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Stand By Me (1986)
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In a small woodsy Oregon town, a group of friends--sensitive Gordie (Wil Wheaton), tough guy Chris (River Phoenix), flamboyant Teddy (Corey Feldman), and scaredy-cat Vern (Jerry O'Connell)--are in search of a missing teenager's body. Wanting to be heroes in each other's and their hometown's eyes, they set out on an unforgettable two-day trek that turns into an odyssey of self-discovery. They sneak smokes, tell tall tales, cuss 'cause it's cool and band together when the going gets tough. When they encounter the town's knife-wielding hoods who are also after the body, the boys discover a strength they never knew they had. STAND BY ME is a...
| Release Date: | August 8th, 1986 |
| Running Time: | 88 minutes |
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$52,287,414 (US)
$0 (World) |
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Stand By Me Movie Review by Zara  (1/30/2007) |
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Based on a short story by Stephen King, STAND BY ME is one of the best examples of a movie which takes previously written material and is able to make it its own without completely bastardizing the message of the original work.
Four preteen boys (although they look slightly older) go in search of finding one of their...
(complete Stand By Me review by Zara)
| Stand By Me Movie Review by Jarrod (7/23/2007) |
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'Stand By Me' is an adaptation of one of Stephen King's superb non-horror stories in "Different Seasons", which is most likely constructed from his own childhood memories, as someone who grew up in the 1950s. He remembers the music, the social trends, everything about the decade, a rather serene and peaceful one compared...
(complete Stand By Me review by Jarrod)
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