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1986 adaptation of Stephen King’s short story about four preteen boys who venture into the woods to find the body...
1986 adaptation of Stephen King’s short story about four preteen boys who venture into the woods to find the body of a missing boy. Directed by Rob Reiner (The Princess Bride).
Recollecting moments of his childhood, Gordie Lachance (voiced by Richard Dreyfuss) narrates a particular passage of his life, filled with adventure, camaraderie and the search for a corpse. Crossing railways, swamps and open fields, Geordie (Wil Wheaton), Chris (River Phoenix), Teddy (Corey Feldman) and Vern (Jerry O'Connell) face numerous obstacles that hinder their path, including their own personal family struggles.
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92 %63 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
94 %270,951 reviewsAudience score rating
"Scripters have written inspired dialog for this quartet of plucky boys at that hard-to-capture age when they're still young enough to get scared and yet old enough to want to sneak smokes and cuss."
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Variety
Variety"A celebration of stories and storytellers as much as an exercise in nostalgia."
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Total Film
Total Film"Rob Reiner's direction hammers in every obvious element in an obvious script."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"This is as fresh and moving as it was when it was first released. Superbly acted...the classic of its genre."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineStand By Me (1986) | Details
- Rating
- M, Mature themes and coarse language
- Runtime
- 89
- Genre
- Adventure, Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
