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1986 American coming-of-age film directed by Rob Reiner

This article is about the 1986 American film. For the 2014 Japanese film, see Stand by Me Doraemon.

Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-agedrama film^[5] directed by Rob Reiner.

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Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body, the film is set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon in 1959. Stand by Me stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell as four boys who go on a hike to find the dead body of a missing boy.

The film's title is derived from the 1961 song of the same name by Ben E. King, which plays during the film's closing credits.

Stand by Me received positive reviews upon release^[6] and was a commercial success.

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and for two Golden Globe Awards: One for Best Drama Motion Picture and one for Best Director. Rolling Stone has called Stand by Me "a staple of yo