Stand by Me (film)
1986 American coming-of-age film directed by Rob Reiner
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- Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Rob Reiner.
- Stand by Me stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell as four boys who set out on a journey to find the dead body of a missing boy.
- King, which plays during the film's closing credits.
- The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and for two Golden Globe Awards (Best Drama Motion Picture and Best Director).
- The film was re-released in theaters on March 27, 2026, by Sony Pictures Releasing to commemorate its 40th anniversary.
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WikipediaStand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Rob Reiner. Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body, the film is set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon, in 1959. Stand by Me stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell as four boys who set out on a journey to find the dead body of a missing boy. The film's title is derived from the 1961 song of the same name by Ben E. King, which plays during the film's closing credits.
Released in the United States on August 22, 1986, by Columbia Pictures, Stand by Me received positive reviews and was a commercial success. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and for two Golden Globe Awards (Best Drama Motion Picture and Best Director). Rolling Stone has called Stand by Me "a staple of youthful nostalgia" and "the rare movie that necessarily gets better with time". The film was re-released in theaters on March 27, 2026, by Sony Pictures Releasing to commemorate its 40th anniversary.
In 1985, writer Gordon "Gordie" Lachance sees a newspaper article stating that attorney Chris Chambers—his childhood best friend—was murdered. In an extended flashback, Gordie recounts his experiences at age 12 on Labor Day weekend in 1959.
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