Scenes We Hate: Stand By Me
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Considering we've been shoveling out tons of posts featuring Scenes We Love, you knew it was only a matter of time before we flipped it over and began a series of posts on Scenes We Hate. And since I'm usually the one who goes first with this sort of stuff, the first scene I'm highlighting is from a film I very much adore: Stand By Me. You probably already know where I'm going with this -- as someone who grew up with an extreme phobia of not only throwing up, but throwing up in public, this classic scene from Stand By Me has (and always will) disgusted me beyond belief.
In fact, I've probably only watched the scene once in its entirety. I'm so creeped out by this part in the movie that whenever I take in a screening of Stand By Me, I leave the room when it comes on. It's gross, it's nasty -- just thinking about it makes me want to hurl. It's funny, too, because puking has definitely made its way back into all types of films as of late. Have you noticed that? There's been a whole lot of puking going on. Pay attention a little more and you'll see what I mean. Yuck. Watch at your own risk ...
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2-26-2009 @ 6:11PM
scotteweinberg said...
I dunno, I think the sequence does a good job of illustrating the sort of anecdotes that the main kids would enjoy telling -- but it does seem kinda incongruous in relation to the rest of the film. I like it more than you do, but we can both agree that the sequence probably runs too long.
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2-26-2009 @ 7:28PM
Will B said...
Erik, you may be related to my wife. She has the same exact sentiments on puking and this Scene from Stand By Me. She went home from primary school almost everyday with the throw up phobia and to this day suffers from panic attacks at some restaurants because of the thought of puking in public.
Great post, it hit close to home and I'm glad that I now know I did not marry a complete nut job.
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2-26-2009 @ 7:34PM
Kate said...
Oh Gawd. This scene almost makes me puke, but usually because I'm laughing hysterically. Je suis shameless.
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2-26-2009 @ 8:27PM
Mike said...
For shame. How can you hate anything about Stand By Me?
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2-26-2009 @ 8:58PM
j said...
I love this scene. It's so... Stephen King.
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2-27-2009 @ 8:07AM
Jim said...
I love this scene. It's so obvious that the stream of puke comes from a tube in back of the head/mouth, that I don't see how anyone can be grossed out by it.
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2-27-2009 @ 7:45AM
Elisabeth said...
As a kid, this scene and Chunk's puke story from "The Goonies" about puking in the theater meshed itself together in my mind -- for years, I thought remembered it as BEING in The Goonies.
As someone who has puked in public more times than anyone should, I think I'll pass on watching. ;)
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2-27-2009 @ 10:00AM
ML said...
Having read the novella first, I've never seen it, always having closed my eyes through this scene.
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2-27-2009 @ 5:25PM
harmacy said...
That is pretty mild stuff – it's purely comedy and there's nothing perturbing about it whatsoever. You shouldn't be on the Internet if material as markedly tame as that unsettles you.
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2-28-2009 @ 7:48AM
steelyd said...
I was a little worried by that picture that you were going to say you hated the "loons and guchers" scene, and that I was going to have to leave this site forever.
Lardass scene I love but if your puke sensitive it's obviously fair to hate it.
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