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1980s Tournament: Second Leg |
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| Stand By Me | Lucas | |
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Based on a Stephen King story, Rob Reiner directs this classic coming of age tale about a quartet of boys who spend their Labor Day weekend in search of a rumored dead body. The foursome consists of Gordie (Wil Wheaton), Chris (River Phoenix), Teddy (Corey Feldman) and Vern (the then chubby Jerry O'Connell). The trip to the elusive body reveals the personal pressures each boy is facing by the impending adult world. Richard Dreyfuss, who plays the grown up version of Gordie, narrates the film in a loving remembrance of the nostaligia and livelihood of being kid.
This film was funny, touching and capable of pleasing an audience of any age. That's definitely not a small fete. Thanks to this film I am terrified of leeches (aka another reason I will only go swimming in pools) and dream of a revenge story as satisfying as vomiting on ones hometown. I will also only associate the lollipop song with these boys (sorry Dell… they didn't stiff on the pop). Memorable dialogue: Vern: You guys wanna go see a dead body? Gordie: I'll see you. Chris: Not if I see you first. |
Lucas Bly (Corey Haim) is a nerdy 14-year-old whose intelligence has marked him as an outcast. He becomes acquainted with Maggie (Kerri Green), an older teenager who just moved to town. Although Maggie only sees Lucas as a friend, Lucas can't help but to fall for her and tries everything he can think of to win her over. When the school year begins, Lucas returns to being bullied by the usual jocks. Cappie (Charlie Sheen), a former bully, changes his view of Lucas and starts to look out for him. Maggie, meanwhile is smitten with Cappie, and thus repeatedly dashing Lucas's hopes of them ever being together. In a last ditch effort, Lucas joins the football team to try and be the man he thinks Maggie wants.
This was a great film in the sense that didn't play in to all the teen movie bullshit. Lucas, the loveable loser, doesn't get a happy ending which in some ways is really refreshing. Memorable dialogue: Coach: Hear me good, you pissant! Because I'm only going to tell you one more time. Lucas: Don't you call me that! Don't you call me a pissant you dumb f*cking jock! Coach: What'd you say? Lucas: You heard me, pencil-brain! I mean, who are we kidding here, who is the pissant? The second rate coach of a third rate team or me? |
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