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1986
Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Rob Reiner. Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body, the film is set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon, in 1959. Stand by Me stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell as four boys who set out on a journey to find the dead body of a missing boy. The film's title is derived from the 1961 song of the same…
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*This publication was also writen in* SPANISH *and* PORTUGUESE . IMDb The collection of movies from the 80s is indeed a significantly rich section within the history of the Seventh Art , and this can be easily noticed in the classics that were born during this time. Stand by Me is one of these examples, and nothing throughout its trajectory (which is less than 90 minutes long) is thrown on the screen without relevan…More
Stephen King, the most successful American writer of our times, has built career on his horror novels, almost all being adapted to big or small screen. Yet the most popular screen adaptations of King’s work belong to different genres. One of the earliest was *Stand Be My*, 1986 period drama directed by Rob Reiner, nowadays known as one of the most beloved films among those who are nostalgic towards 1980s and one of…More
Earlier this week I wrote the first part of the life lessons to be gleaned from the movie *Stand By Me*. This film contained so many examples of true friendship that I had to break this piece in half in order to attempt to do them all justice (without writing a 3000 word tome). So let's pick up where we left off. Where was I? I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead... Chris continues to be the epitome of a…More
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. Wait. That's not my life. I wasn't even born in 1959. I was born 12 years later (gosh am I old!). Those are the opening lines from the movie based on Stephen King's novella *The Body*. Perhaps you recognize this other delightful romp by Stephen King... But bac…More
