Stand by Me

Stand By Me

Stand By Me is the story of true friendship and the loss of innocence. It brings all childhood insecurities, fears, and dreams intosharp, crystal-clear focus. It begins, as childhood stories often do, with curiosity. Four friends, each with his own emotional

baggage, decide to go on an adventure: to find the dead body of a boy who has mysteriously disappeared. Our quartet, being

young and adventurous, see the excitement as outweighing the possible dangers and risks.

The group consists of Chris Chambers, a very bright, outspoken boy, full of bravado on the outside, yet full of insecurity on the

inside. Chris is intelligent, but being constantly beaten by his father, as well as having to live down his brother's bad reputation,

have made him fearful and hopeless in regards to his future. His best friend is Gordie Lachance, a boy also full of fear for his

. . .

They are also being closely followed by Ace Merrill and his gang of hoodlums, including Chris' older brother,

Eyeball. But it's the inside dangers

that the movie focus on. This is what true friendship

is all about. the ultimate acceptance of who you are with no strings attached. And, in the end, they stand by each other and do not back down. This movie is about true friendship in the purest

sense.

On the journey to find the body of this dead boy, our heroes discover themselves first and foremost. Vern

is a fairly fat, clumsy boy who is constantly being pushed around by his older brother. But the lessons they learned and the love they shared with each other endures. Ever since his popular, older brother was killed in an accident, Gordie has become "the invisible boy" to his parents.