Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2020. [39] To encourage tourism, the city has embedded a penny in the street at a location where the fictional Vern found one in the film. The four boys begin their journey. See other DVD options under “Other Formats & Versions”. [49], In 1987, following the success of Stand by Me, Reiner co-founded a film and television production company and named it Castle Rock Entertainment, after the fictional town in which the film is set. Taurus. [5] Norman Lear, one of the co-owners of Embassy and the developer of All in the Family, gave $7.5 million of his own money to complete the film, citing his faith in Reiner and the script. Later, Gordie and Vern are nearly run over by a train while walking across a train bridge, but Gordie saves both their lives by throwing himself and Vern off the bridge at the last second. The film's widest release was 848 theaters, and it ended up earning $52,287,414 overall, well above its $8 million budget. I think I was Vern that summer. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Ace threatens Chris with a lit cigarette and steals Gordie's Yankees cap, which had been a gift from Gordie's late brother. So, when this first came out, I saw it in the theater and loved it. Parts of the film were shot in Brownsville, Oregon, which stood in for the fictional town of Castle Rock. Archives: Bruce Kirby Stand by me. The boys continue their hike, and Chris encourages Gordie to fulfill his potential as a writer despite his father's disapproval. The film was adapted from the Stephen King novella The Body. For the 2020 holiday season, returnable items shipped between October 1 and December 31 can be returned until January 31, 2021. Just you.” Ace and his gang depart, vowing revenge. A STORY OF FRIENDSHIP (SUPERB 4K UPGRADE), Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2020, The story begins some 26 years on when Autor Gordon 'Geordie' Lachance (older - Richard Dreyfuss - younger -Will Wheaton) reads his best friend of years gone by who he'd not seen for 10 years Christopher 'Chris' Chambers (River Pheonix) had died, memories of friendships and a journey come flooding back (later it will be revealed Geordie was writing a book about it), Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 28, 2015. [a] Gordie narrates an extended flashback, later revealed to be a story he is writing. Their friendship for each other is what shines through throughout this film. Stand By Me is a 1986 American adventure drama movie directed by Rob Reiner and based on the 1982 novella The Body by Stephen King.It stars River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, Richard Dreyfuss, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland, Casey Siemaszko, John Cusack, Bruce Kirby and was distributed by Columbia Pictures.It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1987. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Ace demands that Gordie give him the gun, but Gordie refuses, calling Ace a "cheap dime-store hood". Picture Information. Image not available. Despite having not seen Chris for nearly 10 years, Gordie types that he will miss him forever. An „Stand by me“ kann man wunderschön sehen, was man aus einer Kurzgeschichte alles rausholen kann. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2020. Bruce is the father of late actor/director Bruno Kirby , who appeared as Private Lorenzo Boone in the very first M*A*S*H episode "Pilot" . [26], On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 91% based on 54 reviews, with a rating average of 7.98/10. The detailed lush green environment looks really great. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. [23], Stephen King was very impressed with the film. This will not play on most DVD players sold in the U.S., U.S. The town was selected for its small-town 1950s ambience. In fact, both of the original stories can be found and enjoyed in his "Different Seasons" book. A STORY OF FRIENDSHIP (SUPERB 4K UPGRADE), Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2020, The story begins some 26 years on when Autor Gordon 'Geordie' Lachance (older - Richard Dreyfuss - younger -Will Wheaton) reads his best friend of years gone by who he'd not seen for 10 years Christopher 'Chris' Chambers (River Pheonix) had died, memories of friendships and a journey come flooding back (later it will be revealed Geordie was writing a book about it), Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 28, 2015. Swept Away Bluray (UK IMPORT) BLU-RAY NEW. When Chris insults Ace and refuses to back down from him, Ace draws a switchblade to kill him. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. According to screenwriter Raynold Gideon, The Body "sounded like either a sex film, a bodybuilding film or another Stephen King horror film. The picture looks absolutely lovely, I really like the cinematography, films the outdoors and the woods are among my favourite settings for a film. Stand by Me is directed by Rob Reiner and adapted to screenplay by Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon from the Stephen King novella, The Body. It stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell and Kiefer Sutherland. [5], After reading the novella, Lyne teamed up with Evans and Gideon, but all the studios the trio approached turned the project down except for Martin Shafer at Embassy Pictures. [5][8], In a 2011 interview with NPR, Wil Wheaton attributed the film's success to the director's casting choices:.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, Rob Reiner found four young boys who basically were the characters we played. In Stand by Me, four boys in 1959 Castle Rock, Oregon, go on a hike to find the dead body of a missing boy. Gordie ends his story with the following words: "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. In Stand by Me, four boys in 1959 Castle Rock, Oregon, go on a hike to find the dead body of a missing boy. [15], In March 1986, Columbia Pictures, concerned that the original title, The Body, was misleading, renamed the film Stand by Me. "[6], Reiner has said that he identified with Gordie, as he himself struggled with the shadow of fame cast by his comedian father, Carl Reiner. [5] Both Gideon and Evans quickly became fans of the novella and shortly thereafter contacted King's agent, Kirby McCauley, seeking to negotiate film rights; McCauley replied that King's terms were $100,000 and 10% of the gross profits. X. Personal Details Born. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. An advertising mural painted for the movie production has survived. After more hiking, the boys locate Ray Brower's body. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. And that's when they ran."[6]. 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. Stand by Me BBC. Seeking revenge, Lard-Ass enters a pie-eating contest and deliberately vomits, inducing mass vomiting (a "barf-o-rama") among contestants and the audience. Gordie briefly faints after finding a leech on his scrotum.