Stand by Me - Ricordo di un'estate

Titolo originale: Stand by Me
Regia: Rob Reiner |
Anno: 1986
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Crime Dramma
Tag: friendship | based on novel or book | leech | affectation | bullying | road trip | oregon, usa | coming of age | railroad track | story within the story | flipping coin | campfire story | pie eating | told in flashback | kids | 1950s | boys | coin toss | familiar |
Cast: Wil Wheaton | River Phoenix | Corey Feldman | Jerry O'Connell | Kiefer Sutherland | Casey Siemaszko | Gary Riley | Bradley Gregg | Jason Oliver | Marshall Bell | Frances Lee McCain | Bruce Kirby | William Bronder | Scott Beach | Richard Dreyfuss | John Cusack | Madeleine Swift | Geanette Bobst | Art Burke | Matt Williams | Andy Lindberg | Dick Durock | O.B. Babbs | Charlie Owens | Kenneth Hodges | John Hodges | Susan Thorpe | Korey Scott Pollard | Rick Elliott | Kent W. Luttrell | Chance Quinn | Jason Naylor |

Oregon, estate del 1959. Quattro ragazzini partono per un'escursione di 50 chilometri lungo la ferrovia, affrontando varie avventure per cercare il cadavere di un ragazzo scomparso giorni prima. Da un racconto (The Body, 1982) di Stephen King, uno dei film più belli sull'adolescenza degli anni '80, nel miracoloso equilibrio della memoria tra sentimento e avventura.

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In response to his taunting during filming, Jerry O'Connell was bitten on the upper lip by Popeye, w [...] D
When the two gangs confront each other, Ace Merril attempts to kill Chris Chambers by cutting his th [...] D
According to Wil Wheaton on the DVD documentary, the scene in which Vern (Jerry O'Connell) can't rem [...] D
Coca-Cola bought Embassy Pictures, the film's original production company, and announced it wasn't g [...] D
Frances Lee McCain and Corey Feldman previously starred in Gremlins (1984) playing the role of mom a [...] D
River Phoenix' character wasn't far from his own persona, with a troubled childhood, righteous-but-m [...] D
Sean Astin said he auditioned for the role of Chris right after River Phoenix had done his audition. [...] D
Corey Feldman and director Rob Reiner tested 30 different laughs before deciding upon the one for Te [...] D
The significance of the deer Gordie, alone, sees and decides to keep himself until his adult life ha [...] D
The movie is based on a short story called "The Body" by Stephen King, from a book of short stories [...] D
When they were filming the scene where Gordie and Vern are about to be run over by the train, Wil Wh [...] D
Richard Dreyfuss ends his story with 'I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I wa [...] D
At the end of the film it is said that Chris dies trying to stop a fight, while the others went on w [...] D
The handgun Chris brings on the adventure is a Colt M1911-A1, which he calls simply a ".45." Accordi [...] D
The film was released in theaters on August 22, 1986, a day before River Phoenix's 16th birthday. D
At the insistence of director Rob Reiner (an avid non-smoker who campaigned for anti-smoking laws in [...] D
Since 2007 the city of Brownsville, OR, which served as the setting for Castle Rock, and is south-ea [...] D
Italian censorship visa # 82204 delivered on 17 January 1987. D
River Phoenix had auditioned for the part of Gordie Lachance, but director Rob Reiner thought that h [...] D
The boys sing "The Ballad of Paladin", which is the ending theme song to the TV series "Have Gun - W [...] D
The late River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Wil Wheaton, have all made appearances on Family Ties. Th [...] D
The movie was originally to be called "The Body" after the Stephen King novella the movie is based o [...] D
Jerry O'Connell and Wil Wheaton starred in 2 Disney TV movies. 1 year after the film was released, W [...] D
The novella and the film take place in the town of Castle Rock (Maine and then Oregon, respectively) [...] D
At the end of "The Body." By Stephen King, Gordie is kicked in the testicales and his nose and finge [...] D
Mr. Quidacioluo is played by the late Bruce Kirby, whose real last name is the nearly identical Quid [...] D
The roughly 60-day shoot was favored with sunny days, unusual for that sustained a period in Oregon, [...] D
The Royal River is mentioned in several of Maine native Stephen King's novels, including "The Body", [...] D
The lead actors weren't allowed to see Ray Brower (Kent W. Luttrell) until they unveil him on camera [...] D
The railroad trestle (at Hat Creek) the boys cross in the train scene no longer has railroad tracks [...] D
Rob Reiner and Kiefer Sutherland also worked together in Codice d'onore (1992). D
Corey Feldman has said in interviews he and River Phoenix used to meet up at auditions together. Whi [...] D
The late River Phoenix shed his virginity during filming. Rob Reiner remembered that Phoenix came in [...] D
The original short story "The Body" reveals what happens to Teddy and Vern--Teddy is killed in a car [...] D
The gang sang "I Ran All the Way Home", which was the theme song to All the Way Home (1981) starring [...] D
In the Spanish Castilian dub, Gordie's name was changed to "Cornie," since "Gordie" in Spanish is pr [...] D
Director Rob Reiner had trouble casting the role of "The Writer," first casting David Dukes, then go [...] D
One of several films named after its famous titular song played during the movie's end credits in wh [...] D
Teddy says that he and his dad had fished the Royal River for "cossies." There is no fish by that na [...] D
Adrian Lyne, who was set to direct this film, was forced to hand it over to Rob Reiner when 9 settim [...] D
Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix and Jerry O'Connell soaked Corey Feldman's clothes in beer, then dried th [...] D
Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton and Jerry O'Connell were all included on VH1's "100 Greatest Kid Stars."T [...] D
While practicing his lines, Jerry O'Connell was impressed that, as an 11-year old, he was being allo [...] D
The late Michael Jackson was asked to do a cover of the late Ben E. King's song, "Stand by Me," for [...] D
Kiefer Sutherland plays one of his first leader roles here, for director Rob Reiner. Reiner's father [...] D
The beer that Eyeball and Ace are drinking while playing mailbox baseball is "Rainier." D
The treehouse seen at the beginning of the film was built specifically for the movie. D
David Dukes was originally cast as The Writer. After those scenes were shot, Richard Dreyfuss was ca [...] D
The apparel of the four boys is the same throughout the movie, except for Teddy. From the beginning [...] D
The pond the boys fall into was a man-made pool because the crew wanted them to be "safe and secure" [...] D
All four of the film's stars have starred in music videos. Wil Wheaton and River Phoenix appeared in [...] D
During the first three scenes in which he appears, Ace wears different clothes, although elapsed tim [...] D
Wil Wheaton, who played writer Gordie Lachance as a youth, would grow up to author a half-dozen book [...] D
When Gordie goes into Denny's room, there are three photos of the rock band Buddy Holly and the Cric [...] D
Wil Wheaton and Jerry O'Connell both appeared on The Big Bang Theory in recurring roles - Wheaton as [...] D
Rob Reiner considers this the best film he has ever made. D
In the film version, per the narrator, the adult Chris has recently died, while the other three boys [...] D
Kiefer Sutherland and Casey Siemaszko previously appeared together in Storie incredibili: The Missio [...] D
In the campfire scene in which Chris breaks down, Rob Reiner was sure River Phoenix could do better. [...] D
The four main actors met Rob Reiner and some of the crew in an Oregon hotel suite in June of 1985 to [...] D
River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton and Jerry O'Connell got into a lot of mischief in the hote [...] D
Corey Haim auditioned for the role of Gordie Lachance, but the studio wanted him to play Chris Chamb [...] D
Stephen King's novella, The Body, takes place in Maine, as do almost all of his stories. The movie t [...] D
In the opening of the scene where Chris meets Gordie and shows him the gun, River Phoenix jumps from [...] D
Rob Reiner "agonized" over the pie-eating scene because he was having trouble trying to envision wha [...] D
An unconfirmed explanation of why the setting was changed from Maine to Oregon is that one of the sc [...] D
In the shot where Gordie and Vern are running towards the camera with the train right behind them, t [...] D
Bradley Gregg and River Phoenix appeared in three films together between 1985-89: Explorers (1985), [...] D
Teddy's complaints that Gordie's story did not have a good ending is possibly a nod to the running j [...] D
In the 1950s and 60s the logo on the Yankees baseball cap was sewed-on felt, not the embroidered log [...] D
During a 2016 oral history of this film in the trade publication "Variety", Jerry O'Connell said tha [...] D
In the original theatrical release, the final words typed by The Writer, "Jesus, does anyone?" were [...] D
In the scene where Gordie and Chris race each other through the junkyard, Wil Wheaton could run fast [...] D
Corey Feldman and Jerry O'Connell would later reunite in I viaggiatori: Electric Twister Acid Test ( [...] D
The Yankee cap scene was later used in Quella cosa chiamata amore (1993), also starring the late Riv [...] D
The film takes place from September 4 to September 6, 1959 and in September 1985, with flash backs c [...] D
In an interview by Stephen King in the special features section of the DVD, he reveals that the scen [...] D
Wil Wheaton's grandfather starred in Carovane verso il west (1957) so his grandmother asked that "Wa [...] D
The disaster that struck the set of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) had a direct influence on the ma [...] D
Stand by Me is a coming of age film narrated by the main protagonist's voiceover. Rob Reiner's follo [...] D
The film's success resulted in renewed interest in the Ben E. King song, which inspired the title us [...] D
Although it is assumed that the other kids are the same age as Gordie, River Phoenix figured that Ch [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2004 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 Ameri [...] D
River Phoenix (Chris Chambers) and Bradley Gregg who plays his older brother Richard (aka Eyeball.) [...] D
The comic book Gordie is reading when he sees the deer on the train tracks is Gang Busters #66 (Nove [...] D
Columbia Pictures, concerned that the original title, "The Body", was misleading, renamed the film " [...] D
Ace's (Kiefer Sutherland) car is a 1950 Ford Custom convertible coupe. D
The scene where Teddy is crying about his dad storming the beach at Normandy takes place in a privat [...] D
John Cusack plays Gordie's deceased older brother Denny in the 2 flashback scenes (the part where he [...] D
The cast includes one Oscar winner (Richard Dreyfuss) and one Oscar nominee (River Phoenix). D
Director Rob Reiner took important steps to ensure his four young actors would bond with one another [...] D
Rob Reiner developed a good working relationship with Stephen King after this movie, so much so that [...] D
According to Andy Lindberg (Lardass Hogan.) A child extra actually threw up for real during the film [...] D
Rob Reiner credits much of his success with his cast to the fact that he had been an actor himself. [...] D
When auditioning for the role, Jerry O'Connell thought Rob Reiner had played the Archie Bunker chara [...] D
The producers told Rod Reiner to add a bunch of obscenities to get the R-rating since they though no [...] D
The steam locomotive used in the "Chicken" scene is the same engine that was used in the Lee Marvin [...] D
Included among the "1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die," edited by Steven Schneider. D
The $2.37 the boys have to buy supplies prior to their journey, had the purchasing value in 1959 tha [...] D
The vomit used in the "Lardass" story was made from cottage cheese and blueberry mix. D
Contrary to urban legend, the leeches were fake. They were molded latex, stuck on with rubber cement [...] D
Corey Feldman and Kiefer Sutherland would later co-star in Ragazzi perduti (1987). D
As with most of Stephen King's stories, this one originally contained connections to other books he [...] D
When asked what happened to the Yankees' cap, Rob Reiner replied that Ace threw the hat away around [...] D
The character Ray Brower (the dead body) appears alive and well during the "Lardass" pie eating cont [...] D
When the boys add up all their money, they come up with $2.37. The number 237 appears in quite a few [...] D
Ace's car is a 1949 Ford Custom Convertible Coupe [76B]. D
Now Playing Podcast reviewed Stand by Me. This film received three "recommends". D
This film opened a week after La mosca (1986), and bumped it from the #1 box office earnings spot. D [...] D
Kiefer Sutherland claimed in an interview that in one of the locations of the film, a Renaissance Fa [...] D
Film debut of Jerry O'Connell. D
When Ace and Eyeball meet up with Gordie and Chris, the plate glass window identifies the place they [...] D
Corey Feldman has stated in several interviews that of all the characters he's played, Teddy was act [...] D
Sean Astin, Stephen Dorff and Ethan Hawke were considered for the role of Gordie Lachance. D
The train scene took a full week of shooting, making use of four small adult female stunt doubles wi [...] D
While filming the scene in which Ace Merrill and Eyeball Chambers take Gordie's brother's Yankees ca [...] D
Most people assume that Jerry O'Connell simply lost the weight as he grew up. In reality, he had a l [...] D
To keep in character while off-camera, Kiefer Sutherland often picked on Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, [...] D
The actress pictured on the cover of a vintage movie magazine is Elizabeth McGovern, who was at the [...] D
After director Rob Reiner screened the movie for Stephen King, he noticed that King was visibly shak [...] D