a knife]'' You're dead. }} |
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** Gordie pulls out a nice one to smack a children's rhyme in the face. |
** Gordie pulls out a nice one to smack a children's rhyme in the face. |
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{{quote|'''Gordie:''' Shut up. |
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'''Chris, Teddy, and Vern, in unison:''' I don't shut up! I grow up! And when I look at you, I throw up! AACCKK! |
'''Chris, Teddy, and Vern, in unison:''' I don't shut up! I grow up! And when I look at you, I throw up! AACCKK! |
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'''Gordie:''' And then your mother comes and licks it up. }} |
'''Gordie:''' And then your mother comes and licks it up. }} |
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