Stand by Me (film)

Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age film directed by Rob Reiner and based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body, with a title derived from Ben E. King's song. The film stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell and Kiefer Sutherland. In Stand by Me, four boys in 1959 Castle Rock, Oregon, go on a hike to find the dead body of a missing boy. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and two Golden Globe Awards: one for Best Drama Motion Picture and one for Best Director.

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The poor greasers and the rich soc’s have always had it out for each other, one night two greaser teens Ponyboy and Johnny, kill a Soc in self defense. They go on the run from the law and hid out in an old church, after the church catches fire with some children inside and Ponyboy and Johnny save them, they’re now praised as heroes.

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