Stand by Me

Theatrical Release Date: 1986 08 08 (USA)

UPC: 043396263789

Studio: Sony Pictures

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Mild Violence, Questionable for Children, Profanity, Suitable for Teens]

Summary: Based on the Stephen King short story The Body, Rob Reiner's easygoing nostalgia piece is set in Castle Rock, OR, over Labor Day weekend, 1959. A quartet of boys, inseparable friends all, set out in search of a dead body that one of the boys overhears his brother talking about. The foursome consists of intellectual Gordie (Wil Wheaton), born leader Chris (River Phoenix), emotionally disturbed Teddy (Corey Feldman), and chubby hanger-on Vern (Jerry O'Connell). The boys' adventures en route to the elusive body are colored by the personal pressures brought to bear on all of them by the adult world. Richard Dreyfuss, playing the grown-up Gordie, narrates the film, while Kiefer Sutherland dominates every scene he's in as a brutish high-school bully. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best Picture - Drama – null Best Director – null Best Director – Directors Guild of America Best Adapted Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Picture – Independent Spirit Awards Best Director – Independent Spirit Awards Best Screenplay – Independent Spirit Awards Best Screenplay – Independent Spirit Awards Best Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Director – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: Blu-ray Exclusive: 25 Years Later: A Picture-In-Picture Commentary Retrospective With Director Rob Reiner and Actors Wil Wheaton & Corey Feldman
Walking The Tracks: The Summer Of Stand By Me
Audio Commentary with Director Ron Reiner
Stand By Me Music Video

Stand by Me

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 03/22/2011

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DHMA null, DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 88 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Portuguese,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Portuguese,Spanish

Brendon Hanley

A likable film punctuated by standout performances, Stand by Me is an interesting variation on the standard coming-of-age period film. Based on a short story by Stephen King, Stand by Me deals with preteen concerns instead of teen ones. Director Rob Reiner successfully keeps the nostalgia and sentimentality in check; and he places a remarkable amount of faith in his young cast. Of the four leads, River Phoenix and Wil Wheaton deliver sensitive, complex performances which belie their age. Jerry O'Connell and teen heartthrob Corey Feldman round out the cast, and Kiefer Sutherland and John Cusack appear in small but memorable roles. For Reiner, the film was a significant shift in tone after the comedies This Is Spinal Tap (1984) and The Sure Thing (1985). It marked his first attempt at more serious fare; his success with the comedy drama of Stand by Me would pave the way for his later hits, When Harry Met Sally (1989) and Misery (1990). ~ Brendon Hanley, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Jason Naylor  Actor 
Matt Williams  Actor 
Andy Lindberg  Actor 
Bruce Kirby  Actor 
John Cusack  Actor 
Gary Riley  Actor 
Art Burke  Actor 
Madeleine Swift  Actor 
Marshall Bell  Actor 
O.B. Babbs  Actor 
Scott Korey Pollard  Actor 
William Bronder  Actor 
Popeye  Actor 
Geanette Bobst  Actor 
Chance Quinn  Actor 
Dick Durock  Actor 
Casey Siemaszko  Actor 
Rick Elliott  Actor 
Susan Thorpe  Actor 
Scott Beach  Actor 
Jason Oliver  Actor 
Ken Hodges  Actor 
Charlie Owens  Actor 
Bradley Gregg  Actor 
Kent Lutrell  Actor 
Lee McCain  Actor 
Ray Gideon  Producer 
Ray Gideon  Screenwriter 
Bruce A. Evans  Producer 
Bruce A. Evans  Screenwriter 
Jack Nitzsche  Composer (Music Score) 
Rob Reiner  Director 
Andrew Scheinman  Producer 
Wil Wheaton  Actor 
River Phoenix  Actor 
Corey Feldman  Actor 
Jerry O'Connell  Actor 
Richard Dreyfuss  Actor 
Kiefer Sutherland  Actor 

Country: USA