How old were the kids in Stand By Me supposed to be?

STAND BY ME (based on Stephen King's novella) revolves around four small-town 12-year-old boys who set out on a trek to find a dead body. They overcome oncoming trains, a disgusting bout with leeches, and the rival advances of a competing "gang" to collect the prize of locating the body.
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How old was River in Stand by Me?

Phoenix had a significant role in Rob Reiner's popular coming-of-age film Stand by Me (1986), which made him a household name at 16. Filming started on June 17, 1985, and ended in late August 1985, making Phoenix 14 for most (if not all) of the movie.
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Who played the 4 kids in Stand by Me?

Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body, with the title deriving from the song of the same name by Ben E. King, the film is set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon in 1959 and stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell (in his film debut) as four boys who go on a hike to find ...
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How old was Kiefer Sutherland when he was in Stand by Me?

Kiefer Sutherland was 19 years old when he portrayed Ace Merrill in Stand by Me.
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Which kid was Vern in Stand by Me?

Stand by Me (1986) - Jerry O'Connell as Vern Tessio - IMDb.
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How old are the four boys in Stand By Me?

STAND BY ME (based on Stephen King's novella) revolves around four small-town 12-year-old boys who set out on a trek to find a dead body. They overcome oncoming trains, a disgusting bout with leeches, and the rival advances of a competing "gang" to collect the prize of locating the body.
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How old was Jerry in Stand By Me?

Career. O'Connell began his acting career at a young age. As a child, he did commercial work for Duncan Hines cookies. Shortly after turning eleven, he landed his first feature film role as the character Vern Tessio in Rob Reiner's Stand by Me.
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How old is Gordon in Stand By Me?

12-year-old Gordon feels like "an invisible boy" in his household, where his talent for writing is ignored by everyone but his older brother Denny, who is killed in a car accident. Chris Chambers is Gordon's best friend and leader of the group.
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How old was Gordy in Stand By Me?

In a treehouse at the edge of Castle Rock, a small Oregon town, budding 12-year-old writer Gordie is about to begin an extraordinary trek into the heart of the northwestern forest. His best friend Vern has overheard his older brother and a friend talking about their discovery of a dead body in the woods.
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Why is Kiefer Sutherland's name so long?

In reality he is named Kiefer, after Warren Kiefer, who wrote Donald's first TV role in England. William is a middle name. Dempsey is Kiefer's mother's mother's maiden name. Frederick is his father's father's first name.
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Is Stand By Me Based on a true story?

According to director Rob Reiner (via FSR), King's response to the film was "[Y]ou've really captured my story. It is autobiographical. All that was made up was the device of the hunt for the body." In King's own words then, Stand by Me is based on his own life.
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Why is Stand By Me Rated R?

80's films. A review of the film in 1986 offers that Stand by Me was rated "R" for all the "dirty talk" throughout the film, which I find interesting because I think if the film were made today, it would be rated "PG-13" instead. Society has become desensitized to swearing and it is much more prevalent today.
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What happened to Teddy and Vern in Stand By Me?

Vern dies in a fire during a house party and Teddy dies in a drunk driving accident. Vern and Teddy are spared in the film: Vern marries out of high school, has four kids, and works as a forklift operator. Teddy tried to get into the army but is denied. He also spends time in jail and did odd jobs around Castle Rock.
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Was Joaquin Phoenix when River died?

Yes, Joaquin was with his brother River when he collapsed and was having seizures. Joaquin called the paramedics and accompanied him with their sister, Rain. Rain and Joaquin were in the hospital when River was pronounced dead.
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What town was Stand By Me filmed in?

Brownsville, Oregon

And naturally, you might've originally thought they filmed it in Maine, where many Stephen King stories take place. However, the bulk of the shooting, including the scenes with Gordie walking downtown, takes place in Brownsville, Oregon.
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How old was River when he died?

Famed for his acting talent and good looks, River's star had been on the rise before he died on October 31 1993, following a battle with drug addiction. He famously collapsed outside Johnny Depp's nightclub Viper Room in Los Angeles after a drug overdose at the age of just 23.
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How did Ray Brower get hit by a train?

The body of Ray Brower was discovered to be mangled by the train while attempting to escape the locomotive's path.
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What is Gordie like in The Body?

Precocious, introspective, and intelligent, Gordie is a natural storyteller. His home life is lonely, as the death of his brother Dennis has rendered his parents indifferent and near catatonic. As an adult, Gordon is still interested in stories but has questions about whether fiction—his or anyone else's—is meaningful.
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How old is Chris Chambers in Stand By Me?

Plot. During the Labor Day Weekend of 1959 (1960 in The Body) at 12 years old, Chris sets off alongside his closest friends Gordie LaChance, Teddy Duchamp, and Vern Tessio to find the body of a boy their age named Ray Brower who attended school in a neighboring town, Chamberlain.
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Why was Gordie bleeding?

Gordie finds a leech in his underwear

This point is emphasized as Gordie discovers a leech in a very unfortunate place. After pulling off the leech in his boxers, he sees the blood and faints. This emphasizes the horror aspect of the film, which is very Stephen King.
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Why did Gordie faint?

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While trudging through a swamp, the boys realized the waters were teeming with leeches. As his friends ripped the blood-suckers off, Gordie reached into his underwear and pulled out a bloody leech, causing him to pass out cold.
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Is Stand By Me set in the 50s?

Most of Stand By Me takes place in the late summer of 1959, when the four boys hear that a boy has been struck by a train about thirty miles from town. The police have not yet found the body, but the boys overhear their older brothers describing the location.
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What is Teddy's last name in Stand By Me?

Corey Feldman: Teddy Duchamp.
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What is Gordie's full name in Stand By Me?

Gordie LaChance is one of the four boys from the short story The Body and the film based on it, Stand By Me. He tells the story about his childhood journey of finding a body of a missing boy with his three friends near the town of Castle Rock in Oregon 1959 over Labor Day weekend.
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Did Jerry O Connell apologize to Wil Wheaton?

O'Connell is a co-host of “The Talk” and used Wheaton's appearance on the talk to show to offer the following apology: “I heard before you talk about some of the struggles you were going through during 'Stand by Me,' and you know, while I was 11 at the time, that's an excuse, I do want to apologize for not being there ...
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