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Stand by Me is a 1986 film directed by Rob Reiner; the title comes from a song with the same title by Ben E. King and is based on the novella The Body by Stephen King which was based on a true event in King's childhood.

Primary cast:

Wil Wheaton
: Gordie Lachance
River Phoenix
: Chris Chambers
Corey Feldman
: Teddy Duchamp
Jerry O'Connell
: Vern Tessio
Kiefer Sutherland
: Ace Merrill

Plot

Stand by Me is a coming of age film set in 1959. The four main characters are the narrator Gordie Lachance and his three friends Chris Chambers, Teddy Duchamp, and Vern Tessio, all 12-year-old boys. Each is burdened with either a physical or emotional affliction: Chris belongs to a family of criminals and alcoholics and, despite his intelligence, is usually stereotyped accordingly, while Teddy is physically deformed after his father abused him. He must wear a hearing aid and large glasses. Vern is overweight and easily scared, and thus often picked on. Gordie, the most complex of the four main characters, is a quiet, bookish boy with a penchant for telling stories; however he has been rejected by his father after his older brother, Denny, was killed in a road accident.

The four set out to locate the body of Ray Brower, after over-hearing a conversation among older youths. Much of the film is concerned with this journey as they encounter adventures and interact with each other along the way.

Trivia

While the novella is set in Maine, the movie adaption was set (and filmed) in Oregon.
In the book it had Chris Chambers pulling out the gun, but Gordie Lachance did it in the movie.
Kiefer Sutherland
and Corey Feldman
both costarred in the 1987 film The Lost Boys
.

Award nominations

Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama
Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay (Raynold Gideon & Bruce A. Evans)
WGA Award for Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Raynold Gideon & Bruce A. Evans)
Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Rob Reiner
)
Golden Globe Award for Best Director (Rob Reiner
)

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