Stand by Me (film)

"[voiceover] I was 12 going on 13 first time I saw a dead human being. It happened in the summer of 1959. A long time ago. But only if you measure in terms of years. I was living in a small town in Oregon called Castle Rock. There were only 1281 people, but to me it was the whole world."

"[voiceover] As time went on we saw less and less of Teddy and Vern until eventually they became just two more faces in the halls. That happens sometimes. Friends come in and out of your life like busboys in a restaurant."

"[typing, about Chris] Although I haven't seen him in more than ten years I know I'll miss him forever. I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anybody?"

"I thought it was true to the book, and because it had the emotional gradient of the story. It was moving. I think I scared the shit out of Rob Reiner. He showed it to me in the screening room at the Beverly Hills Hotel. I was out there for something else, and he said, "Can I come over and show you this movie?" And you have to remember that the movie was made on a shoestring. It was supposed to be one of those things that opened in six theaters and then maybe disappeared. And instead it went viral. When the movie was over, I hugged him because I was moved to tears, because it was so autobiographical."

"Wil Wheaton - Gordie Lachance"

"River Phoenix - Chris Chambers"

"Corey Feldman - Teddy Duchamp"

"Jerry O'Connell - Vern Tessio"

"Kiefer Sutherland - Ace Merrill"

"Casey Siemaszko - Billy Tessio"

"Gary Riley - Charlie Hogan"

"Bradley Gregg - Eyeball Chambers"

"Jason Oliver - Vince Desjardins"

"Richard Dreyfuss - The Writer"