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.
- Director
- Writers
- Stephen King(novella "The Body")
- Raynold Gideon(screenplay)
- Bruce A. Evans(screenplay)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Stephen King(novella "The Body")
- Raynold Gideon(screenplay)
- Bruce A. Evans(screenplay)
- Stars
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 11 nominations total
Jason Oliver Lipsett
- Vince Desjardins
- (as Jason Oliver)
- Director
- Writers
- Stephen King(novella "The Body")
- Raynold Gideon(screenplay)
- Bruce A. Evans(screenplay)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAfter 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.
- GoofsWhen Vern is first coming into the tree house and is coming through the trap door he is clearly heard saying "You guys are never gonna believe this...", but his mouth is saying the previous lines "Oh, man, oh, man".
- 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 creditsIn 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 versionsIn 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Ben E. King: Stand by Me (1986)
- SoundtracksStand 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
Review
Featured review
World Before WiFi...
If you grew up in the world before WiFi, a higher fidelity world depending on your circumstances as a child, there's a good chance that a lot of your growing up was done outside, with a group of pals, mates, friends or chums - who all sought to share what they knew, and discover together what they did not.
There's no coming of age so to speak, as we continually discover as we get older, but whatever it is that we do become, we generally do it without the bonds and support that were so crucial during our formative days - and quite often end up aimlessly drifting, nostalgic for the past and the shared experience of growing up, with those we would have entrusted our lives, our souls, our hearts and our minds to - albeit with the occasional minor squabble thrown in for good measure.
If I'm ringing some bells then this film is definitely for you.
There's no coming of age so to speak, as we continually discover as we get older, but whatever it is that we do become, we generally do it without the bonds and support that were so crucial during our formative days - and quite often end up aimlessly drifting, nostalgic for the past and the shared experience of growing up, with those we would have entrusted our lives, our souls, our hearts and our minds to - albeit with the occasional minor squabble thrown in for good measure.
If I'm ringing some bells then this film is definitely for you.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Viimeinen kesä
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $52,287,414
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $242,795
- Aug 10, 1986
- Gross worldwide
- $52,287,414
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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