The boys were never really in danger during the famous train-dodge scene.
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Fortunately, Reiner got Lear to pony up the full $8 million budget out of pocket.ĥ. So it pulled its financing just two days before the shoot was scheduled to begin.
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But when Lear sold Embassy to Coca-Cola, the new management decided the movie wasn't commercial enough. The independent studio behind the film was Embassy, owned by Reiner's "All in the Family" mentor, Norman Lear. He didn't work either, so Reiner cast his own high school pal Richard Dreyfuss.Ĥ. But he felt Dukes' performance was off, so he tried "Spinal Tap" star Michael McKean. As the narrator, the adult version of Wheaton's character, Reiner cast actor David Dukes. Jerry was one of the funniest people I had ever seen in my life, either before or since, and Corey was unbelievably angry and in an incredible amount of pain and had an absolutely terrible relationship with his parents."ģ.
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"I was awkward and nerdy and shy and uncomfortable in my own skin and really, really sensitive," Wheaton recalled in 2011, "and River was cool and really smart and passionate and - even at that age - kind of like a father figure to some of us. Reiner's auditions for the four leads yielded boys whose personalities matched their roles. Fortunately, he was too busy making " 9 1/2 Weeks," so the gig went to Reiner (above, left), then fresh off " This Is Spinal Tap" and " The Sure Thing."Ģ. You might not think of Adrian Lyne (of " Flashdance" and " Fatal Attraction" fame) as the director best suited to Stephen King's tale of innocent boyhood, but he was the first filmmaker attached to the project. Still, no matter how old you are or how many times you've seen the movie, there's plenty you may not know about the story behind the production, which is often as funny and haunting as the tale told on screen. And if you're a Gen Xer, it's a different kind of nostalgia piece, about learning to love the movies of the 1980s (the film was released 30 years ago on August 8, 1986), recognizing that director Stranger Things" is full of "Stand by Me" shout-outs. If you're a Boomer, it's a nostalgia piece about growing up in the 1950s. If you're a kid, it's a bit of an adventure movie. "Do you guys want to see a dead body?" He had been under the porch digging for a jar of pennies he had lost, and overheard his brother talking to a friend about spotting Ray Brower's body.What kind of movie is " Stand by Me"? Depends on your age. He comes into the treehouse insisting that his friends listen. He is often picked on, even if it's in a way not meant to cause hurt feelings. Vern Tessio is the comedic element of the group.
One time he held Teddy's ear to a stove and almost burned it off." His father has PTSD and often takes it out on Teddy. Teddy Duchamp is described by Gordie as "the craziest guy we hung around with. Chris is smart and compassionate, and always the first to help his friends. "He came from a bad family and everyone just knew he'd turn out bad.including Chris." Chris' father is violent toward his son, and his brother "Eyeball" Chamber's runs around with Ace's gang vandalizing the town. 12-year-old Gordon feels like "an invisible boy" in his household, where his talent for writing is ignored by everyone but his older brother Denny, who is killed in a car accident.Ĭhris Chambers is Gordon's best friend and leader of the group. The older Gordon is a writer, reflecting back on the summer of 1959 in Castle Rock, Oregon. Gordon Lachance (also referred to as Gordie) is the narrator of the film. The boys discover that they don't have to be the people that they are believed to be, nor do they have to follow in the paths that were already placed for them. To escape this, they return to nature to be children and to prove a point to the entire town that has dragged them down to their "small town" thinking. They have desires for themselves as human beings and as children who are forced into adulthood by the adults around them.
Stand by Me is filled with complications for each of the boys.
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