He recalls an incident from when he was 12 years old when he, his best friend Chris Chambers, and two other friends, Teddy Duchamp and Vern Tessio, went searching for the body of a missing boy named Ray Brower near the town of Castle Rock, Oregon, during Labor Day weekend in 1959.

What year is Stand by Me set in?

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.

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.

Where is Stand by Me supposed to take place?

The four friends in Stand By Me live in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon. Brownsville, a city found roughly 30 miles north of Eugene, was the setting for Castle Rock in the film, a fact which is celebrated by a handful of signs around town indicating iconic locations in this Rob Reiner classic.

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.

Stand by Me Cast: Where Are They Now?

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.

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.

How old are the boys 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.

What happened to the milk money in Stand By Me?

He reveals that he did take the milk money at school first but felt remorseful about it and returned it to one of the teachers, who happened to show up to school the next day in a brand new dress. Chris took the heat for the theft but could never atone to it because of his family's reputation.

How old is Gordy 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.

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.

What did Stephen King think of Stand By Me?

According to director Rob Reiner, King was so touched by Stand by Me that after a private screening, he went to Reiner and said (according to the Chicago Tribune) "That's the best film ever made out of anything I've written, which isn't saying much. But you've really captured my story. It is autobiographical.

What does the train symbolize in Stand By Me?

The train on its own could arguably represent death, being the thing that knocks Ray Brower out of his Keds. Within the group, the boys acknowlegde the train before removing themselves from the tracks.

What river do they cross in Stand By Me?

It's way to the south in Northern California. The bridge crosses the McCloud River, south of Eagle Mountain Lane, east of Lake Britton on the edge of Shasta-Trinity National Forest.

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.

How old was Ray Brower in Stand By Me?

But 30 years ago he was a just a 20-year-old college student looking for some easy cash. How did you even get involved in Stand by Me?

What were the last words in Stand by Me?

What did lardass drink in Stand by Me?

To refresh your memory (as if you could forget even if you wanted to), the gross tale focuses on a kid nicknamed Lardass (played by Andy Lindberg), who plans barf-fueled revenge on his bullies during the town's pie-eating contest by ingesting an entire bottle of castor oil and a raw egg before competing.

How old were the actors in Stand by Me?

In particular, audiences are responding to what a number of critics have called extraordinary ensemble acting on the part of four 11- to 14-year-old actors, River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman and Jerry O'Connell.

Why is the movie called Stand By Me?

Writer-producer Raynold Gideon credited director Rob Reiner for coming up with Stand By Me, which was borrowed from the R&B pop song of the same name by Ben E. King.

Who is the fat kid in Stand By Me?

Jerry O'Connell's first movie, Stand By Me, was a huge hit — but he had to wait to get his first taste of fame. At 12, O'Connell famously played the chubby sidekick Vern Tessio, but between the end of shooting and the release of the film, he hit puberty and lost weight.

Who are the bad guys in Stand By Me?

Sutherland starred in the 1986 film as John "Ace" Merrill, a hoodlum in '50s Castle Rock, Oregon who hangs out with the older brothers of River Phoenix's Chris, Richard "Eyeball" Chambers, and Jerry O'Connell's Vern, Bill Tessio.

What is Teddy's last name in Stand By Me?

Corey Feldman: Teddy Duchamp.

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 ...

What was the name of the kid who died in Stand By Me?

He recalls an incident from when he was 12 years old when he, his best friend Chris Chambers, and two other friends, Teddy Duchamp and Vern Tessio, went searching for the body of a missing boy named Ray Brower near the town of Castle Rock, Oregon, during Labor Day weekend in 1959.