Why You Need to Rewatch Stand By Me
Released in 1986 and set during Labor Day weekend in 1959, Stand by Me follows four 12-year-old friends living in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon.
After Vern Tessio overhears that the body of a missing boy has been discovered near the railroad tracks, he tells his friends Gordie Lachance, Chris Chambers, and Teddy Duchamp. Hoping to become local heroes, the boys invent an excuse for their parents and begin a two-day journey to find the body.
What begins as an adventure quickly becomes something much more personal. Each boy carries his own fears and problems: Gordie feels invisible…
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