Day 15 - 18th January
Snacks eaten - Remainder of my waffles
Film 15 - Stand By Me
Directed by Rob Reiner
Year - 1986
Rob Reiner's coming of age drama adapted from a novella by Stephen King is an absolute classic. Set in the late 1950s, we follow four young boys on a mission to see their first dead body. These four characters are superbly portrayed by Corey Feldman, River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton and Jerry O Connell. As their friendship encounters many obstacles, this story becomes ever more endearing.
Possibly one of the saddest things about this movie is seeing the real emergence of Phoenix's raw talent knowing it to be so short-lived. His sudden death in 1993 makes movies like this even more poignant in film history. Each boy comes into his own and provides deep emotion and sincerity for the audience to relate to. It is not just a boy's rite of passage to see this film.
So I seem to just keep watching films I really enjoy. Oh what a shame he he. Except I Kinda Like You Philip Morris of course. So now we are on to The Shining. Why? Connection?
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