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1980s Movie Tournament: Title Round |
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| Stand By Me | Trading Places | |
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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. |
The ridiculously wealthy Duke brothers (Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche) make a $1 wager over a heredity vs. environment argument they had. In order to test each of their hypotheses, they arrange for a street hustler named Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) to trade places with a yuppie commodity broker named Louis Winthrop III (Dan Aykroyd). Without knowing about the wager, Billy Ray finds himself in a cush job living the high life while Louis ends up being disgraced and loses everything. The only person who takes pity on Louis is a prostitute named Ophelia (Jamie Lee Curtis). Billy Ray decides to seek out Louis after overhearing the Duke's plan to return to him to the streets once their experiment has run its course. This rags-to-riches/riches-to-rags story turns into a brilliant revenge plot when the guinea pigs team up to take down the Dukes.
Memorable dialogue: Billy Ray Valentine: "You know, you can't just go around and shoot people in the kneecaps with a double-barrelled shotgun 'cause you pissed at 'em." Louis Winthorpe III: "Why not?" Louis: "Looking good, Billy Ray!" Billy Ray: "Feeling good, Louis!" |
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