Stand By Me Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

Based on the Stephen King short story The Body, Rob Reiner's easygoing nostalgia piece is set in Castle Rock, OR, over Labor Day weekend, 1959. A quartet of boys, inseparable friends all, set out in search of a dead body that one of the boys overhears his brother talking about. The foursome consists of intellectual Gordie (Wil Wheaton), born leader Chris (River Phoenix), emotionally disturbed Teddy (Corey Feldman), and chubby hanger-on Vern (Jerry O'Connell). The boys' adventures en route to the elusive body are colored by the personal pressures brought to bear on all of them by the adult world. Richard Dreyfuss, playing the grown-up Gordie, narrates the film, while Kiefer Sutherland dominates every scene he's in as a brutish high-school bully. - Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Starring:
Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Richard Dreyfuss
Theatrical Release Date:
08/08/1986
DVD Release Date:
09/10/1997
Rating:
R
Run Time:
87 min.
Distributor(s):
Sony
Director(s):
Rob Reiner
Genre(s):
Action, Comedy, Drama
Themes:
Kids in Trouble, Innocence Lost
Tone:
Autumnal, Nostalgic, Poignant, Wistful, Tense
Keywords:
boy, camping, coming-of-age, corpse, courage, death, dishonesty, friendship, hiking, small-town, teenagers, train [locomotive], writing
Setting:
small town
Country of Origin:
USA (08-08-1986)
Language:
English
Status:
DVD

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