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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. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.
1986 · Directed by Rob Reiner · 89 min · Drama · Adventure · 46 frames
Tagline
"If I could only have one food to eat for the rest of my life?" "That's easy. Pez. Cherry flavor Pez. No question about it."
Crew
- Screenplay: Raynold Gideon, Bruce A. Evans
- Cinematography: Thomas Del Ruth
- Edited by: Robert Leighton
- Music: Jack Nitzsche
- Production design: J. Dennis Washington
- Produced by: Bruce A. Evans, Raynold Gideon, Andrew Scheinman
Cast
- Wil Wheaton as Gordie Lachance
- River Phoenix as Chris Chambers
- Corey Feldman as Teddy Duchamp
- Jerry O'Connell as Vern Tessio
- Kiefer Sutherland as Ace Merrill
- Casey Siemaszko as Billy Tessio
- Gary Riley as Charlie Hogan
- Bradley Gregg as Eyeball Chambers
- Jason Oliver as Vince Desjardins
- Marshall Bell as Mr. Lachance
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Act III Productions
- Budget: $8,000,000
- Box office: $52,289,686
- Themes: friendship, based on novel or book, leech, dark comedy, bullying, road trip, oregon, usa, coming of age, railroad track, story within the story
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