Stand By Me


10:00 pm - 11:45 pm, Wednesday, May 6 on Film4 +1 (47)

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About this Broadcast

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Four 12-year-old best friends embark on a life-changing adventure in the Oregon wilderness in search of a missing teenager's body, unaware of the trials and triumphs that await them. Rob Reiner's 1950s-set coming-of-age drama, based on a novella by Stephen King, starring River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, Jerry O'Connell, Corey Feldman, Kiefer Sutherland and Richard Dreyfuss


1986 HD subtitles audio-description
Historical/Period Drama Literary Adaptation Movie/Drama

Cast & Crew

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River Phoenix (Actor) .. Chris Chambers
Wil Wheaton (Actor) .. Gordie Lachance
Kiefer Sutherland (Actor) .. Ace Merrill
Richard Dreyfuss (Actor) .. The writer
Casey Siemaszko (Actor) .. Billy Tessio
Corey Feldman (Actor) .. Teddy Duchamp
Jerry O'Connell (Actor) .. Vern Tessio
Gary Riley (Actor) .. Charlie Hogan
Bradley Gregg (Actor) .. Eyeball Chambers
Rob Reiner (Director)

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Did You Know..

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River Phoenix (Actor) .. Chris Chambers
Wil Wheaton (Actor) .. Gordie Lachance
Kiefer Sutherland (Actor) .. Ace Merrill
Born: December 21, 1966 in London
Best Known For: Real-time drama series 24.
Early-life: Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland was born in London on December 21, 1966. He's the son of actors Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas, and grandson of former Saskatchewan Premier Tommy Douglas. He has a twin sister called Rachel and was named after Warren Kiefer, the director of his father's debut movie, Castle of the Living Dead. His early childhood was spent in California, but he lived in Canada with his mother after his parents split. Sutherland left school at 15 to study acting in New York, then moved to Los Angeles, where he sometimes slept rough to save money.
Career: He made his film debut alongside his father in the 1983 movie Max Dugan Returns, then took the lead in The Bay Boy. Although it wasn't a hit, the movie was well received, and led to bigger roles, including Stand By Me, The Lost Boys, and the Young Guns films. The 1990s weren't as successful, although highlights were A Few Good Men and A Time to Kill. He also directed the movies Last Light, Truth or Consequences, NM, and Woman Wanted, before starring in and producing the hugely successful 24, for which he won Golden Globe and Emmy awards. He's also appeared in the movies Phone Booth, Taking Lives, The Sentinel, Mirrors, and the TV series Touch.
Quote: 'When you're a young actor you like to go for characters with a bit of flair, so in many films I ended up playing the weirdos. But I can assure you I'm not a psycho or a criminal or a bully.'
Trivia: Sutherland plays ice hockey on a celebrity team.
Richard Dreyfuss (Actor) .. The writer
Born: October 29, 1947 in New York
Best Known For: Playing Hooper in Jaws.
Early-life: Richard Stephen Dreyfus was born on October 29, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York. He's the son of a lawyer and added the extra 's' to his surname when he began acting. He spent some time in Europe as a child, but mainly grew up in California, where he attended the famous Beverly Hills High School before enrolling at San Fernando Valley State College. He claims he can't remember a time when he didn't want to be an actor.
Career: Drefuss's acting career began when he was 15 in the TV production In Mama's House. He was a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War, so he worked for two years as a clerk in a Los Angeles hospital instead. His first film was an uncredited role in The Graduate. His big break came when he starred in American Graffiti in 1973. His first lead role was in The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. He then starred in box-office blockbusters Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind and won an Oscar in 1978 for his portrayal of a struggling actor in The Goodbye Girl. After a period in the wilderness, he returned in 1986 with Down and Out in Beverly Hills and Skateout a year later. His other films include What About Bob? and Mr Holland's Opus. He has also maintained a stage career.
Quote: 'Happiness has a bum rap. People say it shouldn't be your goal in life. Oh, yes it should.'
Trivia: He recorded the voiceover for Apple's Think Different ad campaign in 1997.
Casey Siemaszko (Actor) .. Billy Tessio
Corey Feldman (Actor) .. Teddy Duchamp
Born: July 16, 1971 in Los Angeles
Best Known For: Being a child actor.
Early-life: Corey Scott Feldman was born in Los Angeles on July 16, 1971. He made his acting debut at the age of three in a commercial for McDonald's.
Career: During his childhood, Feldman went on to appear in more than 100 commercials and made guest-starring roles in numerous TV programmes such as Mork & Mindy, The Bad News Bears, The Love Boat, Cheers, and Family Ties. He made his big-screen debut in Time After Time (1979) and went on to star in box-office hits Gremlins (1984), The Goonies (1985), Stand By Me (1986) and The Lost Boys (1987). After a public battle with drugs, Feldman went on to star in several lesser-known films and began recording music. He has continued to find work on the big and small screens. In 2012, he was a contestant on Dancing on Ice.
Quote: 'I was famous before I knew my own name.'
Trivia: He and best friend Corey Haim were known as 'The Two Coreys' at the peak of their fame in the 1980s. In 2007, they starred together in a reality show that saw Haim moving in with Feldman.
Jerry O'Connell (Actor) .. Vern Tessio
Gary Riley (Actor) .. Charlie Hogan
Bradley Gregg (Actor) .. Eyeball Chambers
Rob Reiner (Director)
Born: March 06, 1947 in New York
Best Known For: Directing This Is Spinal Tap and When Harry Met Sally.
Early-life: Robert Reiner was born in New York on March 6, 1947 to actress Estelle Reiner and comedian Carl Reiner. Rob started out as a writer for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1968. In the early 1970s, he made a name for himself in front of the camera playing Michael Stivic in American sitcom All in the Family (the US remake of Till Death Us Do Part).
Career: In the 1980s, Reiner established himself as the director of a number of successful Hollywood films, including This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Stand by Me (1986) and When Harry Met Sally (1989). His directing credits also include Misery (1990), A Few Good Men (1992), The American President (1995), Rumor Has It (2005), The Bucket List (2007) and And So It Goes (2014). He has also made cameos in a number of films and TV shows, including Postcards from the Edge (1990), The First Wives Club (1996), Frasier, Primary Colors (1998), 30 Rock, The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and New Girl.
Quote: 'People can be ignorant and still have loving, human qualities.'
Trivia: He co-wrote the first episode of American sitcom Happy Days. In 1987, he co-founded film and TV production company Castle Rock Entertainment.

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The Hunt
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