Stand by Me (film)

This article is about the 1986 American film. For the 2014 Japanese film, see Stand by Me Doraemon.

Stand by Me
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRob Reiner
Screenplay by
Based onThe Body
by Stephen King
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyThomas Del Ruth
Edited byRobert Leighton
Music byJack Nitzsche
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • August 8, 1986 (1986-08-08) (United States)[1]
Running time
89 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7.5–8 million[3][4]
Box office$52.3 million[4]

Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age drama film[5] directed by Rob Reiner. 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 the dead body of a missing boy.

Stand by Me received positive reviews upon release[6] and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and for two Golden Globe Awards: one for Best Drama Motion Picture, and one for Best Director.

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