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Stand By Me

Stand by Me was based off the novella, "The Body," by Stephen King. Screenplay was by, Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans. And directed by Rob Reiner. It was made in 1986 by Columbia Pictures.
It's a coming of age movie, about an adult male who is reminiscing about a time in his childhood around the age of 11, 12 years old, in the year 1959 where him and his three friends go off and try and find a dead body of a missing boy, to try and make a name of themselves and become the town's heroes. The adult who is over narrating is Gordie. Gordie as a young boy is played by Wil Wheaton. Who four months previously to him and his friends going on this adventure, his older brother dies in a car accident. His father is always comparing him to his older brother wishing that he was more like him. His brother played football, and Gordie just wants to be a writer. His best friend back then was Chris played by River Phoenix. He comes from a bad family and everyone knows that he is......

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