Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me was the link movie connecting Jerry Maguire and Gremlins.
Linked through Jerry O'Connell and Corey Feldman.
Both Jerry O'Connell and Corey Feldman appeared in Stand by Me.
About Stand by Me
""If I could only have one food to eat for the rest of my life?" "That's easy. Pez. Cherry flavor Pez. No question about it.""
After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, but they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.
Directed by Rob Reiner
Written by Raynold Gideon, Bruce A. Evans
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Stand by Me was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and received two Golden Globe nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director.
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Score by Jack Nitzsche
Jack Nitzsche composed the film's score, and a soundtrack album was released on August 8, 1986 featuring 1950s and early 1960s oldies. Ben E. King's "Stand by Me" plays during the closing credits and the film's success helped the song re-enter the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number nine in December 1986.
Movie trivia
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Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon negotiated film rights with Stephen King's agent Kirby McCauley after reading The Body; McCauley initially asked for $100,000 and 10% of gross, and Embassy Pictures eventually settled on $50,000 and a smaller share.
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Adrian Lyne was originally attached to direct but withdrew; Rob Reiner signed on in September 1984 and reshaped the screenplay to make Gordie the central focus of the story.
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When Columbia purchased Embassy and production faced cancellation, Norman Lear personally contributed $7.5 million of his own money to Rob Reiner so the film could be completed.
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Columbia changed the title from The Body to Stand by Me in March 1986 because The Body "sounded like either a sex film, a bodybuilding film, or another Stephen King horror film," and the new title was taken from Ben E. King's song used during the closing credits.
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Reiner and the producers auditioned more than 300 boys and interviewed over 70 for the four leads; before filming the young actors spent two weeks playing Viola Spolin improvisation games to build camaraderie, producing a real-life friendship.
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The trestle train-race sequence was filmed above Lake Britton on the McCloud River Railroad, took a full week to shoot, used four adult female stunt doubles made up to look like the boys, and used telephoto compression to make the train appear much closer.
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