Stand By Me (Special Edition) (1986)

Director: Rob Reiner  Starring: Corey Feldman  River Phoenix  Jerry O'Connell  
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Publisher: Columbia Tri-Star
Format: DVD
UPC: 00043396055179
Buy.com Sku: 40139359
Item#: V7LHHN
Buy.com Sales Rank: 24846
Category Keywords: Adventure  Buddies  Coming Of Age  Death  Essential Cinema  Friendships  Kidnapping And Missing Persons  Recommended  Theatrical Release 
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Features: DVD, Special Edition, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Mono Audio, English, Subtitled, Spanish, French, Dubbed & Subtitled
 
In a small woodsy Oregon town, a group of friends--sensitive Gordie (Wil Wheaton), tough guy Chris (River Phoenix), flamboyant Teddy (Corey Feldman), and scaredy-cat Vern (Jerry OConnell)--are in search of a missing teenagers body. Wanting to be heros in each others and their hometowns eyes, they set out on an unforgettable two-day trek that turns into an odyssey of self-discovery. They sneak smokes, tell tall tales, cuss cause its cool and band together when the going gets tough. When they encounter the towns knife-welding hoods who are also after the body, the boys discover a strength they never knew they had. STAND BY ME is a rare and special film about friendship and the indelible experiences of growing up. Filled with humor and suspense, it is based on the novella The Body by Stephen King.
 
"A genuinely delightful movie."  Wall Street Journal
"Absolutely wonderful... a film I may never forget!"  Jeffrey Lyons, Sneak Previews Independent Network News

 


Editor's Note

Based on Stephen King's novella THE BODY, director Rob Reiner's STAND BY ME is the disarmingly tender and subtly sublime story of four kids on the precipice of early adulthood who embark upon a quest. There's Gordie (Wil Wheaton), the intelligent, creative one with the obviously bright future. His best buddy, Chris (River Phoenix), hardens his image in order to hide the pain from the physical abuse he endures at home, all the while harboring the hope of escaping that image. Rounding out the foursome are Vern (Jerry O'Connell), the pudgy tagalong, and Teddy (Corey Feldman), a loyal and funny but troubled kid with a death wish.

When the four boys hear about a dead body 20 miles down the railroad tracks from their small Oregon town, they clandestinely set upon the unwieldy journey to lay eyes on this rare find. Amid numerous misadventures, Gordie, Chris, Vern, and Teddy savor what may be their last chance to revel in the simple life of children; around the corner is a future that could tear them apart, not to mention a tough teen gang who desires local fame by finding the body first. Enhanced by excellent performances and an engaging plot, STAND BY ME ranks among the best of the myriad coming-of-age films to dot the 1980s cinematic landscape.


Plot Summary

STAND BY ME, set in Oregon in 1959, portrays the friendship of four boys who go on an overnight camping trip to find a missing teenager's body. Along the way they encounter a number of obstacles, including a gang of older teens and their own inner problems, ultimately finding out more about themselves along the way.

 

Features
Scene Selections with Motion Images
Talent Files
Interactive Menus
Production Notes
STAND BY ME Music Video
Isolated Music Score
Bonus Trailers
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai
Exclusive Featurette: "Walking the Tracks: The Summer of STAND BY ME" Including Interviews with Stephen King and Rob Reiner
Director Rob Reiner's Commentary
Digitally Mastered Audio & Anamorphic Video
Widescreen Presentation
Audio: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Columbia Tri-Star
Release Date: 11/27/2007
Running Time: 88 minutes
Original Release Date: 1986
Catalog ID: 05517
UPC: 00043396055179
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Portuguese Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed
Available Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Chinese
Video: Color

Aspect Ratio
1.85:1

 
Cast & Crew
John Cusack
Corey Feldman
River Phoenix
Richard Dreyfuss
Gary Riley
Jerry O'Connell
Bradley Gregg
Kiefer Sutherland
Jason Oliver
Marshall Bell
Wil Wheaton
Casey Siemaszko
Robert Leighton - Editor
Thomas Del Ruth - Director of Photography
Raynold Gideon - Producer
Andrew Scheinman - Producer
Jack Nitzsche - Composer
Bruce A. Evans - Producer
Raynold Gideon - Screenwriter
Bruce A. Evans - Screenwriter
Stephen King - Source Writer
Rob Reiner - Director

 
Memorable Quotes
"Did your parents have any children that lived?"----Teddy Duchamp (Corey Feldman) "Why do you ask?"----Vern Tessio (Jerry O'Connell)| |"Do you play football?"----Mr. Quidaciolou (Bruce Kirby)|"No."----Gordie Lachance (Wil Wheaton) |"Well, what do you do?"----Mr. Quidaciolou |"I don't know."----Gordie

"I just want to go somewhere where nobody knows who I am."----Chris Chambers (River Phoenix)

"Finding new and preferably disgusting ways to disparage one's mother was always held in high regard."----Adult Gordie (Richard Dreyfuss) in voice--over

"We sat there all night talking about all the things boys talk about before they discover girls."----Adult Gordie in voice--over before the following montage

"So Mickey's a mouse, Donald's a duck, but what is Goofy?"----Gordie |"If I could have one kind of food, that's easy: Cherry Pez. Definitely Cherry Pez."----Vern |"A dog, Goofy's definitely a dog."----Chris |"I always knew THE $64,000 QUESTION was fake. I mean, who could possibly know that much about opera?"----Gordie |"How can he be a dog? He drives a car and wears a hat."----Teddy |"The thing about WAGON TRAIN is they never got anywhere. They just kept wagon training."----Gordie |"Yeah, Goofy's definitely a dog."----Chris

"You think Mighty Mouse could beat up Superman?"----Vern |"What are you? Cracked?!"----Teddy |"I don't know. I once saw Mighty Mouse hold up five elephants with his one hand."----Vern |"Boy, you don't know nothing. Mighty Mouse is a cartoon. Superman is a real guy. There's no way a cartoon could beat up a real guy."----Teddy |"Yeah. But it'd be a good fight, though."----Vern


 
Professional Reviews
Variety
"...While Reiner succeeds in building the story around Wheaton's convincing vulnerability, he also has achieved a rare feat of getting equally empathetic and outstanding performances from everyone else in the cast..." 07/30/1986

Los Angeles Times
"...A compassionate, perfectly performed look at the real heart of youth. It stands, sweet and strong, ribald, outrageous and funny....It's one of those treasures absolutely not to be missed..." 08/08/1986 p.C1

Entertainment Weekly
"...Tender..." 09/08/2000 p.57

Total Film
"Rob Reiner's evocative rites-of-passager is still memorable for the performances of its four young stars..." 03/01/2001 p.95

 
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