Stand by Me (1986)
IMDB Trivia: After director Rob Reiner screened the movie for Stephen King, he noticed that King was visibly shaking and wasn't speaking. He left the room and upon his return, told Reiner that the movie was the best adaptation of his work he had ever seen.
Mischievous Kids Facts: River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton and Jerry O'Connell got into a lot of mischief in the hotel they were staying in during filming. This included throwing all the poolside furniture into the pool, Wheaton fixing video games in the lobby so they could play them for free and Phoenix (spurred on by the other boys) unknowingly covering Kiefer Sutherland's car in mud, only discovering whose car it was when Sutherland confronted a scared and nervous Phoenix about it later.
Fun Cursing Fact: While practicing his lines, Jerry O'Connell was impressed that, as an 11-year old, he was being allowed to swear.
Gordie: Do you think I’m weird? Chris: Definitely.
ESE: 102/100
50 +5 for Rob Reiner +5 for little Wil Wheaton +5 for little Corey Feldman -5 for not telling the police you found a dead body +10 for John Cusack +5 for Kiefer Sutherland -10 for bullies -5 for trying to train dodge +5 for pulling Teddy off the track -10 for R-slur +10 for Denny being an excellent older brother +10 for Chris watching out for everyone -10 for F-slur +5 for “Lollipop” +5 for “Bull true!” +5 for Chris valuing Gordie’s talent and intellect -5 for Vern crawling +5 for ultimate train dodge +5 for the barf-o-rama story +5 for Chris’s vulnerability +2 for the deer -5 for leeches -5 for causing a car accident +5 for Gordie standing up to Ace +5 for deciding on an anonymous call and no one getting credit +5 for Chris becoming a lawyer -5 for Chris’s death +5 for Gordie writing their story +5 for the friends we had when we were twelve
