Gift SubscriptionsStand by Me (1986)
- Starring:
- Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, (more)
- Director(s):
- Rob Reiner
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Drama
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Based on the Stephen King short story The Body, Rob Reiner's easygoing nostalgia piece is set in Castle Rock, OR, over Labor Day weekend, 1959. A quartet of boys, inseparable friends all, set out in search of a dead body that one of the boys overhears his brother talking about. The foursome consists of intellectual Gordie (Wil Wheaton), born leader Chris (River Phoenix), emotionally disturbed Teddy (Corey Feldman), and chubby hanger-on Vern (Jerry O'Connell). The boys' adventures en route to the elusive body are colored by the personal pressures brought to bear on all of them by the adult world. Richard Dreyfuss, playing the grown-up Gordie, narrates the film, while Kiefer Sutherland dominates every scene he's in as a brutish high-school bully. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 88 mins
Complete Cast:
- Wil Wheaton - Gordie Lachance
- Corey Feldman - Teddy Duchamp
- Richard Dreyfuss - The Writer
- John Cusack - Denny Lachance
- Marshall Bell - Mr. Lachance
- Dick Durock - Bill Travis
- Jason Oliver - Vince Desjardins
- Gary Riley - Charlie Hogan
- Ken Hodges - Donelley Twin
- Geanette Bobst - Mayor's Wife
- Rick Elliott - Jack Mudgett
- Kent Lutrell - Ray Brower
- Charlie Owens - Lardass Hecklers
- Chance Quinn - Gordon's Son
- Susan Thorpe - Fat Lady
- Lee McCain - Mrs. Lachance
- River Phoenix - Chris Chambers
- Jerry O'Connell - Vern Tessio
- Kiefer Sutherland - Ace Merrill
- Scott Beach - Mayor Grundy
- William Bronder - Milo Pressman
- Bradley Gregg - Eyeball Chambers
- Popeye - Chopper
- Casey Siemaszko - Billy Tessio
- O.B. Babbs - Lardass Heckler #1
- Art Burke - Principal Wiggins
- Andy Lindberg - Lardass Hogan
- Jason Naylor - His Friend
- Scott Korey Pollard - Moke
- Madeleine Swift - Waitress
- Bruce Kirby - Mr. Quidacioluo
- Matt Williams - Bob Cormier
- Director(s):
- Rob Reiner
- Writer(s):
- Ray Gideon, Bruce A. Evans
- Producer(s):
- Bruce A. Evans, Ray Gideon, Andrew Scheinman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Mild Violence, Questionable for Children, Profanity, Suitable for Teens)
- Categories:
- Drama
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