Were you a young boy in the 1980's? Yes? Then why the hell are you reading this?! You've seen this film a hundred times! At Least!!
Everyone who hasn't seen this 'Masterpiece'...shame on you!
Stand By Me was THE coming-of-age film. It created the genre.
Directed by Rob Reiner (The Princess Bride & Throw Momma From The Train) this film follows the story of four best friends, Gordie (Will Wheaton-did some Star Trek-Next Generation stuff), Chris Chambers (River Phoenix-Explorers & Indiana Jones-The Last Crusade), Teddy Duchamp (Corey Feldman-The Lost Boys) & Vern Tessio (Jerry O'Connell-Sliders & Pirahna 3D).
Vern is looking for a jar of pennies he buried at the beginning of the summer, under his folks patio, when he over hears his brother and his gang buddy talking about a missing boy that they found dead along the train tracks. Vern tells the other boys and they decide they want to be heroes and also see the dead body. As the boys walk the tracks they dodge trains, fall pray to leeches, escape killer dogs and continuously tell each other what they'd do to the others Moms. All in good jest you understand.
I can't write a review that'd do this film justice. I watched it when I was maybe, eight, the first time, watched it again recently...it's still THAT good!
Adapted from a Stephen King Novella, I can only wonder why a man of such iconic talents (Shawshank Redemption) wastes half his time writing trash horror.
Don't get me wrong, some of that stuff is good, but please, why not create more of these life changing films?
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