Death, child abuse and religious cults – what happened to Stand By Me's stars
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dailystar.co.ukStand By Me has proven a coming-of-age flick like no other over the years, telling the story of four boys on the hunt for a dead body.
Directed by Rob Reiner, the 1986 film was inspired by Stephen King's grisly novella: The Body. Set in the late 1950s, it saw four pals – Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern – travel along the railway tracks in Oregon, seeking the body of a little boy who had been run over by a train.
Producers struggled to get financial backing for the project, with many thinking the male-centric plot about friendship and mortality had zero mass appeal.
However, the film turned child actors Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, and Kiefer Sutherland into fully-fledged stars.
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