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Stand By Me
1986
Based on Stephen King's novella THE BODY, director Rob Reiner's STAND BY ME is the disarmingly tender and subtly sublime story of four kids on the precipice of early adulthood who embark upon a quest. There's Gordie (Wil Wheaton), the intelligent, creative one with the obviously bright future. His best buddy, Chris (River .. Read more
| Starring | River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton, Jerry O'Connell |
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| Director | Rob Reiner |
| Run time | 85 mins |
| Genres | Drama |
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Rob Reiner made his name as a director with his debut feature, the satirical This Is Spinal Tap, and proved his versatility two years later with this coming-of-age drama. It's a smart, sensitive, 1950s-set tale taken from the unlikely source of Stephen King's story The Body. The rich dialogue and the intelligent performances, from the likes of Wil Wheaton and River Phoenix, are a joy to behold as four school friends set out to find the corpse of a missing boy.
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"...While Reiner succeeds in building the story around Wheaton's convincing vulnerability, he also has achieved a rare feat of getting equally empathetic and outstanding performances from everyone else in the cast..."
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30 out of 33 people found this review helpful
Heartwarming and melancholy.
Wow this is a lovely film. From the fantastic soundtrack, through to the gorgeous visuals, and the exceptional performances from such young leads, it's massively endearing. The plot doesn't really matter - this film is mainly concerned with charting the loss of youth and innocence as four friends go on a daytrip with the intention of catching sight of a dead body. Their friendship is real in all the right ways - teasing and joking, telling gross-out tales, shyly revealing their adolescent hopes for the future - they perfectly capture the fear and enthusiasm of youth. It's also very moving, not least because one of the film's more tragic characters is played by River Phoenix, who himself died at a young age.
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11 out of 12 people found this review helpful
Stick this one on your all time greatest films list!
Based on a Stephen King short story 'The Body' and it's one of the better Stephen King adaptions.
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Costner to show his dark side
- 27 Oct 2005
Kevin Costner has signed up for a new film in which he will play the role of a serial killer. The actor, who is normally associated with good guy roles, as demonstrated by films such as Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves, The Bodyguard and Tin Cup, will star in the thriller Mr Brooks. The film will be written and directed by Bruce A Evans, who has previously penned the screenplays for Tim Allen's Jungle 2 Jungle and Stand By Me, which starred River Phoenix. Evans' only other effort at directing came Read more
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