Stand By Me (DVD 2000)

Adapted from the Steven King novella, The Body, Stand by me is set in 1950s Maine( well, it is Steven King) and follows four young freinds as they they set out on a hike in search of the dead body of a child of their own age, killed by a train. The film opens with Richard Dreyfuss seated in his car, the the grown up version of his character, Gordon Lachance, now a proffesional writer. The elder Lachance acts as narrator for the story, reminicing on the events of that trip , his relationship with his freinds, paticularly Chris, played by River Pheonix, and how the search for a dead body became more than just a trip out of morbid fascination but a search for themselves, their own personal hopes and dreams, pains and sorrows and their escape into each other. The movie differs from the book in certain areas, as it must, paticularly in the relationship between Gordy and his deceased older brother( John Cusack ), and the ending is slightly less sombre. The magic of this film is the exploration of childhood that everyone can relate to, and sets this film apart from many a sickly hollywood coming of age drama. Boasting an irresistible soundtrack of old rock an roll classics, this film is responsible for bringing the Ben E. King song of the title back to life. Nostalgic but not sickly, funny and sad, this film lures your childhood memories out of their hiding place and plays them before your eyes. Compellingly acted by its child stars, this film is made all the more powerful when watched now, knowing the real life fate River Pheonix. A must see.

Its just a great film, its harrowing, tear jerking and brilliantly scripted.
A great young cast from the brat pack era, it stands up against the likes of green mile and comes out smelling of roses. its no special effects extraviganza but it really is a masterpiece.

This movie is great family fun. My fave bit is when they tell stories about the pie eating contest. This is a must see again movie..

Taken from the Steven King novella, The Body, Stand by me is a great film, a classic, a must see.

its about 4 young boys wanting to be heros so they set out on a journey to find a missing boys body.

Would recommend this film 100%

One of my most favourite films.

No sex, no violence, no computer generated imaging just a fabulous engaging story of 4 boys on an overnight quest to see a dead body! Pure storytelling genius made all the more apt with the sad early passing of River Phoeonix, one of the four gifted youngsters in this film.

Brillient film, had loads of cool extras- thoroughly enjoyed watching the film, there was no jutters whilst watching and item was packaged brand new-and like i said before, it was a really really good film, great for kids and adults!!

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the story of a group of teenagers travels through there adolesence good story line perfect for all the family to watch it really takes you back to your childhood and the things we all got up to

Love the movie storyline is great. We wanted to let our sons aged 10 & 12 know what it was like to have fun when we were younger without all the technology available to todays youngsters!!! To our surprise they loved it too which made it a fab purchase. The item was in excellent condition as described and free P&P so it was a perfect buy all round!

I love this movie. I loved the book (Stephen King novella) and this is one of the (very) few movies that are actually pretty true to the book. Excellent cast - wonderful 'coming of age' story - just the right length and light moments.

Stand By Me, based on Stephen King's shortstory The Body, is pretty well transformed into a motion picture. With an excellent and lovable cast.
Additional, the DVD has much more to offer then the VHS version, like special features, audio commentary, deleted scenes!

All in all its a nice family movie with a tragic and sensitive plot!
But of course, nothing like the shortstory!!

A great film exploring a "growing up" rite of passage in 1950s America for four pre-teenage boys. Touching, funny, poignant, tense - this film has it all. With some great cinematography and a whole host of songs that you end up humming even if you didn't know them before, "Stand By Me" is a movie you will remember for a long time after you've watched - and you will want to watch it again and again. Watch out for the High Railway Bridge scene - awesome!

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Bought it for my daughter, for an extra birthday present. She is a film buff and has started collecting DVDs now. Will always buy off ebay as I know that there are bargains to be found.

This film is a classic, watched it a few years ago and recently remembered that the film exists so decided to buy it, watched it last night and have remembered how amazing the film is, a must see :)

i really enjoyed this film. It is one that you can call a classic. What inspired me to buy it was the soundtrack song by Ben E. King. It is one of the best songs ever written!! Really enjoyable film. I recommend it to anyone!!

This is one of my favourite films as not only a Stephen King fan but also a River Phoenix fan. It is a film that is so moving and a must have when my video decided to stop. A top film.

Having converted most of my old video collection to DVD i had this film on video and wanted to get it on dvd found it on e bay easy a nice film about the life of 4 boys in the usa can take you back to what you used to get upto at that age well worth a look at nice film

A must see film, loved by all. very enjoyable, with a great story line. i bought this for my other half for christmas and he really loved it. a real boys/mans film and also a family one too.

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superb takes me back to my childhood, Great characters who are best of friends in the film. Well recommende if you want a feel good film.!!

Superb film a must for anyone to watch second best to the goonies i bought it because a work colleague said it is his favourite film of all time

Stand by me is a great film well worth watching, one of me all time favourite films, i could watch it again and again truly love it !!!!!!!!

I bought this product because I had been looking for the film and couldn't find it in HMV or any of the other dvd shops so decided to look on ebay. This DVD was very cheap and even had free postage and packaging. I am very pleased with the product. It was exactly as the seller had described it. It was in perfect condition and works perfectly.

it is classic! it makes me cry everytime i watch it. people may find it plain but its funny. river phoenix was amazing! the children in this are class.