"Stand By Me" was one of my favorite films of all time, so it's honor to talk to Wil Wheaton to share my first expreince of watching "Stand By Me" at the theater as well as some of my favorites scenes in the film, if you liked the interview, please share what's your favorite scene from the film?
Stand By Me : After learning that a stranger has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie Lachance (Wil Wheaton), Vern Tessio (Jerry O'Connell), Chris Chambers (River Phoenix) and Teddy Duchamp (Corey Feldman) encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as 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.
https://cinemadailyus.com/interviews/wil-wheaton-on-stand-by-me/
by CodDefiant2710
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stand by me is such a classic, man. the scene with the train bridge always sticks with me—so tense and iconic. what about you?
Saw it at amc last night and it’s still amazing. Rob Reiner, RIP, did such a good job capturing the feeling of being 12 in a rural town
I just happened to watch it several weeks ago having no idea of the anniversary. Such an amazing film.
“I never had any friends later on in life like the ones I had when I was twelve.”
This movie perfectly captures why that age is such a favorite for writers/filmmakers doing coming of age stories. You’re not a little kid, but not yet a teenager. You’re old enough to be able to have agency away from your parents and do stuff on your own, but not so old that there aren’t limitations on what you can do (can’t drive for one) and thus if you get into trouble with no adults around, it just makes it all the more dramatic and dangerous. You’re also leaving the more carefree parts of childhood and entering a time where things start getting serious and your future post school and into adulthood actually is a real thing. And you’re at that age where the opposite sex is both repellent and fascinating. This line in particular.
“We talked long into the night, the kind of talk that seemed important before you discovered girls.”
Every scene in that movie is great, so it’s hard to pick one. I love the scene on the tracks where Chris says “I wish I was your dad” and you can see how Gordie has internalized all the things his father says to him. River Phoenix is just perfect in this role.
Rob Reiner just did a phenomenal job with the movie, the cinematography and soundtrack are amazing. I saw it in theater last night and really enjoyed seeing those featured on a big screen and theater speakers.
I found the lardass story poignant,. Where Teddy who obviously has a lot of psychological issues going on wants there to be more to Gordies story, specifically lardass going home and killing his father. Rob Reiner was a part of my childhood and it made me sad thinking about him being gone.
I’m seeing this tonight in Portland.