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What Stand by Me boy are you?


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I would say I am the Gordie of the group. I was the shy, bookish one and my siblings and cousins were the popular, sporty etc type. I was always compared to my relatives.

I saw this film for the first time when I was 14 and identified with Gordie, even now 10 years later Gordie still reminds me of myself.

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I was a combination of Gordie and Vern. I was shy, bookish, sensitive, etc. but I was also a scaredy cat and pudgy. I wasn't as feeble minded as him, but certainly as much of a wuss lol.

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I'm most like Gordie, no doubt. A slight touch of Chris (leadership qualities), a bit of Vern (innocent humour), and not much of Teddy to speak of.

That's one of the strengths of the film, though. The characters are so well-drawn from real life that everyone can see a bit of themselves or someone they know in each of them.

Growing up in a small country town (as I did), my friends and I WERE those kids. Camping out, going on adventures, feeling misunderstood by out parents, dealing with older/tougher/dumber kids, it was all there.




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A mix between Teddie and Chris

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i have given this some serious thought. watching this movie growing up i always thought i was the main character of course. having watched it recently i have to admit, its Verne.





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Between Gordie and Vern. I'm shy, afraid, smart, and sometimes brave.

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Gordie. Without a doubt. I identify with him.

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Gordie with a bit of Vern.

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Veeeeern! Did you ever find your pennies? 😂

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Still searching, man! ;)

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Gordie because I can be on the shy side, I'm creative and full of imagination haha. And I want to be a writer, so there's that.

Chris because I'm the usually the voice of reason/peacekeeper.

I watched this movie for the first time when I was 14. My nickname is Addie but back then I spelled it "Addy" and I remember changing it to an "ie" at the end because of Gordie's name haha.

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I'm mostly a Teddy/Gordie mix. I'm outgoing, sarcastic and come from a military family like Teddy. I'm a writer and I can be sensitive like Gordie. There's a little Vern in there too, being naive and lacking some common sense.

I would say I'm the most like Teddy. I'm weird and I don't care.

I think it's hard to be a Chris. He was a perfect leader type. I think he's the type of person we look up to and try be. It's rare we meet one. I certainly haven't but many have some of his traits.

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