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Stand by Me (1986)

89 min  -  Adventure | Drama  -   8 August 1986 (USA)
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After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy.

Director:

Rob Reiner

Writers:

Stephen King (novel), Raynold Gideon (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wil Wheaton Wil Wheaton ...
River Phoenix River Phoenix ...
Corey Feldman Corey Feldman ...
Jerry O'Connell Jerry O'Connell ...
Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer Sutherland ...
Casey Siemaszko Casey Siemaszko ...
Gary Riley Gary Riley ...
Bradley Gregg Bradley Gregg ...
Jason Oliver Jason Oliver ...
Marshall Bell Marshall Bell ...
Frances Lee McCain Frances Lee McCain ...
Bruce Kirby Bruce Kirby ...
William Bronder William Bronder ...
Scott Beach Scott Beach ...
Richard Dreyfuss Richard Dreyfuss ...
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Storyline

4 young friends set out on an adventure. Geordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern go looking for the missing body of a local teenager - found by a gang of older boys. A story of boys hangin' out and growin' up. Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Boy | Writer | Death | Railroad Track  | See more »

Taglines:

For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life. But for everyone, it's the time that memories are made of.

Genres:

Adventure | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Cuenta conmigo See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$242,795 (USA) (10 August 1986) (16 Screens)

Gross:

$52,287,414 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton and Jerry O'Connell got up to much mischief in the hotel they were staying in during filming. This included throwing all the pool side furniture into the pool, Wheaton fixing video games in the lobby so they could play them for free and Phoenix (spurred on by the other boys) unknowingly covering Kiefer Sutherland's car in mud; only discovering whose car it was when Sutherland confronted a scared and nervous Phoenix about it later. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: The water pump shown at the end of the movie is a Waterous. The style was not available until the 1980s. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
The Writer: [voiceover] I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human being. It happened in the summer of 1959-a long time ago, but only if you measure in terms of years. I was living in a small town in Oregon called Castle Rock. There were only twelve hundred and eighty-one people. But to me, it was the whole world.
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Crazy Credits

In the edited-for-TV version, Lardass Hogan's name is shortened to Lard for obvious reasons. Yet even in the edited-for-TV version, the name "Lardass" is seen in the credits. See more »

Connections

Featured in Great Movie Mistakes (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Whispering Bells"
by F. Lowry and C. Quick
Performed by The Del Vikings
Published by Gil Music Corp.
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc. See more »