Stand By Me is an 1986 American film directed by Rob Reiner, also based on a Stephen King novel called the Body.
This film is set in the late 50's but narrated by one of the actors, grown up in the 80s. The film starts off with the narrator who is an author, called Gordie Lachance in the 80s. After he reads the local newspaper and learns that his childhood friend, Chris Chambers has died, he then tells the story of him and his three friends taking on a long journey to find a missing body near the fictional town, Castle Rock, Oregon, over the Labour day period in September 1959. The film goes back to the 50s with the four young boys: Gordie Lachance (Wil Wheaton) plays a quiet boy who has an interest in writing and telling stories. We see he is rejected by his own father following his brothers death. Chris Chambers (River Phoenix) who is from a family of criminals and alcoholics and is judged straight away upon his families history. Teddy Duchamp (Corey Feldman) is an eccentric character and likes to mess about. Often judged by his mentally unstable father who tried burning Teddy's ear on a stove and Vern Tessio (Jerry O'Connell) who is different from the others, especially Chris and Teddy. He seems a little overweight and gets picked on but brushes it off by "fighting back".
Although this film came out seven years before I was born I love it and it'll remain my favourite film. I've always had a love for the 80s films and truly believe it was the best era, despite not living in it. It also has my all time favourite actor, Corey Feldman who I have looked up to and love his films.
This story is beautiful and shows the friendship of four friends despite them being all different, embarking on a long journey to find a dead body and it gives it a sense of adventure. It reminds me of my childhood, not that I went out to find bodies, but the fact that me and some friends always liked to go out into the woods and over exaggerate our lives and just be free, like the boys in this film.
The end of the film the narrator tells us about how all four of the boys grew up and how ironic it is to their actual lives as actors are now. Vern Tessio ended up with a family and enjoying his life, just like the actor Jerry O'Connell who plays him. Teddy Duchamp has a run in with the law and ends up getting in trouble, as Corey Feldman has had many ups and downs in his life, battling with drugs and a divorce. Chris Chambers end up dying young where River Phoenix who played him died at a very young age of 23 and Gordie Lachance become an author and as the actor Wil Wheaton who played him also became a author where he has written a few books and currently writing a ongoing blog.
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