Billy Tessio: Hey, Eyeball's right, Charlie. Chris: Yeah, but you're gonna be stupid for the rest of your life. 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 . The Writer: I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. [gets Vern on his feet as the train starts to come onto the bridge] MOVE IT! I brought the comb! Milo: He's crazier than a shithouse rat. To them, Gordie does nothing important. | Eyeball: So what's with you and this Connie Palermo chick? Vern : : Ten years from now, some hunter's gonna go in the woods to take a leak, wind up pissing on his bones. Teddy: Look, you guys can go around if you want to. I'm not going back. He pretended he was eating cow-plops, and rat guts in blueberry sauce. Let him do his own fighting! A genuine crowd-pleaser, this heartfelt movie led director Rob Reiner to even greater success with his next film, The Princess Bride. Even Vern knew it, I think. Oh guys, I better get home before my mom puts me out on the "ten most wanted." No sh*t. she looks like a Thanksgiving turkey. "Have gun will travel" reads the card of a man. 2023. A loony up in the nuthouse at Togus. Gordie: Sure, you only outweigh him by 500 pounds, fat ass! E D I T S. 367 followers. Teddy And while you guys are dragging your candy asses across the state and back, I'll be waiting for you on the other side relaxing with my thoughts. : Don't call me any of your mother's pet names. I know all you guys and all your fathers are gonna get a call from me. - Vern: What am I supposed to do, think of everything? Gordie: [quietly, aiming the gun at Ace] Suck my fat one, you cheap dime-store hood. What did you bring a comb for? Chris : Just maybe. Vern 1980s Films. [after they had dinner] Vern : Nothing like a smoke after a meal. , But I still got a three day vacation because it never showed up. He stormed the beach, you f*ggot! They just keep wagon training. : You must have at least some of your brother's good sense. 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. RUN, GORDIE! Teddy: Yeah, by the time we get there, the kid won't even be dead anymore. YA HEAR ME?! Crowd : Vern: Oh yeah, my cousin's like that, sincerely. Join Facebook to connect with Vern Tessio and others you may know. He has a brother, Billy in the opposing group. In The Sun Dog, Kevin Delavan receives the perfect gift for his fifteenth birthday: a Polaroid Sun 660. Oh! Two for flinching! Vern : What are you doing there?! : That happens sometimes. He can't be a dog. 2023. Ha-ha! You flinched! Milo: You watch your mouth, smart guy! What a surprise! Milo: Come back here! Oh, great! Chris: Girls, girls, girls, cool it. Chris: Oh wait, it is. Great, spit at the fat kid", this proves that . [Teddy spits water at Vern; Gordie and Chris laugh]. Teddy: 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. [punches Vern in the arm twice], [The boys stop and stare into the distance]. While nine months of trying to find a quart jar of pennies that he apparently buried under his house at the beginning of a school year, he heard his brother talking to a fellow gang . Mighty Mouse is a cartoon. : You didn't know whether to laugh or cry. They have desires for themselves as human beings and as children who are forced into adulthood by the adults around them. Vern Let's get moving. If he had one. Let's go again. What did you bring a comb for? And bang! Gordie: Well this kid is our age but he's fat, real fat. I brought the comb! It's stupid, it's a stupid waste of time. I forget the secret knock! Corey Feldman. You think Mighty Mouse could beat up Superman? Chris Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings; Eyeball Chambers/Original Character(s) Eyeball Chambers/Ace Merrill; Denny Lachance/Original Female Character(s) Gordie: [after shooting a gun into the air] You're not taking him. Teddy [They flip their coins again, and this time all show tails except for Gordie], Teddy: You lose, Gordie! , Teddy: Oh, well, this is great! The story takes place during the summer of 1960 in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine.After a boy disappears and is presumed dead, twelve-year-old Gordie LaChance and his three friends set out to find his body along . Whoever told you that you had a fat one, Lachance? Vern Run, man! Oh, great, Chambers! You die, Chambers! [Lardass continues and the crowd starts to cheer him on]. He had a leech hanging from his balls, he fainted! Vern Vern: What am I supposed to do, think of everything? What are we supposed to do, eat our feet? And you know this one time Vern: Yeah, yeah, right. Teddy knew I took it. I think we can get some stuff there. What he wanted was revenge, and right before he was introduced he'd gotten ready for it. It's a stupid wasted time! We're going to see a dead kid; maybe it shouldn't be a party. Teddy Shoot us all? At the beginning of the school year, Vern had buried a quart jar of pennies underneath his house. Gordie: Maybe you could come into the college courses with me. After he loses a coin toss, he must buy food for all the others and then run from Angry Guard Dog Chopper through the junkyard. This is your last chance. As time went on, we saw less and less of Teddy and Vern until, eventually, they became just two more faces in the halls. The film is told through the first-person narration of Red and the events shown in the film serve as a result of his narration. Teddy: How far do you think it's gonna be? Gordie: Yeah, man, I'm not goin'. Gordie: [to himself] Why did you have to die? You brought the comb! We should all go. Chris GET UP!!!! You four-eyed psycho. [Chris and Teddy turn around just in time to see a train coming around the corner from the opposite end of the bridge], Vern: Oh, sh*t! I knew the $64,000 question was fixed. Teddy: What are you, crazy? : Yeah, by the time we get there, the kid won't even be dead anymore. Chris This isn't funny! What time is it, Gordie? : He is confronted by his problems again in the train track scene when Gordie hears the train come . What's your problem, Duchamp? We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. : Teddy: [lunges again, but the others restrain him again] I'M GONNA KILL YOU!!!! Vern Chris: Hell no! Vern tells them that while he was hiding under his porch he overheard his older brother talking about the body's location. [Chris and Teddy hand Gordie their money] 68 cents from Chris. I wasn't. Vern You don't even have any hair!" Jerry O'Connell - Vern Tessio Corey Feldman - Teddy Duchamp [Tag: hair ] more on this quote "- Teddy: This is my age! Gordie loses! The Writer: [voiceover] Finding new and, preferably, disgusting ways to degrade a friend's mother was always held in high regard. Vern: ESFJ Sweet yet cowardly Vern Tessio remembers to bring the comb but nothing else. Teddy : Oh, great! Go on, Gordie, it's a swell story. I brought the comb! : Shut up. : The Body was published in King's 1982 collection Different Seasons and later adapted into the 1986 film Stand by Me.. Skip to Quotes . Vern Tessio arrives and asks if they can go camping that night. A knight without armor in a savage land . Web. Do you think Mighty Mouse could beat up Superman? Sic balls, Choppy! Vern Tessio. The Shawshank Redemption has produced some of the best quotes to come from the film and they've only added to how great and poetic the film truly is. You're just a kid, Gordie Chris: I wish the hell I was your dad. Teddy Mayor Grundy Vern: Come on, you guys, let's get moving! Movie Info. Jerry O'Connell Vern Tessio. | Nine months, man. I saw the other day, he was carrying 5 elephants in one hand. A Jew's good. This quote shows the immaturity of Vern in the book. Like Twinkies and Pez and Root Beer? Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. Gordie: F*** writing, I don't want to be a writer. , Come over here! : 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.