Cinematic background from Stand by Me 1986 - After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie,  Vern, Chris and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A man in a cap is standing behind a chain link fence; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of young men standing in the woods; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with a hat looking through a chain link fence; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A train track going under a bridge with trees in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A young boy is smoking a cigarette in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of people standing on top of a train track; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – Two young men standing on a train track; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of young men sitting next to each other on the ground; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A young boy sitting in the dark with his eyes closed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – Two people walking down the sidewalk of a street; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A large group of people sitting around a table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of young men sitting around a campfire; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of people standing next to each other near a fence; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A boy sitting on top of a tree branch; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – Two people playing pool in a bar with neon lights; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of people sitting around a fire at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with a cigarette in his mouth and holding a drink in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A young man sitting in a dark room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A young boy in a red striped t - shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A man and a woman standing next to a basket of clothes; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of people walking across a bridge; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of people standing on top of a train track; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A young man smoking a cigarette while sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of people walking across a train track; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – Two young boys standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of people walking across train tracks; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – Two young boys are holding a gun in their hands; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A man smoking a cigarette while talking to a young boy; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A man sitting on the side of a train track; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A boy sitting on a train track next to a deer; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – Two people riding bikes down a dirt road near a forest; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A young man is looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of young people sitting around a box; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of people working in the woods; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A man is eating a piece of pie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A young boy sitting in front of a tree eating a piece of food; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A man in a striped jacket and bow tie is holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – Two people walking along a train track in the woods; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – Two vintage cars driving down the road in the middle of the day; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A train traveling down train tracks next to a forest; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A young boy is swimming in a body of water; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A young boy with blue eyes is looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of young men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A young man wearing glasses standing on a train track; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A young man with a short haircut looks into the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A man and woman standing in front of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with blonde hair standing next to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A young boy is hugging a pillow while wearing a baseball cap; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of young people sitting on the ground; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – Two young men standing on the side of the street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with blonde hair standing next to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – Two young men sitting at a table eating food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – Three men are standing on a train track near a water tower; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A couple of people that are walking on some train tracks; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – Three young boys standing next to each other in a wooded area; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – Two people walking across a bridge over a river; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of men and women sitting in front of a group of people; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A boy in a red striped shirt looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – An old photo of a man and a woman in formal wear; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of people walking down a train track; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A young man is standing in front of some plants; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with glasses is talking on a cell phone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of people walking along a train track; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A young boy is sitting in front of a pile of papers; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – Two young boys sitting at a table looking at a book; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – Two young people standing in a field looking at something; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – Two men sitting at a dinner table eating food; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – Two young men talking to each other on a bus; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A young boy is holding a gun in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A young boy in a red striped shirt is smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A young man holding a cigarette in his mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of young men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A man standing on the side of a train tracks; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – Two young men are standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of people sitting in a crowd wearing hats; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of young men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of young men sitting on top of train tracks; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stand by Me” (1986), directed by Rob Reiner – A young man is looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle