Stand By Me (Special Edition) - Region 1 DVD

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Great isn't enough of a word to describe this film.
While I'm not a fan of Stephen King, this certainly deserved a chance, especially considering this is _not_ one of his gory stories. (I really don't care for the horror genre.) I remember watching this when I was a kid, and today I still love it. I can't imagine any other actors playing those roles, and they seem to get better every time ... read more

This movie is about innocence, friendship and adventure. Teamed with a witty script and an extremely talented cast, I was utterly blown away upon viewing it. Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell and the extremely talented, River Phoenix, who in his young career showed the promise of a Clift, Dean or Brando. This film made him and made audiences take a closer look at young actors. These four... read more

Description: SET IN OREGON IN 1959 PORTRAYS THE LIVES OF FOUR FRIENDS WHO GO ON AN OVERNIGHT CAMPING TRIP TO FIND A MISING TEENAGER'S BODY BUT UTLIMATELY FIND OUT A LOT ABOUT THEMSELVES. SPECIAL FEATURES: SUBTITLES IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH, PORTUGUES, CHINESE, KOREAN AND THAI AND MUCH MORE. Amazon.com essential video A sleeper hit when released in 1986, Stand by Me is based on Stephen King's novella "The Body" (from the book Different Seasons); but it's more about the joys and pains of boyhood friendship than a morbid fascination with corpses. It's about four boys ages 12 and 13 (Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry SET IN OREGON IN 1959 PORTRAYS THE LIVES OF FOUR FRIENDS WHO GO ON AN OVERNIGHT CAMPING TRIP TO FIND A MISING TEENAGER'S BODY BUT UTLIMATELY FIND OUT A LOT ABOUT THEMSELVES. SPECIAL FEATURES: SUBTITLES IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH, PORTUGUES, CHINESE, KOREAN AND THAI AND MUCH MORE.

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A sleeper hit when released in 1986, Stand by Me is based on Stephen King's novella "The Body" (from the book Different Seasons); but it's more about the joys and pains of boyhood friendship than a morbid fascination with corpses. It's about four boys ages 12 and 13 (Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell) who take an overnight hike through the woods near their Oregon town to find the body of a boy who's been missing for days. Their journey includes a variety of scary adventures (including a ferocious junkyard dog, a swamp full of leeches, and a treacherous leap from a train trestle), but it's also a time for personal revelations, quiet interludes, and the raucous comradeship of best friends. Set in the 1950s, the movie indulges an overabundance of anachronistic profanity and a kind of idealistic, golden-toned nostalgia (it's told in flashback as a story written by Wheaton's character as an adult, played by Richard Dreyfuss). But it's delightfully entertaining from start to finish, thanks to the rapport among its young cast members and the timeless, universal themes of friendship, family, and the building of character and self-esteem. Kiefer Sutherland makes a memorable teenage villain, and look closely for John Cusack in a flashback scene as Wheaton's now-deceased and dearly missed brother. A genuine crowd-pleaser, this heartfelt movie led director Rob Reiner to even greater success with his next film, The Princess Bride. --Jeff Shannon

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