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Stand By Me (1986)
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.
Director: Rob Reiner, rated R for language, crude
humor
  Starring: Wil
Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell, Kiefer
Sutherland, Casey Siemaszko, Frances Lee McCain, Richard
Dreyfuss
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★★
- perfect
"Boy, you don't know
nothing. Mighty Mouse is a cartoon. Superman's a real guy.
There's no way a cartoon could beat up a real guy!" - Teddy
Why watch this?
I was one of these kids, going on long adventures, playing in
the woods, worrying my mom.
Plot Summary:
Four young friends are on a journey through the Oregon
wilderness in the summer of 1959, as they search for a missing
boy. During their quest, they face various adventures and
challenges, which test their bonds and force them to confront
personal struggles. This journey becomes a coming-of-age
experience, shaping their individual paths and deepening their
understanding of friendship and loss.
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Dad's Preview:
This is yet another film created from a Stephen King story (The Body).
It follows four 12-year-old boys who venture on a
journey to
find the body of a boy who was killed along a remote stretch of
railroad tracks. The strength of this film is simply the mannerisms and interactions
between the boys. Each one is different,
bringing with them unique skills and problems. Yet they stick together,
and get
closer to their grim destination. Each of the young actors would
go on to successful careers, except River Phoenix who
would die of a drug overdose at a West Hollywood's
nightclub called The Viper Room. He was 23. |
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Act III
Productions; Columbia Pictures
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