RIP, River Phoenix, 1970-1993.

@silikon2

2 ай бұрын

Yeah Chris fading out is kind of rough to watch.

@serendavies7375

2 ай бұрын

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@Serai3

2 ай бұрын

Stephen King is still pissed off at River Phoenix for dying the way he did.

@silikon2

2 ай бұрын

@@Serai3 Heh, if King wanted to write a sequel, that would kind of put it more squarely in his wheelhouse. "Stand by Me 2: Chris's Revenge".

@SlamminGraham

Ай бұрын

Nobody rests.

People tend to overlook, the fact that many in this generation were raised by World War 2 veterans with undiagnosed PTSD, It's likely that every one of these kids' fathers suffered in that way

@Carolyn-ff3fu

24 күн бұрын

My grandfather raised me and he was a WWII Veteran! He talked about it a lot so it didn’t seem to bother him as much.

@KeithLuttrell-fj7tu

11 күн бұрын

Shellshock and they knew about it.

Literally an all star cast: River Phoenix (RIP), Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell, John Cusack, Kiefer Sutherland, and Richard Dreyfuss. This is still the BEST adaptation of a Stephen King story, ever. Just a perfect movie. I’m so happy for you guys that you watched it.

@The_Algae

Ай бұрын

I would say Shawshank is the best one, but Stand by Me is BY FAR my favorite King adaptation, if not my favorite movie EVER.

Some of the best child actors who deserved better doing epic work

@Angelicwings1

2 ай бұрын

Do r like hog calling people bullies

@TomBradshaw-ot9zb

Ай бұрын

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One of my favorite movies. The ending of River Phoenix fading away is moving and haunting. RIP

@rhondaocallaghan4413

2 ай бұрын

Yes that scene was very heartbreaking, well Said❤️🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘

I love this classic, and it's a great example of how kids back then could interact and actually go out and play, leave the house all day and parents didn't really worry. We had a lot of freedoms back then that kids today just don't.

@dwhitman3092

2 ай бұрын

Isn't that the truth? Didn't even realize how lucky we were at the time.

@deependz3231

2 ай бұрын

As children we had our B-B guns, and younger children had their cap guns, when I was ten (1968), my parents gave me a toy replica M-16 that I carried around the neighborhood when us kids played "war". Try any of that today and police will come and shoot you, ask questions later.

@kristianberg4264

2 ай бұрын

So agreed, I was one of these kids and lived in Eugene,OR, and we would literally go out in the A.M. have a day of adventures and be back by dark.No one gave a shit where we were, if we ate,had water, or were even kidnapped. Lmao😂

@Echo4Bravo

2 ай бұрын

Jerry O'Connell got Rebecca Romijn. 🤣 Hit up the gym boys.

@Darth-Lesbian

2 ай бұрын

I grew up very envious of you folk. My parents told us wild tales of their youth while simultaneously wrapping us in bubble wrap. We were allowed to go about 30 feet to the end of our street with our mother watching before we had to turn back. My gen’s parents were hyper aware of potential predators so we were granted practically no freedoms

Keep in mind, we are seeing things through Gordie's eyes. His eyes as a kid and his eyes years later as an adult looking back. So the parents being a bit like Zombies and emotionless speaks to their deep depression but also what Gordie was seeing day after day with them.

I hear Kiefer Sutherland was teaching River Phoenix how to play stand by me on guitar while filming the movie. Kiefer Sutherland the main antagonist was only 17 years old in this movie.

@shercahn

2 ай бұрын

Tis true. I saw the interview where Kiefer talked about it (one of the late night shows). AND, Rob Reiner was walking by when he was teaching River and that's how it become the title of the movie (well, Kiefer didn't know for sure but there's a strong possibility because he became excited when he heard it.

@pablosonic892

2 ай бұрын

Saw Keifer's band a few years ago and they rocked. Sutherland can do anything.

I just had a dream about Wil Wheaton last night! I met him when we were both teens. I wrote an article for Bop! magazine. (Those of you that are old enough to remember) It was called "Meetin' Wheaton"!

This story was based on King's childhood. The story itself is fiction, but the kids were real people; Chris Chambers was King's best friend, and he died just the way the story says he did. When the film was made, King was invited to a screening. When it was over, he had to go out into the hall and cry, it was so spot on. The novella includes (IIRC) three stories by Gordie (one of which is "The Revenge of Lardass Hogan"), all of which were stories King wrote when he was young before he became a professional writer. The novella is widely considered one of the greatest American short stories of the 20th century. (It's included in King's book "Four Seasons". There are four pieces in the book, three of which have been made into films: "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption", "The Body", and "Apt Pupil". The fourth is "The Breathing Method", which is the one that's closes to what most people think of as a Stephen King story. That one is body horror, quite terrifying.) Rob Reiner has said that casting a film is the most important thing a director can do to make it work. In order to make this the best film he could, he looked for kids who embodied the characters. River Phoenix was level-headed and compassionate; Corey Feldman was crazy and fucked up (still is); Jerry O'Connell was sweet and naive; and Wil Wheaton was introverted and depressed, from being psychologically abused and mistreated by his parents, who used him as a meal ticket. (He didn't want to be an actor; his parents pushed him into it so they could live off his earnings.) Rob tried to be there as a father figure for them, and says he really enjoyed working with them.

Cam during the puking scene: PRICELESS!!!

This movie came out in August of 1986, a few weeks before I started 5th grade. By the time it came out on video (VHS) a few months later, most of the boys in my class were doing the "two for flinching!" shtick. It got bad enough that the teachers had to step in and lecture the class on how it was inappropriate to punch someone twice just because they flinched when you threatened to poke them in the eye. No one was suspended or sent to the principal's office, but we were all apparently smart enough to save future "two for flinchings" for the playground at recess, where no one gave a damn what you did so long as you didn't leave school premises, and didn't get hurt badly enough to need an ambulance. The 1980s were a different time.

@mugwump242

2 ай бұрын

Yup. I was starting 6th grade when this came out. The influence this movie had, at the time, on all of us boys in my school was (now that you've made me think back on it) pretty astounding. For a while, buzzcut hair became the style, the 1950s "bad boy" blue jeans and white t-shirt look, ideally with something appearing like a pack of smokes rolled up in the sleeve, the practice of always carrying a pocket comb, 1950s rock n roll (this movie's soundtrack especially), various insults from the movie used between friends, and of course "two for flinching." There were even some 1950s-themed school dances.

As an older guy, I appreciate the opinions of a younger view of a movie that takes place in an era when I was just a boy. You two always have excellent and inciteful comments and your scoring system is usually right on. Great sense and knowledge for dissecting a lot of great movies. Enjoy watching your reactions to movies that I have seen many times. Keep them coming.

Those memories will still be there 40-50 years later…

This film really does represent how free we were when we were kids. We would be gone all day as long as we were home when the street lights went out. Our parents really were never worried unless we weren’t home on time.

Gun safety 101, un-loaded is NOT un-loaded until the chamber is cleared, and the safety is on. (And you're right, keep your finger OFF the trigger until you're ready to fire!

@amberaustin3243

2 ай бұрын

That happened to Brandon Lee so sad. 😞

Two characters to highlight: Denny, portrayed by John Cusack, was used sparingly, but was so well written that the cameo-like screen-time conveyed more information about the relationship dynamics in the home than any expositional dialogue could have. Also, Gordie, portrayed by Wil Wheaton, was powerful, relatable, and authentically believable. Respect to the actor, but certainly a missed opportunity for Star Trek: TNG who squandered this level of talent by not writing stronger narratives showcasing Mr. Wheaton's range, and instead turned "Shut up, Wesley!" into a trope.

@thenathanhaines

2 ай бұрын

Worse than that: Rick Berman specifically prevented him from taking on other movie roles, probably bombing his movie career.

Vern did OK. He dated Sidney Presscott in college and married present day Mystique.

@deadcatthinks6725

2 ай бұрын

Also created the Dr Tyre franchise and his brother won the Nobel prize for physics.

@sprayarm

2 ай бұрын

Vern.. Jerry O’Connell, was on the TV show Sliders from the late 90’s, in Jerry Maguire, among many other things, including currently the daytime talk show The Talk.

@DustinHakonson

2 ай бұрын

Moved into an apartment with talking roaches for awhile.

Yes.. a different time indeed!! Now.. in the movie.. it's the 50's.. but life was basically the exact same in the 80's. Well. for kids anyways!! Even in the 80's.. you took off with friends and would be gone all day.. well.. until sundown. Just out having adventures.. leaving miles away from home on bikes.. no cell phones.. no parents telling you what to do.. I MISS IT!! lol

They have Stand By Me day in Brownsville Oregon aka Castlerock every July 23rd. They do a pie eating contest and show the movie in the park. It's fun, for about an hour.

@Lethgar_Smith

2 ай бұрын

...for about an hour. 🤣

@submersivemedia9995

2 ай бұрын

@@Lethgar_Smith After that everyone gets very sad again. Until next year...

A perfect film. It is such a time capsule of that era while still being timeless. A glimpse into my dad‘s childhood. Nostalgia for my own 80,s childhood. And most of all, some perspective into my two boys current childhood. Some things change, something’s don’t. BTW Thanks for all the reactions. (And the sh!!!ty puns). I love seeing all of these movies for the first time again

Childhoods were completely different in those days. I'm a 90's kid myself and I'm so glad I didn't have any computers or smartphones back then. Most of my free time was spent outside with my friends from 9 AM to 9 PM. It was the best time ever.

Great reaction guy’s. This movie tugs at my heart strings every time. I agree that although all of the kids did a great job in this River Phoenix was just fantastic.

Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss who you saw in Close Encounters Of The Third Kind.

@submersivemedia9995

2 ай бұрын

And Jaws!

OMG the pie eating scene.. Cam had me dying!!!

Bruh, watching Cameron’s reaction to the vomiting scenes was one of the hilarious reactions I’ve seen 😂😂😂

Ace does end up doing four years in Shawshank. Alas, not for his behavior here. But at least he gets it. (Ref: Needful Things book).

I'd like to recommend another great coming-of-age movie you might want to react to. The Sandlot (1993) is nostalgic, moving and has an uplifting tone overall.

This is one of those "R" films that I would be fine playing towards a PG/PG-13 audience. So sweet, funny and touching.

@Scary__fun

2 ай бұрын

It was rated PG in Canada. Americans are puritans about children and adult themes.

There are a ton of references to this throughout movies and TV shows ever since, many in unexpected places. Won't mention any to avoid spoilers, but the number of them is absolutely crazy.

I have to say, the barf-o-rama was _not_ the first thing that came to my mind, when this video popped up. Sincerely! It was maybe the fifth thing. 😄 Fun reaction, as well as nice and thoughtful. This movie certainly brings all of that out. It does hit differently when watching it at different times in life. That’s not less or more, but just different, and it always makes it worth watching.

I'm rather thankful I was growing up before cellphones became "smart." My girlfriends and I spent most of our childhood/teen years playing/spending time outside. I just hope parents of young children create a balance of both for their kids. Some of the best memories I have are from outdoor adventures, not being glued to a screen.

Wow.....this brings back childhood memories. To this day I still think kids (especially boys) miss something in life by not growing up out in the countryside. For many, I think it builds character at an early age. And....I guess I'm showing my age by thinking that climbing boulders, building dams in the creek, letting the train run over the pennies you put on the track, learning how to pick up a non-poisonous snake (right behind their head), immediately recognizing poison ivy and getting sprayed by skunks is more relevant in learning about life than fighting imaginary foes with imaginary swords or rocket launchers. Oh well......a time gone by, I guess.

By the way, at 11:20, no they weren't talking about an episode of "Mickey Mouse." You might want to listen to it again.

As an old man I can tell you this Cam & Zay never ever let people know something bothers you.

The ending to this movie is so real. Life ain't no fairy tale that's for sure. People die & people drift apart. and on a side note - this isn't just some of the best child-acting of all time - it's some of the best acting. period. The sad scenes hit really hard

I THINK YOU MISSED IT!!! The reason they said yes to watchingThe Mickey Mouse Club is because the Mousketteer Annette Funicello was really starting to...um...develope. And oh boy, a generation of young boys noticed.

Based on a King novella called "The Body" published in King's 1982 collection Different Seasons.

@libertyresearch-iu4fy

2 ай бұрын

Usually also in the same book is the novella, "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption".

I met my BFF at the age of 12, in 1987. She moved away about 9 months after we met. You would have thought she'd died for how devastated I was ( that age is recognized in the study of human development as the time when humans begin prioritizing social relationships above familial relationships, and those kinds of friendships are most impactful and important.) We kept in touch as pen pals all through high school, and then email came along not long after we graduated, and now here we are, almost 40 years later. We live across the country from each other, but we still text, email, facetime, and see each other whenever we can. We will still turn each other on to whatever book or tv series we're currently into and it's just really so amazing to have that sort of lifelong friend. And the first show we did that with? Star Trek: The Next Generation, which featured Wil Wheaton, aka Gordie from this movie.

When my younger uncle died in WWII, my grandfather said to his oldest son "It should've been you!".😪😪😪😵😵😵 Oldest uncle wound up serving for life! Buried with 12 gun salute at the ALAMO!!❤❤❤❤❤

LOVE this movie. It showed Stephen King had so much depth to his writing….favorite quote, “see u later”……”not if I see you first…” RIP River Phoenix 😑

Yea friendships from childhood are usually deeper, good closing comments btw

He's literally like a cannon loading up! LMAO

Nice reaction guys. If you want to read it, it is one of the stories in the book “Different Seasons.” Also, in case you didn’t know, River was Joaquin Phoenix’s big brother. River said in Interviews that his brother was the real actor in the family. I thought he was just bring a good big brother, but over the years Joaquin has really soared!

Gordon literally got the w by passing a speech check after dodging the train and having a leech on his balls. "No Ace, just you" *(Speech 100/100)*

Fun fact Kiefer Sutherland and Corey Feldman Was both in the lost boys if you did not know This movie is a timeless classic I don't think it could ever be redone everThese characters are very relatible in many ways great reaction

@skeetercoddiwomple6269

2 ай бұрын

And Kiefer and Casey Siemaszko (Billy) were both in Young Guns.

This novella is in a collection of four novellas called "Different Seasons." It also contains two other absolute King classics: Shawshank Redemption and Apt Pupil. Definitely required reading for any King fan!

@ninja_tony

Ай бұрын

Yeah, it’s so hard for me to pick a favorite collection of short stories or novellas from him, but Different Seasons is SO GOOD.

I haven’t been to your channel since my brother passed. He loved your channel and your review of My Cousin Vinny almost killed us. Anyway, you guys are a hoot and this was one of my brother’s favorites. Thanks for the review!

@camandzay

24 күн бұрын

Sorry about your loss, glad we could provide this for you!

@Carolyn-ff3fu

24 күн бұрын

@@camandzay Thank you!

The book this is based on "The Body" is part of a novella series of 4 stories called Different Seasons. Two other stories in that were made into films. One was The Shawshank Redemption. The other was Apt Pupal.

I got to say this before i forget. Cam & Zay and Chris & Gordon became the same people for that 1 second that the gun went off on accident. It was so unique that i have almost no words to describe it that fit. We could actually swap the characters heads with reactors heads in post editing and there would've been no noticeable change😂

The Family Guy references were when they were all up in the treehouse (like in the beginning of the movie), young Cleveland comes up in the treehouse freaking out “I’ve done seen a dead body!” (After everyone else makes him come up in a more stereotypical way).

7:54 "ALWAYS assume a gun is loaded, even if you checked it yourself." -My father who was a medic in the Army 9:43 he just called him and his entire family dumdums

Really liked your reaction on this. One of my favourite movies, with an incredible performance by River Phoenix you're right, and lots of very quotable moments. Great job.

Sadly during this filming, young Corey Feldman was being SA by Hollywood elites and introduced to narcotics. He was fired from The Lost Boys for his dr@g abuse, but was hired back with the insistence of his best friend and lost Boys co star Corey Heim who was also SA and a heavy narcotic user in his young teen years into adulthood.

@AndrewSmithArt

2 ай бұрын

Hollywood sucks. (Except for movies like this)

@libertyresearch-iu4fy

2 ай бұрын

My money says they all were.

@0okamino

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, while it’s terrible to do to someone at any age, it’s especially heinous to take advantage of kids like that, and seems to be all too easy when they’re in over their heads with this all too grownup business and the whole scene around it. I have great respect for those who were actually trying to take care of them properly.

I don't know if anybody else mentioned this yet but it's really kind of haunting that the kids in this film had similar character endings to the people who played them. Teddy ended up being too f***** up to get very far in life, and that's exactly what happened to Corey Feldman because of the abuse he suffered in the industry. Vern just kind of had a decent life and more or less settled down into a normal existence, which is pretty much what happened to Jerry O'Connell, who had a few decent acting jobs in shows like Sliders and Crossing Jordan, but was never like the huge star of anything or anything like that. And then of course Wil Wheaton, who, similar to his character, became a writer (blogger) and kind of a philosopher, and is very celebrated in his world of sci-fi conventions and all of that stuff. And then of course there's River Phoenix.. who died young and tragically, and whose abilities show that he would have been one of the greatest actors of his generation if he had lived. Really kind of disturbing and creepy and very sad.

River was so many things to so many people and was a generational talent that got struck down before we got to see what he could really do and was truly capable of. The fact he was this good, this young leaves me gobsmacked. They all were. Corey Feldman before he became a pop cultural punchline shows he was a crazy great dramatic young actor who should've gone on to better things. But, for all of River's greatness, his zeitgeist crowd pleasing moment in the sun was being young Indiana Jones at the start of Last Crusade. He absolutely crushes it playing not just Indy, but doing the best Harrison impression. Phoenix akao played Ford's son in The Masquito Coast and steals every scene he's in from Ford. River was a human cheat code of talent and it was a real waste we didn't get thirty plus more years of movies from my man. He was my favorite actor from that era. River RIP

My 1st time reacting to you guys. Really like your commentary through the movie. Hilarious 😂 Have you ever seen Goonies? Another 80's classic that's really good.

I love this movie and actors !

Big cheers to who taught the kid on the left about guns! Real and hilarious!

I have a friend whose finger was re-attached after an automobile accident and they used leeches to keep her blood circulating. It saved her finger but I was freaked out when she told me of the treatment!!! Good reaction ... thanks!

King cried and paused and had to leave the room when he saw this movie because he told Reiner it was the best interpretation of his books into film he had ever seen. Based on the book 'The Body' by King....

River Phoenix starred in another film around the same period as "Stand By Me," called "Little Nikita."

This movie came out in elementary school for me: hits home for me a lot as i lost my older brother in high school tragically (was the talk of the small town), it shattered our family... and every holiday wasn't the same anymore, and no more vacations. It took a while to be a family again, probably b/c we didnt take the therapy route like Gordies family. I also minored in English during college (creative writing).

I KNEW Cam was going to dry heave and have to turn away during the the barf-o-rama. For a second, I thought he was about to join in 🤢 Enjoyed watching this reaction - one of my faves to watch.

The dead kid Ray is the same kid in the Big Lebowski - the one whose paper was in the back seat and was interrogated by Walter.

RIP River. Wil Wheaton is awesome though :) Young John Cusack and Keifer, wow. (ps. people may think you guys are soft but I personally think it's for the best that guys your age are so much more mature and responsible than they were ;)

Cory Feldman has had a solid career in the 80's: 81' (voice actor for) The Fox and the Hound. 84' gremlins, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (The Final Chapter is one of the most popular and successful films in the franchise). 85' The Goonies. 86' Stand By Me. 87' The Lost Boys. 89' The 'Burbs. 90' TMNT: The Movie. I know that's technically not the 80's, but it was released early in 1990 and it was a MASSIVE hit at the box office.

I'm 59, and still remember those friends that I had in elementary, and junior high. It was so good to hear both of you acknowledge the point of this movie. About true friendship, regardless of the situation. At the time, you think you'll never go your separate ways with these friends of your yourh. Those friendships will always hold a dear place in your heart. Because those are the friendships that shaped who you are today. My best friend to this day, is someone I've known since the 8th grade. He is the only person that I talk to from my past. It's rare to have more than one friend from your childhood that you are still in close contact with. Great reaction guys.

Great reaction to a very touching movie, guys!

You make some of your best friends in grade school put people move or & even high school but after school & after schooling people go their separate ways then others get married & you drift apart. Some you were so close with that are no longer in your life, But sometimes there"s a few your lucky to have

I was born in 1964 watching you youngsters watch this has made my day..lovelovelove ❤️✌🏻🌷

I was a young adult when this and Explorers came out, and I became a huge fan of River Phoenix. The day he died hit me very hard. He had an incredible career ahead of him that's now lost to time. He brother Joaquin is a good example of how amazing his career could been.

Oh thank you!! Cam & Zay reacting to my all-time favorite movie!! This has made my day better :)

Next you need to watch *The Lost Boys* also starring *Kiefer Sutherland* (Ace) and *Corey Feldman* (Teddy).

So many great actors in this movie. Still makes me so sad about River Phoenix. Jerry O’Connell, Kiefer Sutherland, John Cusack. Richard Dreyfuss was the narrator.

The kid in the glasses is Corey Feldman, a Frog brother in Lost Boys

I experienced the same thing with the deer when i was backpacking in Oregon by myself years ago and it blew me away when i saw it in this movie which is one of my favorites . I thought we were going to loose you for real Cam during the VOMITORIUM scene ......but i laughed so hard.....sorry .

20:27 God bless you cam! 😅

For 30 years I've planned for "Jesus, does anyone?" to be the lone inscription on my headstone.

You guys need to do all the 80's movies,the breakfast club,weird science,16 candles,ferris bueller

One of the best reactions to this movie I’ve ever seen……thanks guys❤❤❤

Rest in peace River Phoenix...another one gone far too soon. Kurt Cobain used to dedicate "Jesus doesn't want me for a sunbeam" at live shows in 1994. Then he was taken from us too.

The leach story was a real event from King's childhood.

I’ve seen this movie many times and actually have it. But when Vern dropped the comb and you said you provide no use to us I nearly spit my drink out. After all these years I never thought of that.

One of my favorite childhood movies. It's such a blast

Always enjoy your reactions. This was a great movie for you guys to see! Thanks for all the humor and emotions from the both of you. 'Til next time.

Love your genuine reaction. Also love your ability to lay out what you think and how the movie accomplished all that in you. Thanks!

"EVERY CHILD MUST BE WANTED"!!!❤❤❤❤

RIP Rivers Phoenix…he was so good in this movie.

Running on Empty is another movie worth reacting to starring River Phoenix.

Fun facts: Gordy gets reincarnated as a doctor's son on the Enterprise in the 24th century... and Vern grows up to invent interdimensional gateways... and Ace is actually a vampire that grows up to be a government agent who, for some reason, always needs to solve his problems in 24 hours 🤔

@NoOneOfImportance904

27 күн бұрын

Teddy also becomes a vampire hunter.

Chris Chambers… is River Phoenix who was young Indiana Jones in The Last Crusade, among other movies. Brother of Joaquin Phoenix (from Gladiator, Signs, Joker, and recently Napoleon, etc).

I was starting 6th grade when this film was released. Now that this reaction vid has made me think back on it, at the time, the influence this movie had on all of us boys in my school was pretty astounding. For a while, buzzcut hair became the style, the 1950s 'bad boy' blue jeans and white t-shirt look, ideally with something appearing like a pack of smokes rolled up in the sleeve, the practice of always carrying a pocket comb, 1950s rock n roll (this movie's soundtrack especially), various insults from the movie used between friends, and "two for flinching." There were even some 1950s-themed school dances.

I love y’all so so much!!!! LOL!!! I was waiting for the vomit scene and wondering…. You always make me laugh when I need a laugh the most. This movie is (you probably already know) is based on a short story called “The Body” in an anthology called “Different Seasons” and it’s brilliant. The kid who played roly poly Verne actually turned into a hunk. He played Sidney’s boyfriend in “Scream 2”. Really a good looking guy. Anyway, wonderful reaction and thank you for the laughter……

I think all the child actors were great in this. BUT, River Phoenix was really something special. It’s terrible that he passed at such a young age. The world was sincerely cheated out of an enormous talent.

I laughed so much at Cam at the vomit scene, that is me as well. Can’t handle it! 😅 I was 10 when this came out and I watched the hell out of this on VHS. Still a favourite movie. Such a great one!

For me, this movie and soundtrack defined that summer!

Excellent reaction/reviews by both of you. I’m a Gen Xer so was about the age of these main actors in 86. SO many 80s/90s movies are great like this. Hope you get around to checking more of em out. Nice job!

This movie defines my growing up. Same age as all the principal actors.

the book tells different after stories for teddy and vern… it also tells the story of teddys ear burning