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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 best buddy, Chris (River .. Read more

Starring	River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton, Jerry O'Connell
Director	Rob Reiner
Genres	Drama

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Baseball fans take aim at O'Connell
- 21 Aug 2009
Actor Jerry O'Connell became an object of fun for a group of drunk baseball fans after he asked them to stop ruining his pal Gary Sinise's day at the ballpark. The two stars were watching a game at the Dodgers stadium in Los Angeles when the fans recognised Sinise from Forrest Gump and started referring to him by his amputee character, Lieutenant Dan. At first it was fun, but when the fans didn't stop, O'Connell decided to do something about their behaviour - only to receive a backlash about... Read more
O'Connell enrols in law school
- 16 Aug 2009
New dad Jerry O'Connell is headed back to school - to study law. The Stand By Me star welcomed twin daughters with his actress wife Rebecca Romijn in December (08) - and now he's taking on a new challenge, enrolling in courses at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. Leslie Steinberg, the school's Assistant Dean of Public Affairs, says, "He is very excited to be starting his law school education here at Southwestern. He just had orientation last week, and he started classes this week. (He... Read more
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
Stephen King series 'may be directed by Abrams'
- 14 Feb 2007
The Dark Tower, a series of seven books written by Stephen King, may be developed into a film or television series and directed by JJ Abrams, it has emerged. According to IGN, Abrams - who created Alias and Lost - could turn his hand to adapting the books, which tell the story of Roland Deschain, who embarks on a journey to find the Dark Tower, a legendary building that may hold the key to the meaning of life. Abrams recently directed Mission: Impossible 3 and, if he agrees to direct the King... Read more