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In a small Oregon town, a group of friends - sensitive Gordie (Wil Wheaton), tough-guy Chris (River Phoenix), flamboyant Teddy (Corey Feldman), and scaredy-cat Vern (Jerry O'Connell) - are in search of a missing teenager's body. Wanting to be heroes in each other's and their hometown's eyes, they set out on an unforgettable two-day trek that turns into an odyssey of self-discovery. When they encounter the town's knife-wielding bullies who are also after the body, the boys discover a strength they never knew they had. Review: Watch watch watch it. - A supreme film that fits so much of human experience into 89 mins. Poor old Rob Reiner. Review: Stand By Me - Adventure and Friendship. - Small town Oregon 1959. Four 12 year old boys decide to go in search of the body of a boy their age. They hope to become heroes for finding him, it's a challenge and adventure but also an unspoken pilgrimage of sorts. This is one of those movies where not a lot happens in terms of plot but there's a huge amount actually in it, if that makes any sense. The story is told as the narrated reminiscences of one of the boys, Gordie, as an adult writer. The characters of the boys are really well fleshed out with plenty of back story. Gordie (as a boy) is thoughtful and sensitive. After the death of his older brother, Gordie feels, and is made to feel, inadequate and unwanted. Chris comes from a 'bad' family so is expected to be bad. Under his tough exterior Chris is surely the most diplomatic, kind and empathic teenager one is ever likely to meet. Livewire flamboyant Teddy also has a traumatic back story. Teddy worships his father who 'stormed the beach at Normandy' but was violent to him. Vern is chirpy but nervous and scares easily. Vern overhears about the dead body and sets the boys' adventure in motion. They set out along the railroad tracks and face a series of challenges, sometimes amusing, sometimes terrifying, that gradually bond their friendship. Most important, they get support and encouragement from each other having been let down by parents and teachers, the meaning of the title. Unfortunately the town's older teenage thugs are also on the trail of the dead boy once they get their cars and idle asses in gear. They seem to spend a lot of their days driving around playing mailbox baseball on their ways to collect their social security payments. Basically they're an unpleasant waste of space. Scarily some of these are older brothers of some of the four boys. Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman and Jerry O'Connell are amazing, really outstanding as the boys. Astonishing that Jerry O'Connell's chirpy assured performance is his first acting credit. Wil Wheaton and River Phoenix give very convincing, mature performances. Corey Feldman's colourful performance is a joy to watch. Kiefer Sutherland, as the leader of the older gang, is surely the scariest knifewielding 'cheap dime store hood' - great performance. The narration of Richard Dreyfuss adds appropriate dry humour and cynicism. My only reservation about the movie is the liberal use of swearing. Super soundtrack of the era, including such greats as Buddy Holly, used appropriately within the context of the story and photography. Great photography especially in the rural locations and the stunts with the trains. Picture quality is excellent on the DVD but sound level (mono) is too low. There are optional subtitles and a very interesting commentary with director Rob Reiner. There is also a behind the scenes documentary including interviews with Stephen King, whose novella is the basis for the script, and the surviving young stars. In memorium - River Phoenix. A really talented actor who died too young.
| ASIN | B000050GQA |
| Actors | Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland, River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 - 1.85:1 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 4,176 in DVD & Blu-ray ( See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray ) 1,087 in Action & Adventure (DVD & Blu-ray) 1,473 in Drama (DVD & Blu-ray) |
| Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,878) |
| Director | Rob Reiner |
| Dubbed: | French, German, Italian, Spanish |
| Is discontinued by manufacturer | No |
| Language | English (Dolby Digital 1.0), French (Dolby Digital 1.0), German (Dolby Digital 1.0), Italian (Dolby Digital 1.0) |
| Manufacturer reference | 5035822101234 |
| Media Format | Subtitled |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Producers | Andrew Scheinman, Bruce A. Evans, Raynold Gideon |
| Product Dimensions | 13.5 x 1.5 x 19 cm; 100 g |
| Release date | 4 Dec. 2000 |
| Run time | 1 hour and 29 minutes |
| Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Subtitles: | Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
T**S
Watch watch watch it.
A supreme film that fits so much of human experience into 89 mins. Poor old Rob Reiner.
M**D
Stand By Me - Adventure and Friendship.
Small town Oregon 1959. Four 12 year old boys decide to go in search of the body of a boy their age. They hope to become heroes for finding him, it's a challenge and adventure but also an unspoken pilgrimage of sorts. This is one of those movies where not a lot happens in terms of plot but there's a huge amount actually in it, if that makes any sense. The story is told as the narrated reminiscences of one of the boys, Gordie, as an adult writer. The characters of the boys are really well fleshed out with plenty of back story. Gordie (as a boy) is thoughtful and sensitive. After the death of his older brother, Gordie feels, and is made to feel, inadequate and unwanted. Chris comes from a 'bad' family so is expected to be bad. Under his tough exterior Chris is surely the most diplomatic, kind and empathic teenager one is ever likely to meet. Livewire flamboyant Teddy also has a traumatic back story. Teddy worships his father who 'stormed the beach at Normandy' but was violent to him. Vern is chirpy but nervous and scares easily. Vern overhears about the dead body and sets the boys' adventure in motion. They set out along the railroad tracks and face a series of challenges, sometimes amusing, sometimes terrifying, that gradually bond their friendship. Most important, they get support and encouragement from each other having been let down by parents and teachers, the meaning of the title. Unfortunately the town's older teenage thugs are also on the trail of the dead boy once they get their cars and idle asses in gear. They seem to spend a lot of their days driving around playing mailbox baseball on their ways to collect their social security payments. Basically they're an unpleasant waste of space. Scarily some of these are older brothers of some of the four boys. Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman and Jerry O'Connell are amazing, really outstanding as the boys. Astonishing that Jerry O'Connell's chirpy assured performance is his first acting credit. Wil Wheaton and River Phoenix give very convincing, mature performances. Corey Feldman's colourful performance is a joy to watch. Kiefer Sutherland, as the leader of the older gang, is surely the scariest knifewielding 'cheap dime store hood' - great performance. The narration of Richard Dreyfuss adds appropriate dry humour and cynicism. My only reservation about the movie is the liberal use of swearing. Super soundtrack of the era, including such greats as Buddy Holly, used appropriately within the context of the story and photography. Great photography especially in the rural locations and the stunts with the trains. Picture quality is excellent on the DVD but sound level (mono) is too low. There are optional subtitles and a very interesting commentary with director Rob Reiner. There is also a behind the scenes documentary including interviews with Stephen King, whose novella is the basis for the script, and the surviving young stars. In memorium - River Phoenix. A really talented actor who died too young.
Z**Ë
Absolute masterpiece
Amazing product this is my favourite film ever ever ever and I love all the extra features such as the talent profiles and music video
E**I
A really nice film
First of all, the dvd is not bad, although I was looking for the blu ray (not yet released then). The film is a little classic, that many young people liked in those years (80/90ies). It is like a Goonies set in the past, without much play but with more introspection and true feelings. ANd although being a simple film, it is well written and directed, with a bunch of kids that would partially become stars, plus Richard Dreyfus (in a quite emotional and sweet role). It is King's most mature screenplay and Reiner's most unexpected film: he is the guy who brought you Harry met Sally, A few good men, The American President, Misery, and so on: a versatile director that usually makes comedies or thrillers, but this one is a mix of drama and light comedy basically meant to talk about growing up, during that suspended and somehow magical age that is early adolescence. A film that is all filtered by memories of an apparently golden age (and in that unique moment of the year for kids, that is summer) when you are not supposed to face reality. Instead here reality gradually pops out and change these kids, who realize that drama and death are part of life. All approached with a perfect balance and gentle touch. Apparently not a big movie, but actually a very good one.
E**C
Still The Best Coming Of Age Film!
Man, its been decades since watching this! Having grown up in the Northwest where this was filmed, it was like watching a time machine to my own youth. Its a shame that this generation of Cell Phones and Social Media, most kids theses days will have never experienced these journeys or memories except the dead body every time they open Instagram. This should be a mandatory watch for any young man when he turns twelve, they will learn so much from it; the importance of friends, the importance of standing up to bullies and doing the right thing, the importance of Nature! RIP Rob Reiner...
C**N
Un capolavoro degli anni settanta. Non è invecchiato per niente. Interpretazione maiuscola. Tratta con tanta delicatezza un momento cruciale dell'adolescenza, un'esperienza che farà crescere. Le stelle non sono abbastanza perché è un film perfetto.
U**0
Prodotto arrivato puntuale, imballaggio ottimo, dvd all'interno in ottimo stato, ho fatto una bella figura.. Questo film è stupendo ho tanti ricordi insieme ai miei amici e ogni volta che lo vedo mi mette tanta nostalgia.... Il film è ambientato nell'estate del 1959: Gordon 'Gordie' Lachance, Chris Chambers, Teddy Duchamp e Vern Tessio sono quattro amici dodicenni che vivono nella piccola cittadina dell'Oregon di Castle Rock, e si preparano a passare al ginnasio. Un giorno Vern, cercando dei soldi che aveva sotterrato, ascolta per caso la conversazione tra suo fratello maggiore Billy e un amico, viene a conoscenza che i due, dopo aver rubato una macchina per fare un giro fuori città, si sono imbattuti casualmente nel cadavere di un ragazzino e non ne hanno denunciato il ritrovamento alla polizia a causa del furto appena commesso. Vern corre a raccontarlo agli amici, i quali capiscono debba trattarsi del corpo di Ray Brower, un dodicenne scomparso tre giorni prima, dopo essersi allontanato da Castle Rock per raccogliere mirtilli. I quattro ragazzi, spinti dal desiderio - ognuno per un motivo diverso - di riscattarsi e diventare degli eroi agli occhi di tutti, decidono di andare alla ricerca del corpo e si mettono in cammino lungo i binari della ferrovia. Alla fine, dopo aver superato mille ostacoli, fra cui anche quello di essersi dovuti scontrare con la banda dei più grandi, capeggiata dallo spietato Asso, trovano il cadavere. Durante il viaggio sono però maturati a tal punto da pensare che una telefonata anonima alla polizia sia la cosa migliore. Molti anni dopo, Gordie, ormai adulto e con figli, coronato il sogno di divenire uno scrittore, apprende da un giornale la notizia della morte di Chris (accoltellato perché aveva cercato di porre fine a una lite). Decide allora di scrivere un nuovo romanzo, in cui narrare la storia del loro viaggio alla ricerca del corpo di Ray Brower. Sua è la voce fuori campo che accompagna lo spettatore per tutto il film. Personaggi Modifica Gordie Lachance Modifica È il protagonista del film, un bambino sensibile, molto intelligente e con un talento nel raccontare storie, che lo porterà a diventare scrittore. Alla morte del fratello maggiore Denny viene ignorato dai genitori, soprattutto dal padre, tanto da pensare che l'uomo avrebbe preferito la sua morte a quella del fratello. È il migliore amico di Chris. Chris Chambers Modifica È il leader del gruppo, nonché il migliore amico di Gordie. I membri della sua famiglia hanno una pessima reputazione e ciò porta gli abitanti di Castle Rock a considerarlo un poco di buono, malgrado non sia affatto tale. Chris si rende conto del dono di Gordie per la scrittura, ma anche di come rischi, a suo dire, di rovinarsi frequentandoli; per questo motivo diventa per lui una sorta di "padre spirituale", pronto a spronarlo a tirare fuori il meglio di sé. Suo fratello è Caramello Chambers, che fa parte della banda dei Cobra. Alla fine del film, ormai adulto e divenuto un ricco e famoso avvocato, si verrà a sapere che morirà accoltellato in un fast-food perché aveva cercato di porre fine a una lite, poiché ha sempre cercato di rimediare a tutto. Teddy Duchamp Modifica È un ragazzo molto eccentrico con dei grossi occhiali da vista neri. Nonostante il padre insano di mente (ex-militare che ha partecipato allo sbarco in Normandia e che è poi stato rinchiuso in una clinica psichiatrica) gli abbia bruciato un orecchio appoggiandolo su una stufa accesa, lui continua a volergli bene e a difenderlo imperterrito da ogni sorta di accusa. Alla fine del film si scopre che ha tentato addirittura di arruolarsi nell'esercito per seguire le orme del padre, ma la vista e l'orecchio non glielo hanno consentito, ritrovandosi così a fare lavoretti saltuari nei dintorni di Castle Rock, finendo diverse volte in prigione. Vern Tessio Modifica È un ragazzo timido molto pauroso e un po' impacciato, spesso preso in giro dagli altri poiché sbadato e in sovrappeso. Ha un fratello maggiore, amico di Caramello Chambers della banda dei Cobra. Da grande lavorerà come manovratore di gru, si sposerà e avrà 4 figli.
A**T
Exactly the same as International Bluray with all the extras.
R**A
Il film preferito della mia adolescenza
E**O
Uno dei film più belli di sempre, a mio parere. Una storia d'amicizia che racconta l'ultima estate dell'infanzia di un gruppo affiatato quanto commovente. Sempre splendido.
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