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Release Date:
8 August 1986 (USA)
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Tagline:
For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life. But for everyone, it's the time that memories are made of.
Plot:
After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find a body of a missing boy full summary | full synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 3 wins
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9 nominations
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A small masterpiece.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Wil Wheaton | ... | Gordie Lachance | |
| River Phoenix | ... | Chris Chambers | |
| Corey Feldman | ... | Teddy Duchamp | |
| Jerry O'Connell | ... | Vern Tessio | |
| Kiefer Sutherland | ... | Ace Merrill | |
| Casey Siemaszko | ... | Billy Tessio | |
| Gary Riley | ... | Charlie Hogan | |
| Bradley Gregg | ... | Eyeball Chambers | |
| Jason Oliver | ... | Vince Desjardins | |
| Marshall Bell | ... | Mr. Lachance | |
| Frances Lee McCain | ... | Mrs. Lachance | |
| Bruce Kirby | ... | Mr. Quidacioluo | |
| William Bronder | ... | Milo Pressman | |
| Scott Beach | ... | Mayor Grundy | |
| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | The Writer |
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Also Known As:
The Body (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
89 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Brazil:Livre |
Iceland:L |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
South Korea:15 |
France:U |
Peru:PT |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:M |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-12 |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:12 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
USA:R (certificate #28071) |
West Germany:6 |
Canada:PG
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River Phoenix had auditioned for the part of Gordie Lachance, but Rob Reiner thought that he would be better cast as Chris Chambers.
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Anachronisms: When Gordie visits the delicatessen for hamburger, the grocer pulls waxed paper from a box with a 1980s Crown Zellerbach logo on it.
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The Writer: [voiceover] I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human being. It happened in the summer of 1959-a long time ago, but only if you measure in terms of years. I was living in a small town in Oregon called Castle Rock. There were only twelve hundred and eighty-one people. But to me, it was the whole world.
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The Writer: [voiceover] I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human being. It happened in the summer of 1959-a long time ago, but only if you measure in terms of years. I was living in a small town in Oregon called Castle Rock. There were only twelve hundred and eighty-one people. But to me, it was the whole world.
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Referenced in Miracles and Mystery: Creating 'The Green Mile' (2006) (V)
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Everyday
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Growing up isn't easy for anyone. There are times when you feel no one understands you at all. Although growing up is tough, the friends you have at a young age are the friends you'll remember for the rest of your life. Stand By Me is a very wonderful film, a masterpiece on a small scale. The film is full of great insights into the minds of a group of four boys who decide they want to see what a dead body looks like, and it sparks their interest even more that they actually knew this dead person. A young boy's mind is full of many things, they feel lost sometimes, strong at others, but mostly they feel invinceable. Rob Reiner has directed a film about four young boys who discover life is quick, sometimes merciless, and magical. I've seen this film numerous times and it always seems better than the time before. This is a perfect little film.