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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 |
| Genres | Drama |
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Stand By Me
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 Phoenix), hardens his image in order to hide the pain from the physical abuse he endures at home, all the while harboring the hope of escaping that image. Rounding out the foursome are Vern (Jerry O'Connell), the pudgy tagalong, and Teddy (Corey Feldman), a loyal and funny but troubled kid with a death wish.
When the four boys hear about a dead body 20 miles down the railroad tracks from their small Oregon town, they clandestinely set upon the unwieldly journey to lay eyes on this rare find. Amid numerous misadventures, Gordie, Chris, Vern, and Teddy savor what may be their last chance to revel in the simple life of children; around the corner is a future that could tear them apart, not to mention a tough teen gang who desires local fame by finding the body first. Enhanced by excellent performances and an engaging plot, STAND BY ME ranks among the best of the myriad coming-of-age films to dot the 1980s cinematic landscape.
| Starring | River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton, Jerry O'Connell, Richard Dreyfuss, Marshall Bell, John Cusack, Bradley Gregg, Gary Riley, Casey Siemaszko, Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Oliver |
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| Director | Rob Reiner |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 25 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 25 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 25 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Collections | 100 Eighties Greats |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Dubbed | German, French, Spanish, Italian |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | Production year: 1986 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 01 Apr 2012 To Rent: DVD: 04 Dec 2000 Blu-ray: 05 Sep 2011 Blu-ray: 08 Aug 2011 |
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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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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 ... read more »
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great entertaining film for all ages..?
this is a great film.. with great acting and story.. and the narating by richard dreyfus is just great.. its 1 of those great films that is enjoyable and most ... read more »
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An enchanting tale of four friends
A wonderful film that gives a beautiful depiction of the power of friendship! Stephen King's novel THE BODY was excellent source material, and it lead to a ... read more »
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The Blueprint For Coming-of-Age Movies
Some movies never age, and withstand the test of time regardless of what era they are being watched in. 'Stand By Me', a coming-of-age story about four ... read more »
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Sutherland: 'O'Connell got stoned at hippie fair while making Stand By Me'
- WENN Newsdesk
- 24 Jan 2012
Actor Jerry O'Connell got so stoned on marijuana-laced cookies while making Stand By Me the production had to be shut down for two days. The movie star was just 13 when he made the coming-of-age film with River Phoenix and Kiefer Sutherland and now one of his most embarrassing on-set moments has been revealed. Appearing on U.S. late night show Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday (23Jan12), Sutherland opened up about the incident revealing his young co-star's first encounter with drugs did not end... Read more
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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 ...
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Stand By Me
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 ...
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