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Stand by Me
Stand by Me (1986) USA 1986 85 minutes. Directed by Rob Reiner.
Available in VHS, Laser Disc and DVD.
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Learning about the death of one of his friends when he was a teenager, a writer remembers that eventful summer they spent as teenagers, in the 60es. Being neglected by his parents since his brother's death, Gordie Lachance gathers his three best friends, Chris, Vern and Teddy, to leave on search for the dead body of a kid of their age, that has been found near the railroad tracks. They have to fight with a gang of older boys on the road, but the travel is as well a journey towards life, death and adulthood, as the boys are in full teenage. (typically a movie you can't sum up actually : you've got to see it) |
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Gordie : Do you think I'm weird? |
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The movie is based on Stephen King's short story "The Body" from "Four Seasons". The movie was nominated in 1987 for the Academy Award of Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. Also nominated the same year for the Golden Globe Award of Best Motion Picture (Drama), and Rob Reiner was nominated for the Golden Globe Award of Best Director. A "Special Edition" DVD has been released in 2000 (Zone 1 and 2), containing a lot of extra features including : filmographies of the crew, comments on the movie by Rob Reiner, a 30-mn long documentary especially done for this edition : "Walking the tracks : The Summer of Stand By Me" with interviews of Rob Reiner, Stephen King, Richard Dreyfuss, Kiefer Sutherland, Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman and Jerry O'Connell, and the 1986 music video of Ben E. King for the title track, featuring Wil Wheaton and River.
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