In the book, the clue was an earring found in the bathroom, but hitchcock changed it to a piece of paper actually in. In 20 the chamber of commerce set the date to july 23 so that the big 30thanniversary event would fall on a saturday in 2016. They represent adolescence, and the journey from one stage of life to another. Evans and directed by rob reiner it features wil wheaton as the titular narrator boy gordie lachance and richard dreyfuss as the older actual narrator of the story gordon, river phoenix as christopher chambers, kiefer sutherland as ace merrill, corey. King and written by king, jerry leiber, and mike stoller. Though the premise of the movie seemed simplistic in nature, the 1986 film stand by me proved to be more than four boys in search of a body. Stand by me 1986 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I think were going to visit the coen brothers next week. It features wil wheaton as the titular narrator boy gordie lachance and richard dreyfuss as the older actual narrator of the story gordon, river phoenix as christopher chambers, kiefer sutherland as ace merrill, corey. This is a quiz on some of the quotes from the movie stand by me starring river phoenix, wil wheaton, corey feldman, and jerry oconnell. To read how a classic song inspired stand by me, click here. Rob reiner said that he was a normal kid full of laughs. Wil wheaton was sensitive like the character gordie.
Twentysix years after becoming a hit in america, ben e. Jerry oconnell explained to variety how he found out his own wife, rebecca romijn, was a longtime fan of him and the movie. The plot of the movie is technically to find ray browers body beside the tacks, after all. Kings novella the body inspired rob reiners 1986 film stand by me, and the inclusion of the original version of the song on the soundtrack helped make it an even bigger hit in 1987, when it. Stand by me is a 1986 american comingofage film directed by rob reiner and starring wil wheaton, river phoenix, corey feldman, and jerry oconnell in his debut film. He was only 11 when they started filming the movie. Apr 06, 2015 moon, that spells the stand, stephen kings postapocalyptic tome about an america blighted by a populationdevastating superflu.
The song for which the movie got its title wasnt actually on the radio until the decade after the story takes place. Behindthescenes facts about the classic coming of age stephen. The movie stand by me is set in 1959 a little before this song was released, but pretty close. I think the four boys were picked because their personalitys matched their characters personalitys. Its the summer of 1959 in castlerock, oregon and four 12 yearold boys gordie, chris, teddy and vern are fast friends. The movie is reportedly inspired by the life of maureen marder, a former construction worker and exotic dancer. Stephen king has famously slammed several of the booktomovie adaptions of his stories stand by me was an exception. The tracks are a prominent symbol throughout the entire film. The only part of the movie shot in california was the scene where the boys. But lean on me is not a documentary about the real joe clark.
Stand by me became a part of the lives of so many kids growing up in the 1980s. The movie is based on a short story by stephen king called the body, and it turned out to be such an incredible film that has become a timeless. Reiner says stand by me was the first film he had made that his. Stephen king has famously slated several movie adaptations of his work. Moon, that spells the stand, stephen kings postapocalyptic tome about an america blighted by a populationdevastating superflu. How stand by me became a timeless comingofage movie. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. The movies maine countryside scenes were actually filmed in and around brownsville, oregon, where there is now a tourist center devoted. The movies maine countryside scenes were actually filmed in and around brownsville, oregon, where there is. While adapting the novella for stand by me, director rob reiner softened the material, making the character of gordie the focus of the story. In celebration of titanics return to theaters next wednesday. Based on the novella the body by stephen king, the film managed to capture not only the spirit of the original tale, but also the hearts of film fans for generations to come the films cast included several upandcoming stars that would go on to lead. In 1982, she signed a deal with paramount that granted them the rights to use her. In honor of the films 30th birthday, here are 10 little known facts about stand by me.
The film is based on stephen kings 1982 novella the body. To read how a sons insecurites enhanced stand by me, click here. Now she is learning her numbers and letters and can even speak english. The film stars wil wheaton, river phoenix, corey feldman, and jerry oconnell in his debut film. For stand by me star wil wheaton, the movie was just the start of a long film and television career. The next generation, starring as a series regular for the first four seasons and then appearing as a recurring guest star for the remainder of the series. River phoenix, corey feldman, wil wheaton and jerry oconnell got up to much mischief in. I know this because i have been told it a dozen times in the past week by people who think that explains the behavior of joe clark, the hero of lean on me. It impacted many people in the lives of its actors as well. Stand by me was also shot in and around the oregon towns and cities of eugene, veneta, franklin, and cottage grove. Watch the dvdenhanced version of stand by me on june 8. There are 16 quizzes and 225 trivia questions in this category. For now, check out some of these cool facts from the film, and let us know how much you love the movie stand by me, which was named by. The soda company bought embassy pictures, the films original production.
Stand by me is a 1986 coming of age movie that is widely recommended for kids entering middle school. When they were filming the scene where gordie and vern are about to be run over by the. Based on the stephen king novella the body, reiners film adaptation follows four boys who spend a. When the night has come and the land is dark and the moon is the only light well see no i wont be afraid oh, i wont be afraid just as long as you stand, stand by me. Jan 07, 2012 just some fun little interesting facts about the 1986 coming of age film, stand by me. No film quite captures what its like to be 12 years old more than rob reiners stand by me. It stars river phoenix, kiefer sutherland, jerry oconnell, corey feldman and wil wheaton. According to king, the title is derived from, and was inspired by, a spiritual written by sam cooke and j. Featured post katee sackhoff will play bokatan in the mandalorian season 2. The tracks represent the speed in which children become adults and that life becomes death and life again. We got a little drunk and her high school best friend said to me, you know, stand by me is rebeccas favorite movie of all time.
After director rob reiner screened the movie for stephen king, he noticed that. King s stand by me made for the movie, corey feldman appeared in the video for cyndi lauper s goonies r good enough made for the goonies 1985 and jerry oconnell appeared in mariah carey s music video for her song heartbreaker. This well loved coming of age movie, about four young friends who have each others backs through thick and thin, is heartwarming and humorous, and has heartstopping moments of highrisk adventure. Its surprising that more people havent made comments on this famous song. Stand by me is the story of four twelve year olds living in a small town in the year 1959, whose lives were changed by a chance adventure that they embarked on at the end of an indolent summer. For a complete schedule of this movie on amc, click here. Stand by me is a 1986 american comingofage film directed by rob reiner and based on stephen kings 1982 novella the body, with a title derived from ben e. When she arrived at our hostel she had never had a bath, never used a toilet and never been to school. Stand by me 20 questions average, 20 qns, peachesbns, mar 05 01. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach stand by me, shared by english language teachers. Aug 22, 2016 stephen king has famously slammed several of the bookto movie adaptions of his stories stand by me was an exception. In fact reiner was painfully aware that the body, from which stand by me.
Jul 28, 2016 we got a little drunk and her high school best friend said to me, you know, stand by me is rebeccas favorite movie of all time. Parents need to know that despite its high nostalgia factor and preteen stars, stand by me should by no means be considered a childrens movie. Its hard to believe that its been almost 30 years27 this month to be exactsince rob reiners classic comingofage flick stand by me was released in theaters. And without the song, the movie might never have found an audience. In fact, he hated stanley kubricks the shining so much that he went on.
In stand by me, four boys in 1959 castle rock, oregon, go on a hike to find the dead body of a missing boy. I didnt intentionally mean to pick another rob reiner film for this weeks movie trivia post, but when riderang suggested stand by me, i knew immediately that i needed to dig it out of our dvd cabinet. You know she had posters of it all over her room growing. At a time it was considered inappropriate to show a toilet being flushed on screen, alfred hitchcock saw an opportunity to add some extra shock to his already shocking filmpresenting a scrap of paper, which proves an important clue, failing to flush in a toilet. Pennywise, john lennon, and other people all do equally excellent covers of it. Stand by me is a song originally performed in 1961 by american singersongwriter ben e. When rob reiner asked to use the song, its composers leiber and stoller thought he would want to rerecord it with a contemporary artist like tina turner, but reiner wanted the original so it fit the era. The four boys were gordie lachance, chris chambers, teddy duchamp, and vern tessio. The movie is based on a short story by stephen king called the body, and it turned out to be such an incredible film that has become a timeless classic. May 01, 2015 kings novella the body inspired rob reiners 1986 film stand by me, and the inclusion of the original version of the song on the soundtrack helped make it an even bigger hit in 1987, when it.
How stephen kings childhood inspired stand by me amc. Now rayana is a stand by me child she has all the opportunities that an education can provide, good nutrition and health care, and lots of new friends. Movies qt this category is for questions and answers related to stand by me. He also adjusted the setting from 1960 to 1959 and. Stand by me is the 1986 american coming of age drama film adaptation of stephen kings the body.
Sure, stand by me was already a classic for over two decades before director rob reiner appropriated it, but its association with the movie propelled it back to the top 10, introducing a new generation of listeners that might otherwise have abandoned it to the oldies stations. As stand by me celebrates its 30th birthday, here are 10. It is a fiction film about a character who is so troubled, obsessed and angry that the film. May 01, 2015 more than 400 artists have covered ben e. Billy does not want to report the body because doing so could draw attention to the fact that he and his friend recently stole a car. Since 2007 the city of brownsville, or, which served as the setting for castle rock, has held an annual stand by me day celebrating the movie. The movie was originally called the body, after the stephen king story it was based on. It has a ton of strong language including fk and st, implied and displayed violence, and sexual referencescrude jokes, and it also deals with adultoriented themes including the disillusionment of adolescence. Wheaton most famously appeared as wesley crusher in star trek. Joe clark is a real man who really did whip a new jersey high school into shape. Stand by me, if you get a minute 20 questions tough, 20 qns, enfranklopedia, feb 27 02 there are already quite a few quizzes about this impressive little 1986 film, so ive tried to come up with some questions that havent been asked before. Just some fun little interesting facts about the 1986 coming of age film, stand by me. Its based on a stephen king novella, and its a charming comingofage movie starring the likes. Kings iconic version of stand by me was a top five hit in 1961, and charted in the top 10 again in 1986 after the movies release.
495 383 976 91 1332 879 1541 1115 371 236 15 254 29 872 646 917 1322 1264 946 847 1183 89 97 799 1331 173 137 54 1254 1079 283 155 628 483 1155 359 1277 1212 709