If you'd like to experience our local Stand by Me filming locations merely head out the Row River Trail (either by bike or car) to the Mosby Creek Trailhead, where several of the opening scenes were filmed.

What town was Stand By Me filmed in?

Parts of the film were shot in Brownsville, Oregon, which stood in for the fictional town of Castle Rock. The town was selected for its small-town 1950s ambience. Approximately 100 local residents were employed as extras. The "barf-o-rama" scene was also filmed in Brownsville.

Where was the bridge scene from Stand By Me filmed?

The famous train bridge scene in the 1986 movie Stand By Me was filmed on the trestle over Lake Britton, part of the Great Shasta Rail Trail.

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.

What part of Stand By Me was filmed in Brownsville Oregon?

Locations in Brownsville figure prominently in the film, including the downtown, two homes, the Baptist cemetery, the Brownsville Saloon, an old oak tree where the boys had a treehouse, and Pioneer Park, where a hundred local extras were hired for the famous “barf-o-rama” pie-eating contest scene.

Stand By Me Filming Locations | Then & Now 1985 Brownsville & Cottage Grove Oregon Reshoot

Where is the railroad tracks in Stand By Me?

However the majority of railroad scenes were filmed here in Cottage Grove along the railroad track that went up the Row River – now that railroad track is the Row River Trail, which makes seeing these film locations easy and fun.

Where is Castle Rock in Stand By Me?

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.

Where is the train bridge located in Stand By Me?

The "Stand by Me" bridge is located in Northern California about 20 miles north of Lassen National Forest and two and a half miles (2.4 mi) from Burney Falls at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park. The bridge is approximately 7.5 miles north of Burney, CA.

Is the train scene in Stand By Me Real?

I did it as kind of an act. There was the scene where they're running on the trestle and the train is coming. The truth is the boys and the train were never on the trestle at the same time. I used such a long lens, and so the boys had jumped off the train track before the train even entered the trestle.

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.

What was the train used in Stand By Me?

In 1962, No. 25 was restored for excursion service and served in that capacity until passenger service was once again terminated in 1975. It has since been used in the films Bound for Glory and Stand By Me. It is presently in Oregon, providing excursion service on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad.

Can you walk across the Stand By Me bridge?

The 'Stand By Me' Bridge

Prior to 2021, walking across the bridge was permitted. Since 2021, when a Reno man was killed after jumping from the bridge, a barricade was put in place and access to the bridge became prohibited.

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.

Was Stand By Me partly filmed in Arizona?

Stand by Me was filmed in several parts of Oregon and California.

What year was the movie Stand By Me supposed to take place?

Stand By Me takes place in the summer of 1959, the general time period that Stephen King is most skilled at presenting, and four friends set out to find the body of a kid who was killed by a train, hoping to find what they predicted would be astronomical fame.

Did they smoke real cigarettes in Stand By Me?

Those may look like cigarettes that the kids smoke during the movie, but they didn't contain tobacco. Instead they were made from cabbage leaves - a demand that the anti-smoking Reiner made.

What do the leeches represent in Stand By Me?

The leeches symbolize the untamed wild as well as youth and sexuality, which can also be described as an uncertain terrain or aspect of nature. While playing around in a river, Gordon points out to Vern that he has something on his neck, which he laughs off.

Were there real leeches in Stand By Me?

Wheaton says the leeches were created two different ways: For long shots, they used skateboard grip tape, and for the closeups used a combination of latex, blood makeup and rubber cement. The effects did not wear off very easily.

What part of Oregon was Stand By Me filmed?

Brownsville, Oregon

According to an article by KLCC, the town takes the movie pretty seriously. “Parts of the film were shot in Brownsville, Oregon, and the city became a popular tourist spot for avid fans. In 2013, Brownsville designated July 23 as “Stand By Me Day” and organized annual tours and events.

Does Stand By Me take place in Maine?

Like many of Stephen King's stories, the original story takes place in Maine. Although relocated to Oregon, the movie has several holdovers from the original location, such as the reference to picking wild blueberries, which do not grow in Oregon.

Where did the book Stand By Me take place?

Though it's set in the fictional Oregon town of Castle Rock (transposed from the Maine setting of the Stephen King novella on which it's based), Stand by Me was mostly shot in and around Brownsville, which has dined out on the connection ever since the movie took in seven times its budget at the box office and became ...

Who played the dead body in Stand By Me?

Discovering Ray Brower – Playing Dead With “Stand By Me” Actor And Stuntman, Kent W. Luttrell. “None of us could breathe. Somewhere under those bushes was the rest of Ray Brower.”

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.

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.