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Stand By Me (1986) (Patreon)

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Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland, John Cusack

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Laura Room

I'm on vacation and can't watch now, but can't wait to after I'm home. Such a great movie.

Brian Harris

There was an oral history of Stand By Me published by Vulture maybe? Anyway, apparently the boys got to be pretty close on set in real life, and they were goofing off between takes one day, and River Phoenix was teaching them the song. Rob Reiner overheard the boys singing that song and watched the way they interacted with each other, and that’s when he decided on the title of the movie.

Madison Dickson

Kiefer Sutherland did an interview (not sure which one) where he talks about playing stand by me on guitar with River Phoenix and how director Rob Reiner overheard them playing, and how that may have inspired the change of title for the movie itself.

Jeff

I'm glad we're continuing with the theme of "Movies That Make Joe Cry", because they always get to me as well. I forgot what great actors these kids were, especially River Phoenix. Another good performance of his is in "Running on Empty" from 1988. I'm not a horror fan, but I did read one of Stephen King's early novels, "The Dead Zone." It still holds up today, and is frighteningly prescient. The movie adaptation in 1983 is pretty good, if memory serves. I'd love to see a "director's commentary" from Joe, especially if it's a film that you really love. I'd also pay good money to see you in a fishnet tank-top, though maybe you should save that for your Onlyfans page.

Jonathan

This film keeps the feels and the good quality no matter how many times you watch it. I’ve seen it 4 times this year with different reactors and it still gets me. In the future if you want to do a good River Phoenix movie that doesn’t get enough love try Running on Empty. It got him his Oscar nomination and is considered the last great film from Sidney Lumet. I’d be down for Joe to do commentary on some great films.

Dylan Hearts

Stand By Me is such a great movie! I watched it a long time ago (when I was a teenager too, so it affected me back then even more despite not understanding all nuances and complexity behind a child friendship on the level that I do now having more life experience), but it was awesome to revisit SBM under you commentary and reaction. I totally get how Joe was emotional during certain scenes, it's what art/cinema is for - to move us, to make think about things, to feel empathy. Really, one of the greats! River Phoenix was a star, I watched almost everything with him, and his best performance is Mike Waters from My Own Private Idaho (1991, Gus Van Sant directed). Watching SBM now I find bittersweet parallel between Chris Chambers and River Phoenix in a way that their lives were cut way too early and they both were great friends in life, and they both were used by the society not in a good way (Chris - by his teacher, town folks making a foregone assumption about him and his future; River - being burned by film industry which often can be cruel, especially towards child actors). He clearly was spiraling down in his last years because of that, but in the end he left a great legacy which many generations will discover again... and again. As for Stephen King's legacy, he's a beloved and respected writer and I love many of his books. But the best adaptations of his books were TV adaptations: It (1990) - it obviously looks cheaper than more well known film version, but the cast totally nailed their characters from the book, imo; and my favorite - "The Langoliers" (1995), again, the cast was amazing (Dean Stockwell, Patricia Wettig, David Morse, Bronson Pinchot, etc), it so 1990s era and I loved every bit of it, no matter that special effects now looks outdated or that it has TV vibes all over, I was impressed as a boy back then and even after revisiting it later, still love it. I know that this opinion is quite controversial because there's films made by Kubrik, De Palma, Carpenter, Darabont, but I still stand by my childhood biases lol P.S. Btw, the cinematographer on SBM was Thomas Del Ruth, he shot first five seasons of The West Wing. You can see the parallel between film and the series, especially when there was a scene in a saturated colours at the funeral (which are often used on The West Wing, especially in the earlier seasons).

Ben M.

Stand by Me is incredible. It hits every beat of humor and poignancy while still feeling authentic. I think it has to be on the Mount Rushmore of movies featuring child actors, and there aren't a lot of better film relationships than the one between Gordie and Chris. As far as Stephen King goes, "Different Seasons" is definitely the place to start if you want to read his novellas. Three of the four novellas in that book were made into movies, including 1) The Body/Stand by Me, 2) The Shawshank Redemption, and 3) Apt Pupil (another so-so late-90s film). Kiefer Sutherland's character, Ace Merrill, shows up in other King books, including "Needful Things" (another mediocre King film adaptation). So his name and vibe have some staying power in the King universe.

Youtalkingtome
>>137000757

That's amazing! I had no idea that's why it was called that. I can imagine this would have been an incredible production to be apart of

Youtalkingtome
>>137001735

Yeah, the other story we heard also involved River singing this song. So it seems like there is some credibility to Rob Reiner hearing River sing the song.

Youtalkingtome
>>137011030

NOTED LMAO. I would love to do a commentary on certain films! I'm a big ol sap, I cry so easy. I've been wanting to read The Dead Zone for a long time!

Youtalkingtome
>>137016372

I gotta check that out. I know he is praised as one of the greats of his generation but I just haven't seen enough of his work.

Youtalkingtome
>>137016523

Okay now that you say that, there was a certain familiarity that I couldn't place. The unsung hero of a film is often its cinematographer. I totally agree, great cinema evokes emotion. Whether it be empathy, joy, anger or catharsis. Films are so incredibly important to me and this will be one that I watch many times. RIP River Phoenix

Youtalkingtome
>>137020101

I didn't know their is more Ace out there! I bet he's just as infuriating in the other books. This might be the best child acting I've seen. The Sixth Sense maybe? This was just great though.

Brian Harris
>>137000757

Those boys got to be very close friends. Corey Feldman told a story about how he was trying to get River Phoenix into rehab. Corey was out of town filming a movie, and he called River up and said, “I heard you’re in trouble. You know I’ve been there. When I come home, we’re going to talk about you getting clean.” Unfortunately, River OD’d before they could have that conversation.

nj
>>137016372

i have a soft spot for the thing called love (1993), as river phoenix goes. also starring samantha mathis, dermot mulroney, and a pre-speed sandy b.

JVTrickypants

One of the best adaptations of a King story, and if I recall Stephen King said this was his favorite movie interpretation of any of his stories. Though I think he hadn't seen Misery, Shawshank, or Green Mile up to that point lol.

JVTrickypants

This movie came up on the search in Amazon when I started pulling this up and you ABSOLUTELY HAVE to check it out someday. It's called The Station Agent and is such an amazing and beautiful story. The first movie I saw Peter Dinklage in and have loved him ever since. Also Bobby Canavale and Patricia Clarkson. It is a movie that doesn't get anywhere NEAR enough credit and wish more people would check it out.

JVTrickypants

Two for flinching. ‘Y reaction was always, “sorry I have a central nervous system!” You can imagine how well that went over.

JVTrickypants

I can't remember how exactly (not in any way a filmmaker), but Robert Reiner talked about using a certain lens to make it seem like the train was a lot closer than it really was. He said the kids were nowhere within a few hundred yards of the train. Also, speaking of building tension....Reiner with this and Misery might be the master.

JVTrickypants

Couple of quick bits of trivia: After director 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.

JVTrickypants

Columbia Pictures, concerned The Body was misleading, named the film Stand by Me. According to screenwriter Raynold Gideon, "It sounded like either a sex film, a bodybuilding film, or another Stephen King Horror film. Rob came up with Stand By Me (after the song) and it actually became the least popular option."

Cristy

I came back at the right time! So happy you're doing movies now too and this is one of my all time favourites. I like what you said about nostalgia and this movie is full of it and you always remember those friends you had at that age even if they're not in your lives anymore. The kids in this were such great actors for their age and Kiefer Sutherland still plays one of the best baddies. The soundtrack, too, really adds so much to the viewing experience. I'm so glad you enjoyed it and trust me I still get teary every single time I see it. Thanks, guys, great reaction.

MrRuss50

I dont know alot of River Phoenix's work but if you havent seen Sneakers thats a real fun one. Redford, Poitier, Kingsley among others. Kinda like Oceans 11 of the 90s film

Cristy
>>137043061

Couldn't agree more. I love Sneakers, it's such a great movie with an all-star cast.

Jamie D

A quirk of Stephen King stories is that the often take place in Castle Rock, which can be set in different states depending on the book/film. In this case, it's set in Oregon...but if you live in Maine, you can still recognize references to local places/things. I live one town over from Durham, Maine (where Stephen King grew up), and so I pick up on the Royal River, route 136, Togus VA medical center, Ray Brower going out to pick blueberries.... Verne also mentions Durham at one part, and even the radio station out of "Portland" could be Portland, Maine.

Jamie D
>>137075607

Also, the blueberry pie contest scene was not great for my morning sickness.

Joy M
>>137075607

The junkyard owner talks about the “looney bin” in Togus. There’s a Togus in Maine, not Oregon.

Joy M

Not sure what’s going on with the YouTube app again, but I can’t seem to pause your video. I again tried to get in on the Patreon app, but it’s not recognizing me as a paying member, it keeps asking me to pay to view your videos. Can you help?

Youtalkingtome
>>137032920

It's a super long lens. There's a really cool shot similar to this in the movie Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Micheal Mann uses them a lot too

Jamie D
>>137075607

Maybe they just found the perfect vibe in the town of Brownsville, Oregon (where this was filmed) and just didn't try to pretend it was Maine.

trenton gragg

John Singleton acknowledged that Stand by Me was an influence on his movie Boyz n’ the Hood. There is a fun online fan theory that Sutherland’s Ace is the vampire David in The Lost Boys movie.

Ben M.
>>137020101

Totally agree. There's a lot of great movies with kids, but this had some truly powerhouse acting performances. And Haley Joel was memorable in The Sixth Sense. I think Abigail Breslin was great in "Little Miss Sunshine" (I was going to add Paul Dano there as well, but he was 21 when he filmed that role). I'm sure there are other incredible child performances I'm forgetting, but these portrayals really stop you in your tracks.

Laura Room

One of my personal favorite River Phoenix movies is Running on Empty. It also stars Judd Hirsch, Christine Lahti, and Martha Plimpton. The screenplay was by Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal, mother of Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal.

Laura Room
>>137690212

1988 though it takes place in the 60s. Great movie. I'd say what it's about, but just in case you might want to watch it I won't. Like many movies, it's better when you don't know too much going in.