About this release
Based on the Stephen King short story The Body, Rob Reiner's easygoing nostalgia piece is set in Castle Rock, OR, over Labor Day weekend, 1959. A quartet of boys, inseparable friends all, set out in search of a dead body that one of the boys overhears his brother talking about. The foursome consists of intellectual Gordie (Wil Wheaton), born leader Chris (River Phoenix), emotionally disturbed Teddy (Corey Feldman), and chubby hanger-on Vern (Jerry O'Connell). The boys' adventures en route to the elusive body are colored by the personal pressures brought to bear on all of them by the adult world. Richard Dreyfuss, playing the grown-up Gordie, narrates the film, while Kiefer Sutherland dominates every scene he's in as a brutish high-school bully.
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Disc 1
UHD
Stand by Me (1986)
89 min
AdventureCrimeDrama
After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, but 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.
Credits
Director
Rob Reiner
Writer
Raynold Gideon
Bruce A. Evans
Cast
Wil Wheatonas Gordie Lachance
River Phoenixas Chris Chambers
Corey Feldmanas Teddy Duchamp
Jerry O'Connellas Vern Tessio
Kiefer Sutherlandas Ace Merrill
Casey Siemaszkoas Billy Tessio
Gary Rileyas Charlie Hogan
Bradley Greggas Eyeball Chambers
Jason Oliveras Vince Desjardins
Marshall Bellas Mr. Lachance
Cinematographer
Thomas Del Ruth
Composer
Jack Nitzsche
Editor
Robert Leighton
Producer
Bruce A. Evans
Raynold Gideon
Andrew Scheinman
Disc 2
BDStand by Me (1986)
89 min
AdventureCrimeDrama
After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, but 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.
Credits
Director
Rob Reiner
Writer
Raynold Gideon
Bruce A. Evans
Cast
Wil Wheatonas Gordie Lachance
River Phoenixas Chris Chambers
Corey Feldmanas Teddy Duchamp
Jerry O'Connellas Vern Tessio
Kiefer Sutherlandas Ace Merrill
Casey Siemaszkoas Billy Tessio
Gary Rileyas Charlie Hogan
Bradley Greggas Eyeball Chambers
Jason Oliveras Vince Desjardins
Marshall Bellas Mr. Lachance
Cinematographer
Thomas Del Ruth
Composer
Jack Nitzsche
Editor
Robert Leighton
Producer
Bruce A. Evans
Raynold Gideon
Andrew Scheinman
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- June 29, 2026