Stand By Me

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12:32a, 8/23/26
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Missed it by about 32 minutes, but this was the 40 year anniversary of a generational film.

You guys wanna go see a dead body?



RIP Rob Reiner, for sure. This was one of the most magical moments in movie history.



And of course:



Skin it...

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5:38a, 8/23/26
Loved this movie when I was a kid. Up there with Shawshank as one of my favorite Stephen King adaptations. I saw HBO Max recently added it and I want to rewatch it with my teen sons who have never seen it.
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7:10a, 8/23/26
The pie eating contest is such a great story and scene.
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8:21a, 8/23/26
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40 years. Damn. All those kids are my age now...and at least one is no longer with us.
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8:54a, 8/23/26
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9:56a, 8/23/26
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Stand by me ends with one of the greatest lines in cinema



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In reply to agdoc2001 • 1:54p, 8/23/26
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I get why people like that line. But it never resonated with me, because I made lifelong best friends in college, not when I was a kid. I never talk to friends I had at twelve.
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In reply to double aught • 2:35p, 8/23/26
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double aught said:
I get why people like that line. But it never resonated with me, because I made lifelong best friends in college, not when I was a kid. I never talk to friends I had at twelve.

My friend group was broken up several times when I was at that age. My dad moved for work between Austin/Dallas and back to Austin again. I never got to have a core group of buddies at that age, maybe that's why this movie resonates so heavily with me.

I absolutely prioritize that for my son. I love that he has a core group of buds that "never say die"; even if they aren't from the Goondocks.

It was a different time, for sure. There's so much about Boyhood in this film that really resonates. Everyone had that kid that everyone looked up to and tried to be brave, even though he wasnt neccesarily sure of himself. Everyone had that experience about a kid who was insecure. Everyone had the fat kid who was comic relief and who's favorite food was cherry PEZ. I really love this movie.

Well, now I realize maybe not everyone had that. That's why I love the film.
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In reply to double aught • 4:29p, 8/23/26
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double aught said:
I never talk to friends I had at twelve.


Exactly
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4:34p, 8/23/26
I still keep in touch via social media with friends I had at 12. Saw the mother of one of them this past week at a funeral.

The group of friends I developed at 14 are people I still see when we can all get together. They are great people and although few of us live close, we keep in touch. They are fantastic friends and I'm glad to still have those relationships 40+ years later.
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Vince Blake
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6:36p, 8/23/26
Watched Stand By Me this afternoon with my 13 year old. Told him it was a Stephen King adaptation. He's a fan of It and Welcome to Derry so he kept expecting monsters to appear. He liked the camaraderie with the boys but overall he thought nothing really happened in the film. Oh well. Still it's pretty cool to rediscover old movies like that with your kids as they get older.

Kinda forgot how quick 80s movies get you in and out compared to today's runtimes.
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In reply to Vince Blake • 6:59p, 8/23/26
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Vince Blake said:
Watched Stand By Me this afternoon with my 13 year old. Told him it was a Stephen King adaptation. He's a fan of It and Welcome to Derry so he kept expecting monsters to appear. He liked the camaraderie with the boys but overall he thought nothing really happened in the film. Oh well. Still it's pretty cool to rediscover old movies like that with your kids as they get older.

Kinda forgot how quick 80s movies get you in and out compared to today's runtimes.

That's the picture.

The Body was just an excuse for the film. It's a journey through navigating Boyhood.

Good on you for watching it with your son, though. Im planning a watch party later tonight.
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In reply to agdoc2001 • 11:42p, 8/23/26
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agdoc2001 said:
double aught said:
I never talk to friends I had at twelve.


Exactly

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6:19a, 8/24/26
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A few months ago I took my 12 and 13 year old to see it with my friend that I've known since 2nd grade and his two boys. Such a great movie. Kids really enjoyed it though they had a hard time grasping that kids could just go off and have that sort of an adventure.
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6:22a, 8/24/26
First R-rated movie I saw in the theater. My dad took my brothers and me.
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7:31a, 8/24/26
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I had a great friend group at that age, back in the early 80's. We grew up in one of those neighborhoods in Austin (when it still felt small and wasn't too weird) that movies and tv shows now try to emulate. The group evolved some, but my two best friends that I met in kindergarten are still around and we hang out. One was my roommate at A&M.
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7:51a, 8/24/26
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In reply to double aught • 8:27a, 8/24/26
double aught said:
I get why people like that line. But it never resonated with me, because I made lifelong best friends in college, not when I was a kid. I never talk to friends I had at twelve.

I have several groups of friends, and while I may not see them as often as I would like these days, the ones I grew up with in working class Houston are the only ones that I KNOW would risk life and limb for me. The loyalty is mutual.

These types of friends...



Just like many 80's/90's kids, Stand By Me basically nailed our childhood and we went through a lot together (Adventure, injury, danger, deaths of loved ones etc).
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In reply to double aught • 9:50a, 8/24/26
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double aught said:
I get why people like that line. But it never resonated with me, because I made lifelong best friends in college, not when I was a kid. I never talk to friends I had at twelve.


I never talk to my bff from when I was 12 because we had a falling out about 2 months before I got married. He said some really ****ed up ****, refused to apologize and we haven't spoken since. For the first year or two afterwards he would occasionally cuss me out via my (or my wife's) Facebook page but that was it.

So I guess the quote holds up?
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9:58a, 8/24/26
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This may be an unpopular opinion, but this movie does not hold up.

The acting amongst the core four is average at best. Most of the dialogue is forced and not organic. The best thing about this movie is the soundtrack.
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In reply to agdoc2001 • 11:50a, 8/24/26
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agdoc2001 said:
double aught said:
I never talk to friends I had at twelve.


Exactly


I don't even talk to friends I went to HS with
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In reply to double aught • 12:04p, 8/24/26
double aught said:
I get why people like that line. But it never resonated with me, because I made lifelong best friends in college, not when I was a kid. I never talk to friends I had at twelve.

I'm the opposite. I still keep in touch with my best friend who I met when we were 10. Only keep up with one good friend from HS. No one from college, except my wife.
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12:08p, 8/24/26
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I keep up with several from hs and college.
Some of my college friends regret going to A&M because they think it's too conservative.
I try to keep away from politics with friends and family.
Losing friends over politics is one of the dumbest things.
I hope I did not offend anybody with this post. If I did, please come see me at my address in my profile so we can talk.
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In reply to ElephantRider • 12:24p, 8/24/26
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ElephantRider said:
agdoc2001 said:
double aught said:
I never talk to friends I had at twelve.


Exactly


I don't even talk to friends I went to HS with

Same. Nothing against them. I just made lifelong friends at A&M.
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In reply to double aught • 12:49p, 8/24/26
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double aught said:
I get why people like that line. But it never resonated with me, because I made lifelong best friends in college, not when I was a kid. I never talk to friends I had at twelve.

Honestly, neither does Gordie (the narrator). In the closing narrative he says that he lost touch with Vern and Teddy as they got older and drifted apart due to class and educational disparities, although he and Chris stayed friends until Chris's death.

What he means by "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve" isn't that that they all stayed close, (although he and Chris did). It's that as you grow up you lose the ability to have absolute trust and innocence in your friendships like you can as a kid, because you know people better. Doesn't mean that you can't have deep and meaningful relationships as an adult but there's something magical about boys running together before girls and cars and high school and life all start getting in the way, and the whole story is about that.
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In reply to ElephantRider • 1:20p, 8/24/26
ElephantRider said:
agdoc2001 said:
double aught said:
I never talk to friends I had at twelve.


Exactly


I don't even talk to friends I went to HS with


... you guys had friends?

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2:17p, 8/24/26
I love this movie, the actors, the writer, the director, and the song. I still don't get how the song was attached to Stephen Kings novella "The Body". But whatever, its a good song.

The part that always hit me strange was that last line about never having friends like when we were 12. A few folks here have been on the good side of that, but in my experience, kids change so much between 12 and 20 that the odds of remaining bffs are slim. Twelve is the moment before life starts separating kids into different groups with sports, band, clubs, alcohol, church, and parents moving kids to better high schools. Puberty and maturity creep in, and now your best friend from last year has a mustache and a girlfriend while you're waiting for your voice to change.

Even if I had discovered a body with three of my friends when I was 12, I doubt I'd be in touch with them now. The kids I hung out with when I was 12 have probably hidden other bodies of their own since then.
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In reply to Philo B 93 • 2:48p, 8/24/26
Some of us grew up in towns with one high school so unless the parents picked up and moved to another town entirely, a switch to a new high school wasn't going to happen.
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 2:56p, 8/24/26
maroon barchetta said:
Some of us grew up in towns with one high school so unless the parents picked up and moved to another town entirely, a switch to a new high school wasn't going to happen.

I grew up in one of those towns, too. I saw one or two kids move to a bigger school in the neaby the big city to further their academic or sports career. But mostly in my small town, I saw kids come and go because their parents got transferred or took other jobs. Sadly, my advice to this day is not to get to close to a varsity coach's kid.
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In reply to Philo B 93 • 2:58p, 8/24/26
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Philo B 93 said:
in my experience, kids change so much between 12 and 20 that the odds of remaining bffs are slim. Twelve is the moment before life starts separating kids into different groups with sports, band, clubs, alcohol, church, and parents moving kids to better high schools. Puberty and maturity creep in, and now your best friend from last year has a mustache and a girlfriend while you're waiting for your voice to change.

That's the entire point of the movie. The trip to go see the body captured that last moment the weekend before school started, before all those things happened and the boys inevitably drifted apart.

As to the name - I read a story online (can't remember where) that Kiefer Sutherland and River Phoenix were playing guitar on the set and learning the chords to the song Stand by Me and Rob Reiner walked by, heard them playing, and told them that he had not heard the song in 20 years. I have no idea if that actually happened. More likely is that the studio figured that a movie called "The Body" sounded like a horror movie and told Reiner to come up with another name, but maybe that's what put the idea in his head.
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In reply to jenn96 • 3:09p, 8/24/26
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What a great song. The string interlude is absolutely beautiful.
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4:55p, 8/24/26
Stand by Me is a great song, but I wonder if Rob Reiner didn't confuse it with "Lean On Me"?

This looks like a better fit for 12 year old buddies:

You just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on


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In reply to Philo B 93 • 7:49p, 8/24/26
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Philo B 93 said:
Stand by Me is a great song, but I wonder if Rob Reiner didn't confuse it with "Lean On Me"?

This looks like a better fit for 12 year old buddies:

You just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on


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In reply to Ryan the Temp • 9:04p, 8/24/26
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Ryan the Temp said:
Philo B 93 said:
Stand by Me is a great song, but I wonder if Rob Reiner didn't confuse it with "Lean On Me"?

This looks like a better fit for 12 year old buddies:

You just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on


"…and that's why I threw those *******s OUT"
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