Stand by Me (1986)

Name: Stand by Me
Released: 1986
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland

• Movies, Crime, Drama

• 89 min

7.8

For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life.

Directed by: Rob Reiner
Casting: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland, Casey Siemaszko, Gary Riley, Bradley Gregg, Jason Oliver, Marshall Bell, Frances Lee McCain, Bruce Kirby, William Bronder, Scott Beach, Richard Dreyfuss, John Cusack, Madeleine Swift, Geanette Bobst, Art Burke, Matt Williams, Andy Lindberg, Dick Durock, O.B. Babbs, Charlie Owens, Kenneth Hodges, John Hodges, Susan Thorpe, Korey Scott Pollard, Rick Elliott, Kent W. Luttrell, Chance Quinn, Jason Naylor
Countries: United States of America
Premiere: 1986-08-08
Status: Released

Tags: friendship, based on novel or book, leech, affectation, bullying, road trip, oregon, usa, coming of age, railroad track, story within the story, flipping coin, campfire story, pie eating, told in flashback, child, 1950s, boys, coin toss, sentimental, admiring, familiar

After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie, Vern, Chris and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.