Stand by me

A film based on Stephen King's short story “The Body”. Four teenagers: Gordie (Wil Wheaton), Chris (River Phoenix), Teddy (Corey Feldman) and Vern (Jerry O'Connell) grow up together in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon. One day, Vern overhears the conversation of an older brother, from which he learns that a group of older kids found the body of a missing boy at the tracks, but did not inform the police. Friends decide to find the body on their own, convinced that it will make them famous.

Original title: Stand by Me
Country of manufacture: USA
Year of manufacture: 1986
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Cast: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland, Richard Dreyfuss
Duration: 89 min.

Hall: Stolica
Lecture - Łukasz Muszyński - Editor-in-Chief of Filmweb
Projection from DCP media | English subtitles

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