Stand by Me

About Stand by Me

After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, but they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives.

Rob Reiner's Stand by Me is a 1986 adventure drama film. Wil Wheaton appears as Gordie Lachance, River Phoenix as Chris Chambers, Corey Feldman as Teddy Duchamp, and Jerry O'Connell as Vern Tessio.

It runs 89 minutes and was released in August 1986. Written by Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon. Production companies include Act III Productions and Columbia Pictures. The story is adapted from a novel.

Members will find kids, familiar, told in flashback, and boys in it. American members can watch it on Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel, and HBO Max. It scores 7.8 out of 10 from 6,828 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

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