"If I could only have one food to eat for the rest of my life?" "That's easy. Pez. Cherry flavor Pez. No question about it."
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.
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Earnest, nostalgic, intimate and character-led.
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Wil WheatonGordie Lachance
- River PhoenixChris Chambers
- Corey FeldmanTeddy Duchamp
- Jerry O'ConnellVern Tessio
- Kiefer SutherlandAce Merrill
- Casey SiemaszkoBilly Tessio
- Gary RileyCharlie Hogan
- Bradley GreggEyeball Chambers
- Jason OliverVince Desjardins
- Marshall BellMr. Lachance
Crew
- Rob ReinerDirector
- Raynold GideonScreenplay
- Bruce A. EvansScreenplay
- Stephen KingNovel
- Thomas Del RuthDirector of Photography
- Jack NitzscheOriginal Music Composer
- Robert LeightonEditor
- Andrew ScheinmanProducer
- Raynold GideonProducer
- Bruce A. EvansProducer
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