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Critically acclaimed story set in 1959, which tells of four friends who go on a overnight camping trip to find a missing teenager's body, but ultimately find out a lot about themselves. Based on a short story by Stephen King.

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ProducerRaynold Gideon, Bruce A. Evans, Andrew Scheinman

EAN5050629101218

eBay Product ID (ePID)102470731

Product Key Features

ActorCorey Feldman, River Phoenix, Kiefer Sutherland, John Cusack, Casey Siemaszko, Jason Oliver, Bradley Gregg, Jerry O'Connell, Gary Riley, Marshall Bell, Wil Wheaton, Richard Dreyfuss

Film/TV TitleStand by Me

DirectorRob Reiner

FormatBlu-ray

Release Year2011

LanguageEnglish

GenreDrama, General

Run Time85 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate15

Number of Discs1

ComposerJack Nitzsche

ReviewsVariety - ...While Reiner succeeds in building the story around Wheaton's convincing vulnerability, he also has achieved a rare feat of getting equally empathetic and outstanding performances from everyone else in the cast...

Additional InformationBased on Stephen King's novella THE BODY, director Rob Reiner's STAND BY ME is the disarmingly tender and subtly sublime story of four kids on the precipice of early adulthood who embark upon a quest. There's Gordie (Wil Wheaton), the intelligent, creative one with the obviously bright future. His best buddy, Chris (River Phoenix), hardens his image in order to hide the pain from the physical abuse he endures at home, all the while harboring the hope of escaping that image. Rounding out the foursome are Vern (Jerry O'Connell), the pudgy tagalong, and Teddy (Corey Feldman), a loyal and funny but troubled kid with a death wish.<BR>When the four boys hear about a dead body 20 miles down the railroad tracks from their small Oregon town, they clandestinely set upon the unwieldly journey to lay eyes on this rare find. Amid numerous misadventures, Gordie, Chris, Vern, and Teddy savor what may be their last chance to revel in the simple life of children; around the corner is a future that could tear them apart, not to mention a tough teen gang who desires local fame by finding the body first. Enhanced by excellent performances and an engaging plot, STAND BY ME ranks among the best of the myriad coming-of-age films to dot the 1980s cinematic landscape.

ScreenwriterRaynold Gideon, Bruce A. Evans

AuthorStephen King

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleStand By Me

EditorRobert Leighton

Director of PhotographyThomas Del Ruth