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Send us a textHave you ever wondered about Goofy? Where did he come from and in the words of Gordie LaChance, "What the hell is Goofy?"We have answers. So join us for this episode as we talk about this affable guy while sipping a HippopotoMai-Tai from Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar.#Disneyland#DisneyWorld#Disney#DisneyPodcast#DisneyDrinks#GoofyHere's who we are and what is in store for you

Here's a clip from our Patreon exclusive episode in which the Losers rank all of Stephen King's fictional writers by using a March Madness style bracket system. Who makes the final four? Is it Scott Landon? Gordie LaChance? Mike Enslin? Paul Sheldon? You'll have to hear the full track, and you can do so by becoming a member of The Barrens (Patreon) by visiting www.patreon.com/thebarrens. You'll also unlock hundreds hours of exclusive content that includes The Stephen King Archives, the Dark Tower Detour, dozens of Ka-mmentary tracks for your favorite King flicks, all of our Lobstrosities episodes clawing through those silly King sequels, in addition to spinoffs like The Soul's Midnight, Talkin' Hawkins, and CrichtonCast. Not to mention, dozens upon dozens of locked episodes and one-offs.Follow us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join filmmaker Nathan Blackwell (Voyage Trekkers, The Last Movie Ever Made) and improv comedian Krissy Lenz (The Neighborhood Comedy Theatre, The Saturday Matinee Podcast) plus podcaster and filmmaker Tommy Metz III (What's That Smell, The Next Reel) for a stroll down the lane of this scary but magical 80s movie.Letterboxd says, "FOR SOME, IT'S THE LAST REAL TASTE OF INNOCENCE, AND THE FIRST REAL TASTE OF LIFE.After learning that a stranger has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie Lachance, Vern Tessio, Chris Chambers and Teddy Duchamp encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives."Get the recap, the review, the ratings and the Deep Cut Recommendations! PLUS, Members will get to hear all Steven King movies ranked by Rotten Tomatoes after the show!

It's 1960, in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. Ray Brower, a boy from a nearby town, has disappeared, and twelve-year-old Gordie Lachance and his three friends set out on a quest to find his body along the railroad tracks. During the course of their journey, Gordie, Chris Chambers, Teddy Duchamp, and Vern Tessio come to terms with death and the harsh truths of growing up in a small factory town that doesn't offer much in the way of a future. Join me and my guest, Lorraine, as we talk about this book, school bullies and a little about the 1986 film, Stand by Me. And we don't spoil the ending! Featured episodes Good Omens Misery (1987) Misery (1990)

July 3rd, 1985 - a day that a little time travel movie produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Robert Zemeckis called Back to the Future was released to the public. This podcast will dive into the world of BTTF, and discuss the movies, characters, and behind-the-scenes details on one of the greatest trilogies of all time. So buckle in, make sure your flux capacitor is fluxing, and enjoy the 88 mile per hour adventure of the Back to the Future trilogy. FRANCES LEE MCCAIN returned to New York where she appeared on Broadway in Woody Allen's Play it Again Sam, and off-Broadway in Lanford Wilson's Lemon Sky, creating the role of Carol. She joined the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco under William Ball and played a variety of roles in repertory. Apple's Way TV show (1974-75) and other 1970s work She began her career in film and television after appearing opposite Jon Voight and Faye Dunaway in A Streetcar Named Desire, eventually co-starring with Ronny Cox as the female lead in her own television series, CBS-TV's Apple's Way in 1974. She appeared in a variety of television series and miniseries throughout the 1970s, including the Quincy ME episode Eye Of The Needle playing a Holistic practitioner. In 1978 she played Charles Grodin's wife in Albert Brooks' debut feature film, Real Life. 1980s acting work In the 1980s, she was cast in several major films, usually always playing the mother of a main character. In 1984, she co-starred in the blockbuster film Gremlins as Lynn Peltzer, the mother of main character, Billy Peltzer (played by Zach Galligan). Also that year, she played Ethel McCormack, mother to Kevin Bacon's character, in Footloose. In 1985 she appeared in the hit film Back to the Future as Stella Baines, the mother to the character played by Lea Thompson. In 1986, she played the role of Mrs. Lachance, the mother of Gordie Lachance (played by Wil Wheaton), in the hit drama film Stand by Me. Later work McCain continued to work in television after relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1980s and also appeared in Scream (1996) as the mother of Rose McGowan's character, and Patch Adams (1998). She received a Master's Degree in Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2000, and continues to work in Theater extensively in the San Francisco Area. In 2004 McCain initiated a theater project based on oral histories of the blue collar workers responsible for the building and maintaining of the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico which received workshop readings at the Lensic Center for Performing Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, most recently at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. McCain is an Associate Artist of the ZSpace Studio in San Francisco, and is an ensemble member of the AlterTheater Ensemble in San Rafael, California. Order the "Back from the Future" paperback with expanded material! Amazon- https://bit.ly/BackFromTheFutureBook Bookshop- https://bit.ly/BackFromTheFuturebook Barnes and Noble- https://bit.ly/BackFromtheFutureBook Mango- https://bit.ly/BackfromTheFutureBook Chapters indigo- https://bit.ly/BackFromThefutureBook Buy the BACK FROM THE FUTURE Book. ORDER: BOND, James Bond now! CLICK HERE. Back to the Future: The Podcast is produced and presented by Brad Gilmore, and is not affiliated with the Back to the Future franchise. This show is meant for entertainment and documentary purposes only, and does not intend to infringe on any copyrights of Universal Pictures, Back to the Future, or any of its characters, clips or music. Brad Gilmore expresses views and statements which represent that of the hosts and the guests of the program alone. The statements made on this program are in no way intended to represent views of any other organization affiliated with the hosts or guests and in no way represent the views of the sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wil Wheaton joins Billy & Dom to discuss his passion for board games, video games, his iconic roles in Star Trek and Stand by Me, and his transition into writing books. Wil Wheaton is an American actor, blogger, and New York Times bestselling writer. He portrayed Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gordie Lachance in the film Stand by Me, Joey Trotta in Toy Soldiers, and Bennett Hoenicker in Flubber.  Get your Friendship Onion merchandise at https://www.thefriendshiponionpodcast.com! Tune in every Tuesday for new episodes and please be sure to rate, subscribe, and leave a comment/review! And be sure to follow and add your favorite funky jams to our Spotify playlist "The Friendship Onion." Feel free to leave Billy and Dom a message with your comments, questions, or just to say hello at https://www.speakpipe.com/thefriendshiponion or write us an email at thefriendshiponion@kastmedia.com TFO's IG - @thefriendshiponion Billy's IG - @boydbilly Dom's IG - @dom_monaghan_ Wil Wheaton Website Instagram Book - Still Just a Geek Produced by Jon Cvack - IG: @jcvack Go to magicspoon.com/ONION to grab a custom bundle of cereal! And be sure to use our promo code ONION at checkout to save five dollars off your order! Get 20% off + free shipping with the code ONION at manscaped.com. That's 20% off + free shipping with the code ONION at manscaped.com. Go to GreenChef.com/onion130 and use code onion130 to get $130 off, plus free shipping! Secure your online data TODAY by visiting ExpressVPN.com/ONION and you can get an extra three months FREE.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wil Wheaton  is best known for his roles as Gordie Lachance in Stand By Me, Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and a version of himself on The Big Bang Theory. He talks to Jesse about surviving Hollywood.

Actor, personality, and all-around nerd, Wil Wheaton beams up to the show to discuss his new book, "Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir." During the interview, we cover a lot of Wil's amazing career. Wil shares stories from his time starring in Stand By Me, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and The Big Bang Theory. We also discuss The Wil Wheaton Project, The Ready Room, The Family Guy TNG reunion, and Tabletop.  Wil shares one of his favorite moments while on The Big Bang Theory and shares an amazing story about William Shatner from that episode. We also discuss Wil's story of the first time he met William Shatner on the set of Star Trek V. We also discuss Wil's love of Sharknado (and how his tweets helped launch it into infamy) and his guest spot in Sharknado 2 where tragically he was eaten by a shark.  We end by discussing the meta experience of narrating the book Ready Player One (which references Wil Wheaton). Enjoy my conversation with evil Wil Wheaton, Gordie Lachance, and Wesley Crusher.  Our Guest, Wil Wheaton Buy Book here: https://a.pgtb.me/Vqd3Ms https://wilwheaton.net/ https://www.facebook.com/itswilwheaton https://www.youtube.com/wilwheaton https://www.instagram.com/itswilwheaton Hashtag Fun: Jeff dives into recent trends and reads some of his favorite tweets from trending hashtags. The hashtag featured in this episode is #StarTrekTNGSongs from Friday Fondue. Tweets featured on the show are retweeted at @JeffDwoskinShow Follow Hashtag Roundup to tweet along with fun hashtags daily! https://twitter.com/HashtagRoundup Download the Hashtag Roundup app at https://app.hashtagroundup.com/ Follow Jeff Dwoskin: Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigmacher The Jeff Dwoskin Show: https://twitter.com/JeffDwoskinShow Podcast website: https://jeffisfunny.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/JeffDwoskinShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's a preview of our all-new Patreon exclusive series The Stephen King Archives in which the Losers sort through unpublished short stories, long-forgotten interviews, dusty manuscripts, and alternate versions of your favorite tales. The latest installment continues our ensuing 35th anniversary celebration of Rob Reiner's Stand By Me by taking a closer look at the Gordie LaChance stories, specifically 1969's "Stud City" and 1975's "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Want more? Head on over to www.patreon.com/thebarrens and become a Librarian for more exclusive bonus content.Follow us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bienvenidos a un nuevo episodio de la Gran Evasión, encaramos la recta final del verano y de la niñez…esta noche, entre cuatro amigos, vivimos una aventura inolvidable. Un viaje en busca del cadáver de un chaval desaparecido; una odisea donde compartir risas y lagrimas, para enfrentarse a los miedos y los monstruos más temibles….….esos, con los que todos cargamos desde la infancia: Stand by me, Cuenta Conmigo, dirigida por Rob Reiner en 1986. Cuenta Conmigo se ha convertido con el paso de los años en todo un tratado sobre la amistad, un ensayo sobre el transito de la niñez a la adolescencia; unos chicos en el momento clave de la vida, cuando se bifurca en múltiples y desconocidos caminos… La obra esta basada en un maravilloso relato del maestro del terror, Stephen King, titulado el cuerpo, editado en el volumen Las Cuatro Estaciones, con el precioso subtitulo del Otoño de la Inocencia. El guión de Bruce Evans y Raynold Gideon es sencillamente impecable, capta a la perfección la atmósfera del relato y nos lleva de la mano para compartir y participar de la aventura, gracias, claro está, al portentoso ritmo narrativo de Reiner. Rob Reiner ha dirigido dos de las mejores adaptaciones de las obras de King. Misery, y este Cuenta Conmigo. Curiosamente cuando Stephen King sólo bordea lo sobrenatural y se centra en las relaciones humanas, sus novelas son más profundas y las adaptaciones al cine infinitamente mas logradas. Esta aventura vital de cuatro inadaptados se ha convertido, no solo en una película de culto, sino que es una obra imprescindible, de esas a la que recurrir cuando la vida nos coge por el gaznate, cuando la nostalgia por los años perdidos no nos deja avanzar….esas noches, Cuenta Conmigo viene al rescate. Acompañamos a estos chicos de Castle Rock, Oregon, siguiendo la vía del tren hasta llegar al atajo Harlow, junto al rio; En el camino de vuelta, ellos y nosotros, ya nos seremos los mismos. Al ritmo de una banda sonora maravillosa, que contiene un puñado de canciones inolvidables de finales de los 50, nos volvemos uno más de esta pandilla de un vulgar pueblo americano, en mitad de ninguna parte. Will Wheaton es introvertido y talentoso, el narrador adulto de la historia, Gordie Lachance; River Phoenix es Chris Chambers, el líder, marcado por la reputación de su apellido; Corey Feldman es Teddy Duchamp, otro chaval que acarrea los pecados de su padre y Jerry O'Connell es Vern Tessio, el gordito del que todos se burlan, que tiene como único refugio la amistad de esta pandilla. Ademas tenemos un villano inolvidable, Kiefer Sutherland como Ace Merrill, un delincuente en ciernes, el abusón con el que todos nos hemos topado alguna vez. Especialmente emotiva es la relación entre Gordie y Chris, tan sincera y real que es fácil compartir lagrimas con estos chicos, que forjan una amistad inquebrantable, de esas que sólo se consiguen cuando tienes 12 años… Un viaje interior y exterior, enfrentando los miedos y los traumas, con una determinación admirable, el verano de nuestra vidas, con la sombra de la paternidad mal entendida, las familias destruidas por la perdida, el desengaño y la traición de los adultos. Un baño por las aguas cenagosas de los misterios de la propia vida. Mientras suena el Stand by me de Ben E. King y el tren de la juventud está a punto de atropellarnos: Raul Gallego, Gervi Navío y Salvador Limón acampamos en mitad de una noche suspendida en el recuerdo de cuatro amigos; un caluroso verano en Castle Rock, compartiendo juegos infantiles entre los impíos golpes de la vida….. Gervasio Navío Flores.

You guys wanna go see a dead body? Then join the Losers as they celebrate the 35th anniversary of Rob Reiner's Stand by Me. Meeting them at the tracks is singer-songwriter and Side Door co-founder Dan Mangan, who previously penned a rocking ode to Gordie LaChance titled, "Rows of Houses". Needless to say, the insight he brings to the table is as priceless as the source material itself. Sincerely.Follow us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films: the 1986 coming-of-age film "Stand by Me" directed by Rob Reiner, based on Stephen King's 1982 novella 'The Body'. Starring Wil Wheaton as Gordie LaChance (aged 12), River Phoenix as Chris Chambers, Corey Feldman as Teddy Duchamp, Jerry O'connell as Vern Tessio, and Keifer Sutherland as John 'Ace' Merrill, the story of "Stand by Me" revolves around four boys in 1959 Castle Rock, Oregon, who go on a hike to find the dead body of a missing boy. Richard Dreyfuss also stars as the older Gordie LaChance - who also serves as the film's narrator - who after hearing of the tragic death of a childhood friend reflects back upon the memories and the unforgettable experiences that he shared with his friends during the Labor Day holiday weekend in 1959. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/markthepoet/message

Wanna go see a dead body? The boys invite one of their friends, Tyler, on for the second guest review episode. A few options are thrown out but they finally decide on 1986's Stand By Me. This movie was adapted from Stephen King's book, The Body, and has an absolutely stacked cast. We get into both of those things and many more along the way. This movie was directed by Rob Reiner. GD4AM: 85/100 IMDb: 8.1/10 Metacritic: 75/100 RT: 91% After learning that a stranger has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie Lachance, Vern Tessio, Chris Chambers, and Teddy Duchamp encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives. Currently available to rent on most streaming platforms.

This wild chat with the Internet's First Boyfriend, Wil Wheaton, ranges from the silly (how does 90 Day Fiancee figure into things?) to the somber (Wil opens up about his abusive childhood and the shocking parallels between himself and Stand By Me's Gordie Lachance). All that and more in this breakdown of the four novellas contained in Stephen King's Different Seasons.

Glück auf und herzlich willkommen zu einer neuen Folge des König Bube Dame Gast Podcast. Wir haben uns wieder den @Mikadoelefant gekrallt um mit ihm über die Herbstgeschichte „Die Leiche“ aus der Sammlung Frühling, Sommer, Herbst und Tod zu reden. Wie immer sind wir dabei natürlich wieder irgendwo zwischen Literaturströmungen und Rotwild vom Weg abgekommen… Viel Spaß beim anhören! Die Shownotes 00:00 Intro und Begrüßung 01:09 Zeitliche Einordnung * Brennen muss Salem 02:54 Inhaltszusammenfassung 05:11 Detailbesprechung * Carrie * Manchmal kommen Sie wieder * Christine * Simpsons Weltausstellung * Naturalismus * Ernest Hemingway * Podstock * Charles Bukowski * Heiner Müller 52:26 Symbolik 54:35 Querverweise * Pin up * ES * Cujo * Dead Zone * Nona * In einer kleinen Stadt * Zeitraffer 56:26 Verwertungen * Die Family Guy Verwurstung * Film 1986 * Rasenmähermann 2 59:08 Zitate 01:00:32 Bewertung * Der Weisheit 01:04:21 Hausmeisterei, Verabschiedung, Outro * Leseliste ———————— Hörer(innen)reaktionen: (mit freundlicher Genehmigung von) @hueftjold „Hallo Leute, zunächst einmal großes Lob für Euren Podcast. Nun aber meine Kritik an eurer Sendung Nr. 27. Ich finde, dass der Roman bei euch einfach zu schlecht weggekommen ist. Ihr habt in der Schilderung über Gordie LaChance komplett unterschlagen, dass dessen älterer Bruder nicht lange vor der Handlung im Buch bei einem Unfall ums Leben kam. Seine Eltern ignorieren Ihn seitdem und geben ihm zu verstehen, dass lieber er als sein Bruder hätte sterben sollen. Im Film „Stand by Me – Das Geheimnis eines Sommers“ wird sein Bruder in einigen Rückblenden gezeigt. Dem Zuschauer wird sofort klar, dass sein Bruder ein ganz besonderer Mensch in Gordies Leben war, und auch für alle anderen Leute um ihn herum; auch wirkt er viel verständnisvoller als die älteren Brüder der anderen Kinder. Eine andere wichtige Szene ist aus meiner Sicht auch die, in der die Bande von Ace Merrill und die Jungen am Fundort der Leiche aufeinander treffen. Nachdem Gordie die Pistole in die Luft abgefeuert hat und danach Ace Merill mit dem Satz komplett bloßstellt in dem er Ihn „billiger Vorstadt-Gauner“ nennt. Mit dieser doch sehr erwachsenen Aussage entkrampft er fast komplett diese für die Jungen ja eigentlich lebensbedrohliche Situation, Ace Merill hatte davor ein Springmesser gezückt, und macht aus Ace, den alle sonst fürchten eine lächerliche Figur. Ich glaube Ihr hattet auch gesagt,dass außer Gordie alle anderen Jungen später sehr früh sterben. Ich meine, dass dies nur auf Chris Chambers zutrifft, der es übrigens geschafft hatte aus dem Milieu herauszukommen und sogar Rechtsanwalt wurde. Also, bis bald Euer Jold“ Unsere Antwort Hallo Jold! Hey ganz, ganz herzlichen Dank für deine Rückmeldung, wir freuen uns total dass unser Gesabbel sogar wichtig genug ist, dass jemand sich die Arbeit macht zu kommentieren! Um deine Fragen zu beantworten. Die Geschichte spielt 1960. Vern stirbt 1966 bei einem Brand. Teddy stirbt 1971/72 bei einem Autounfall. Chris stirbt 1971 während eines Messerangriffs. Allerdings noch ohne sein Studium abzuschließen. Sie werden also alle nicht mal 25, da kann man denke ich von „früh sterben“ sprechen – auch wenn das natürlich Definitionssache ist In der Geschichte selbst ist es Chris der schießt, und auch den Satz mit den Vorstadtganoven bringt. Also leider eine für Chris erwartbare Handlung und kein Pluspunkt für Gordie. Die ganze Sache mit dem Bruder scheint mehr im Film stattzufinden – es wird zwar erwähnt, aber es kommt im Buch vergleichsweise gut raus, dass der Bruder so viel älter war, dass Gordie kaum was mit ihm zu tun hatte. Im Einleitungsatz behauptet Gordie sogar, die Bahnleiche sei die erste gewesen die er je gesehen hat. Dass ihn aber seine Eltern wegen des Bruders ignorieren ist uns wirklich durch die Lappen gegangen. Danke für den Hinweis! Ich hoffe ich konnte dir deine Hinweise und Fragen vernünftig beantworten In jedem Fall danke ich dir aber nochmal für die tolle Rückmeldung!

Book Vs Movie  Stand By Me The Margos take on another Stephen King classic with Different Seasons’ story The Body and the Rob Reiner adaptation Stand By Me The Margos are going back to Stephen King’s 1982 Different Seasons which features four novellas with a focus on the “summer” tale “The Body.” As written in the story, four young boys from Castle Rock Maine in 1960 who go on a quest to see the deceased body of Ray Brower--a 12-year-old who was most likely hit by a train.  The boys (Gordie Lachance, Chris Chambers, Vern Tessio and Teddy Duchamp) all come from different levels of homelife abuse and/or neglect and the overnight journey gives them a chance to confront their fears of entering a new school in the coming weeks.  In the meantime, they are being chased by longtime Kind villain Ace Merrill and his mean, dimwitted crew of juvenile delinquents who want to find the body first for themselves.  Rob Reiner’s 1986 adaptation is considered a modern classic featuring some amazing performances from the entire cast including Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell, and Kiefer Sutherland just to name a few standouts. It also managed to bring Ben E. King back into the music charts with the use of his hit song “Stand By Me.”  So between the novella and the movie, which did we like better? Click on the link below to find out! In this ep the Margos discuss: The different stories from Different Seasons which were turned into films  The process of changing the scenery and key plot points between book & movie Trivia about the film and life for the young actors on the set The cast  Wil Wheaton (Gordie Lachance,) River Phoenix (Chris Chambers,) Corey Feldman (Teddy Duchamp,) Jerry O’Connell (Vern Tessio,) Kiefer Sutherland (Ace Merrill,) Casey Siemaszko (Billy Tessio,) Gary Riley (Charlie Hogan,) Bradley Gregg (Eyeball Chambers,) Bruce Kirby (Mr. Quidacioluo,) John Cusack (Dennis LaChance,) and Richard Dreyfus (The Writer.)  Clips Featured: Stand by Me  trailer Gordie confronts Ace The “leeches” scene The “train” scene Chris talks about stealing money Outro music Stand By Me (Performed by Ben E. King) Join our Patreon page to help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/bookversusmovie  Book Vs. Movie podcast https://www.facebook.com/bookversusmovie/ Twitter @bookversusmovie www.bookversusmovie.com Email us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Brought to you by Audible.com You can sign up for a FREE 30-day trial here http://www.audible.com/?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R Margo D. @BrooklynFitChik www.brooklynfitchick.com brooklynfitchick@gmail.com Margo P. @ShesNachoMama https://coloniabook.weebly.com/ 

In 1986, Rob Reiner ("Meathead" from "All in the Family") attempted to adapt a Stephen King novella called "The Body" into a Rated R kids movie. The resulting film, "Stand by Me," is an 88-minute cry-fest about four adolescent buddies who walk about 30 miles to find the body of a kid who got hit by a train in hopes of getting their names in the local newspaper. Wil Wheaton plays young Gordie Lachance, a scrawny aspiring fiction writer (a surrogate for Stephen King) who finds himself unable to process the death of his posthumously glorified older brother, Denny, played by John Cusack. In the span of two days, Gordie narrowly outruns a junkyard dog, barely dodges an oncoming train and shoots a gun multiple times. River Phoenix plays Chris Chambers, a too cool for school James Dean emulator who comes from a dysfunctional family and finds himself unable to get out from under their shadow. Chris is a walking, talking advertisement for smoking cigarettes throughout the movie. Corey Feldman plays Teddy Duchamp, a mentally unstable semi-suicidal maniac with deformed ear. Allegedly, the character Feldman plays is not far off from his real life persona. Jerry O'Connell Romijn-Stamos plays Vern Tessio, a simple-minded heavyset caricature whose personality resembles "Chunk" from "The Goonies." Join us as we dismember this saccharine film as well as Jim's derivative childhood. Tell us what you think by chatting with us (@filmsnuff) on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, or by shooting us an email over at mailbag@filmsnuff.com. This episode is sponsored by Ephemeral. Visit our website at https://www.filmsnuff.com.

Cheers, leechdicks! We've finally arrived at STAND BY ME, the film debut of Connie Palermo, the chick who won't even let disgusting teenage greaser boys do anything more than feel her tits. STAND BY ME stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell. And Keifer Sutherland. And John Cusack. And then also Rob Reiner directed it. Also in this episode: we have our first disagreement about the degree to which Chris Chambers and Gordie Lachance are gay for each other, but since Dan writes the episode descriptions, he's going to call it definitively and say that they were both feelin it so hard. Sorry Rob, but these are two boys who were feelin it. Moreover, they were feelin it so hard. Follow us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kingmepod/ Subscribe/rate/review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/king-me/id1071620322?mt=2 Support us with a dollar: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2706942

Episode 46Stand By Me, Contact, American BeautyHi, welcome to episode 46 of Jay Wont darts podcast. My intro was from episode 132 of No Agenda.This episode, I'll talk about three of my favourite movies. Stand by Me, a coming of age flick, Contact, starring Jodie Foster and centred around aliens, and American Beauty, which is like a grown up Ferris Buellers Day Off. First, Stand By Me.Heres the trailer,Stand By Me is a movie a lot of people will have seen before, and forgotten about. Its truly a classic. The movie, based on a Steven King book, came out in 1986. It has a lot of fairly well known scenes, the young boys walking along train tracks for most of the movie is quite memorable.I'll read from the Wikipedia summary.The film is narrated by an adult Gordie LaChance, known as "The Writer" (Richard Dreyfuss), writing the memoir about his youth. Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon, over Labor Day weekend in September 1959, Gordie (Wil Wheaton), and his friends Chris Chambers (River Phoenix) and Teddy Duchamp (Corey Feldman) learn from their friend Vern Tessio (Jerry O'Connell) that the dead body of a boy named Ray Brower, who was struck by a train while picking blueberries in the woods, has not been found. While under his porch looking for his buried jar of pennies, Vern overheard his older brother talking about finding the body while in the woods with a friend. The boys then embark upon a two-day journey across the woodlands near Castle Rock to see and find the body in hopes that the discovery will make them all famous.Each boy has a physical and/or emotional burden. Gordie is a quiet, bookish boy with a penchant for telling stories and writing, rejected by his father following the death of his football-star older brother Denny (John Cusack) in a Jeep accident. Chris is from a family of criminals and alcoholics and, despite his intelligence and desire to break the generational curse, he is usually stereotyped accordingly. Teddy is an eccentric and physically deformed after his mentally-unstable father (whom Teddy sees as a war hero who "stormed the beach at Normandy") held his ear to a stove and nearly burned it off, thus forcing him to wear a hearing aid. Vern, overweight and timid, is easily scared, and thus often picked on.Through the boys' misadventures and conversations, the viewer learns about each character's personality. Each of the boys, for varying reasons, lives in the shadow of their fathers and older brothers. Gordie's talent for storytelling pegs him as the most likely of the four to have a promising future.Heres a clip of Gordie telling a story.Stand By Me is a great movie, its been mentioned in pop culture a few times, such as the scenes of the adult writer reminiscing about his childhood friends. By the end of the movie, we hear him mention how he moved away from his friends, and the terrible fates that awaited each of them. Its terribly sad, to hear how they all end up.The next movie is Contact, about finding a radio signal from outer space. Contact came out in 1997. Jodie Foster's character has been into radio all her life, and now she works with radio telescopes listening to signals from space. Eventually, she and her team manage to decode one such signal, and find out it has information inside, instructing them to build a machine.Here is the trailer for contact.I forget the total cost of the machines, but its actually quite low by todays standards, less than the US auto bail outs for example. A machine, or two, to teleport us through space, to meet aliens, and they cost less than keeping American cars around.This is unrelated to the cost of the machine, but here is a clip of Jodie Foster asking for more funding.Contact has a really interesting character, a ultra rich man near the end of his life, he shows up in a lot of interesting scenes, such as one as he floats inside a space station to prolong his life. Near the very end of the movie, as a question about him is brought up, we see his fellow space station friends put him in a body bag.An interesting thing about Contact, the signal, and aliens, are from Vega, a star. When you mention this star , people from Vega are called "vay-guns". So, in the movie there are some GREAT clips to be made, as it sounds like they are saying Vegans! Observe.Arnt they great?The last movie is American Beauty. I love this movie, it features Kevin Spacey as the main character. American Beauty came out in 1999.Reading from Wikipedia,Kevin Spacey plays Lester Burnham, a middle-aged office worker who has a midlife crisis after becoming infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend.After watching a high school basketball game at which Jane is a cheerleader, Lester develops an infatuation with Jane's sexually precocious friend and classmate, Angela . His fantasies entail a sexually aggressive Angela among red rose petals. Lester is informed he is to be laid off, but blackmails his boss, quits his job and takes up low-pressure employment at a fast food chain. He buys his dream car, starts lifting weights and begins running to "look good naked"—to impress Angela, whom he overheard telling Jane that she would find him sexually attractive if he had muscle. He also takes up smoking cannabis, which he buys from Ricky. Lester continues to fantasize about Angela and flirts with her whenever she visits Jane. The pair's friendship wanes and Jane becomes romantically involved with Ricky; the lovers bond over Ricky's camcorder footage of what he considers the most beautiful imagery he has filmed: a plastic bag blowing in the windIts a very odd movie, but definitely one of my favourite movies of all time. Heres the trailer for American Beauty. here are some other clips, the main character Lester explaining his job That job scene actually is reminding me of Fight Club, American Beauty is like Ferris Beuller meets Fight Club, but without the violence. Its emotional, but not a chick flick.a tense dinner sceneand the most beautiful thing Ricky has ever filmed, a plastic bagI highly recommend all three of these movies, Stand By Me, Contact, and American Beauty.Thank you for listening. My outro is the New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key, on the Letterman show.You can find the script for this episode, as well as downloads for every episode of Jay Wont darts podcast at jaywontdart.blogspot.comIf you want to contact me, even just to say you listened, send an email to jaywontdart@gmail.com, j a y w o n t d a r t @ gmail.com, I'd appreciate it.Have a super happy day, bye.sources=======stand by me lardass http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG2gjL-KUqwcontacttrailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF3IZzXZ6Igfunding http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sds7hTlaNaMamerican beauty most beautiful thinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yk7b2uo0u8my jobhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqJ8zxV7Cjwdinner scenehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRfZQN9cMfo