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Stand by Me

  • 19861986
  • 13+13+
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
409K
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Stand by Me (1986)
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After the death of one of his friends, a writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.After the death of one of his friends, a writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.After the death of one of his friends, a writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
409K
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POPULARITY
402
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    • Rob Reiner
    • Stephen King(novella "The Body")
    • Raynold Gideon(screenplay)
    • Bruce A. Evans(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Wil Wheaton
    • River Phoenix
    • Corey Feldman
    • Rob Reiner
    • Stephen King(novella "The Body")
    • Raynold Gideon(screenplay)
    • Bruce A. Evans(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Wil Wheaton
    • River Phoenix
    • Corey Feldman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 792User reviews
    • 137Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #217
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry O'Connell in Stand by Me (1986)
    Kiefer Sutherland in Stand by Me (1986)
    John Cusack, Wil Wheaton, Marshall Bell, and Frances Lee McCain in Stand by Me (1986)
    River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry O'Connell in Stand by Me (1986)
    River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry O'Connell in Stand by Me (1986)
    River Phoenix and Corey Feldman in Stand by Me (1986)
    River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry O'Connell in Stand by Me (1986)
    River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry O'Connell in Stand by Me (1986)
    River Phoenix and Corey Feldman in Stand by Me (1986)
    River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry O'Connell in Stand by Me (1986)
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    River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry O'Connell in Stand by Me (1986)

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    Wil Wheaton
    Wil Wheaton
    • Gordie Lachance
    River Phoenix
    River Phoenix
    • Chris Chambers
    Corey Feldman
    Corey Feldman
    • Teddy Duchamp
    Jerry O'Connell
    Jerry O'Connell
    • Vern Tessio
    Kiefer Sutherland
    Kiefer Sutherland
    • Ace Merrill
    Casey Siemaszko
    Casey Siemaszko
    • Billy Tessio
    Gary Riley
    Gary Riley
    • Charlie Hogan
    Bradley Gregg
    Bradley Gregg
    • Eyeball Chambers
    Jason Oliver Lipsett
    Jason Oliver Lipsett
    • Vince Desjardins
    • (as Jason Oliver)
    Marshall Bell
    Marshall Bell
    • Mr. Lachance
    Frances Lee McCain
    Frances Lee McCain
    • Mrs. Lachance
    Bruce Kirby
    Bruce Kirby
    • Mr. Quidacioluo
    William Bronder
    • Milo Pressman
    Scott Beach
    • Mayor Grundy
    Richard Dreyfuss
    Richard Dreyfuss
    • The Writer
    John Cusack
    John Cusack
    • Denny Lachance
    Madeleine Swift
    • Waitress
    Popeye
    • Chopper
      • Rob Reiner
      • Stephen King(novella "The Body")
      • Raynold Gideon(screenplay)
      • Bruce A. Evans(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      After director Rob Reiner screened the movie for Stephen King, he noticed that King was visibly shaking and wasn't speaking. He left the room and upon his return, told Reiner that the movie was the best adaptation of his work he had ever seen.
    • Goofs
      Teddy's left ear (which his father almost burned off) in the tree house scene is very clearly burned. Throughout the movie, however, it varies in how it looks, in the train tracks scene it looks perfectly normal.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      The Writer: [typing on computer] I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?

    • 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.

      The edited-for-TV version also contains a post-credits disclaimer: "WILLFUL DAMAGE TO MAILBOXES IS A FEDERAL CRIME".
    • Alternate versions
      In the edited for TV version, Lardass Hogan's name is shortened to Lard for obvious reasons. The editing is very obvious when the crowd starts chanting his name and the film looks and sounds very choppy as a result.
    • Connections
      Featured in Ben E. King: Stand by Me (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Stand By Me
      by Ben E. King (as B.E. King), Jerry Leiber (as J. Leiber), and Mike Stoller (as M. Stoller)

      Performed by Ben E. King

      All rights administered by Unichappell Music, Inc. and Trio Music

      Courtesy of the Atlantic Recording Corp.

      by arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews792

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    I remember.....
    I find it hard to comment on this film without simply repeating what has already been said. It's not that I can't think of anything original, but that others seem to have felt the exact same emotions as I did when watching this film.

    I saw this movie when I was about 12, 13, maybe 14 years old. So it didn't have the same nostalgic sense it had for so many. But what it did, was make me ache for those memories. I wanted (in the words of another reviewer) to be 12, and *that* cool. I wished I had been like that, that I had had friends like that, laughed like that, and had adventures like that.

    The 'milk-money' scene was probably one of my all-time favourite scenes in movie history. Up until I saw this movie I had never held much regard for River Phoenix, but the poignancy and sincerity which River added to the role of Chris Chambers touched me to the point of tears. I read in yet another review that in this scene, River was asked to think of a time when he had been hurt by an adult, and that even after the cameras stopped rolling, River sat there still, sobbing and hurting. And I felt every tear and heard every word as though I were there with Chris.

    This movie made me laugh, cry, rejoice and fear with Chris, Gordie, Teddy and Vern. I loved the campfire scenes, and today I look back on my own childhood, and remember with a laugh the amazingly similar things I used to laugh and wonder about with my friends. I remember dreaming about being a writer and an actress, I remember standing up to bullies, I remember walking or riding with my friends, I remember being afraid, and crying onto a friend's shoulder.

    I guess what this movie does for everyone, is take them back in time, even though the situations may have been different, chances are you'll find the similarities, and remember with a smile that yes, your life was once *that* cool. In the words of Vern, "a great time"

    I especially loved the ending. That they found out who was strong, and who just talked tough. I loved the last scene with Chris and Gordie, and the closing monologue.

    "I never had any friends later on, like the ones I had when I was twelve...Jesus....does anyone?"
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    FAQ12

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    • Is "Stand by Me" based on a book?
    • How did the four boys know where where the body was located?

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    • Release date
      • August 22, 1986 (United States)
      • United States
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      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Eagle Mountain Ln, Burney, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Act III
      • Act III Communications
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    • 1 hour 29 minutes
      • Color
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      • Dolby Digital
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