Actors auditioning for roles on the Netflix show Stranger Things were asked to read lines from Stand by Me and the fourth episode was titled "The Body" in homage to the source novella.

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In 2013, July 23 was designated as Stand By Me Day by the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce. [56] To encourage tourism, the city has embedded a penny in the street at a location where the fictional Vern found one in the film. An advertising mural painted for the movie production has survived. [57] Film [ edit ] a b "PHOTO: 'Stand by Me' Cast Reunites 25 Years Later". The Hollywood Reporter. March 17, 2011. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019 . Retrieved October 21, 2019. Oliver Stone Receives Two Writers Guild Nominations". AP NEWS. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019 . Retrieved October 21, 2019. The next day, the boys wade across a swamp, discovering it filled with leeches. Gordie faints after finding one in his underwear. After more hiking, the boys locate the body. The discovery traumatizes Gordie, who asks Chris why Denny had to die and cries about his father hating him. Chris comforts Gordie and asserts that his father simply does not know him.

a b McGovern, Joe (May 12, 2016). " 'Stand by Me' turns 30: The blueberry pie scene gets an oral history". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016 . Retrieved May 2, 2017. Waxman, Olivia (August 8, 2016). "Stand by Me at 30: 'Maybe This Is How Rambo Discovered Puberty' ". Time. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018 . Retrieved August 25, 2018. In a 2011 piece entitled "25 years of 'Stand by Me'", writer Alex Hannaford opined that "[for] anyone older than about 33, Stand by Me remains one of the greatest films to come out of the Eighties." Hannaford added that the film "has a charm and depth that seems to resonate with each generation". [16] Greene, Andy (October 31, 2014). "Stephen King: The Rolling Stone Interview". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 23, 2017 . Retrieved April 1, 2020. Stand by Me, Shawshank Redemption, Green Mile are all really great ones.In the book, it was about four boys, but...once I made Gordie the central focus of the piece then it made sense to me: this movie was all about a kid who didn't feel good about himself and whose father didn't love him. And through the experience of going to find the dead body and his friendship with these boys, he began to feel empowered and went on to become a very successful writer. He basically became Stephen King." [16] Reviewing the film for The New York Times, Walter Goodman opined that Reiner's direction was rather self-conscious, "looking constantly at his audience". Goodman called the film a "trite narrative" and said that "Reiner's direction hammers in every obvious element in an obvious script." [32] In his review for the Chicago Tribune, Dave Kehr wrote that there was "nothing natural in the way Reiner has overloaded his film with manufactured drama". [33] In contrast, Sheila Benson called the film "[a treasure] absolutely not to be missed" in her review for the Los Angeles Times. [34] Paul Attanasio, reviewing for The Washington Post, called the acting ensemble "wonderful" and particularly praised the performances by Wheaton and Phoenix. [35] Feldman recalled how his home life translated into his onscreen character: "[Most kids aren't] thinking they're going to get hit by their parents because they're not doing well enough in school, which will prevent them from getting a work permit, which will prevent them from being an actor." [3] O'Connell agreed that he was cast based on how his personality fit the role, saying "Rob wanted us to understand our characters. He interviewed our characters. [...] I tried to stay like Vern and say the stupid things Vern would. I think I was Vern that summer." [20] Reiner and the producers interviewed more than 70 boys for the 4 main roles, [15] out of more than 300 who auditioned; [20] Phoenix originally read for the part of Gordie Lachance. [20] Ethan Hawke auditioned for Chris Chambers. [21] Kehr, Dave (August 22, 1986). "Textbook Drama Trips Up 'Stand By Me' ". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017 . Retrieved April 24, 2017. The Oscar-nominated urban drama Boyz n the Hood has several direct references to Stand by Me, including a trip by four young children to see a dead body, and the closing fade-out of one of the main characters. Director John Singleton has stated that he included the references because he was a fan of the movie. [58]

The Kings of Summer, a 2013 coming-of-age film by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, has been reviewed as being inspired by Stand by Me. [61] [64] [65] a b Herman, Karen (November 29, 2004). "Interview with Rob Reiner". Archive of American Television. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013 . Retrieved June 1, 2013. Will Jones (November 1, 2016). "Talking Boyz N the Hood". Vice. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018 . Retrieved October 18, 2018.Pols, Mary (May 31, 2013). " The Kings of Summer: Boys N the Woods". Time. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017 . Retrieved May 1, 2017. Lang, Brendan (July 28, 2016). " 'Stand by Me' Oral History: Rob Reiner and Cast on River Phoenix and How Coming-of-Age Classic Almost Didn't Happen". Variety. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017 . Retrieved August 25, 2018. Stand By Me Filming Locations". Fast Rewind. 2015. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017 . Retrieved April 13, 2017. Spirit Awards: Year Of Film Independents". Los Angeles Times. March 30, 1987 . Retrieved March 13, 2014. Vern overhears his big brother, Billy, talking with his friend, Charlie, about finding the body. Billy does not want to inform police because it could draw attention to a car theft he and Charlie committed. When Vern tells his friends about the body, the four boys—hoping to become local heroes—decide to look for it. After Chris steals his father's pistol, he and Gordie run into local hoodlums "Ace" Merrill and Chris's older brother, "Eyeball". Ace threatens Chris with a lit cigarette and steals Gordie's Yankees cap, which was a gift from Denny.

a b "Stand by Me". The Numbers. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014 . Retrieved January 6, 2015. Susman, Gary. "12 Things You Never Knew About 'Stand by Me' ". www.moviefone.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019 . Retrieved October 21, 2019.Publishers, TMLT (May 10, 2022). "100+ Best '80s Movies Ranked - List of Iconic Movies of the 1980s". Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.284. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Stand by Me (1986)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 30, 2018 . Retrieved August 22, 2019. Love and Monsters (2020) includes an excerpt of the song " Stand by Me" and shortly after a scene involving large poisonous leeches. [66] Music [ edit ] Bramesco, Charles (August 22, 2016). " 'Stand by Me' at 30: Why This Stephen King Movie Is Timeless". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018 . Retrieved August 25, 2018.