Friday, July 20, 2007

STAND BY ME

5For the boys (from left): Jerry O'Connell (yes, that's him), the late River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton and Corey Feldman.

This 1986 film by Rob Reiner (narrated by Richard Dreyfuss) should hold a lot of fond memories for many people (my sister included). Who could forget the friendship, the railway tracks, the pie-eating contest, and a youthful Kiefer Sutherland wielding a switchblade?
Definitely a nostalgic classic that deserves - and demands - repeated viewings.

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Blogger Fong Kok Hoong said...

Saw the movie. Bittersweet. The fates of the young actors after this movie also quite something. Corey Feldman never had a shot at fame. River Phoenix OD and Jerry becomes a stud. That Wheaton guy dunno where he is now.

11:15 PM, July 23, 2007  
Blogger PF said...

Yeah. I think he (Wil) was a regular on STAR TREK (the TV series), and then...

11:27 PM, July 23, 2007  

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