476 STAND BY ME (1986) Part 2 - The Season of Rob Reiner
From The Cine-Files by Steve Morris & John Rocha
April 3, 2026 · 2h 9m · Season 10 · Episode 476
About this episode
The episode concludes the discussion on the film 'Stand By Me' and explores its themes, direction, and cinematography.
On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha conclude their Season of Rob Reiner with Part 2 of their discussion on STAND BY ME, his beloved coming of classic from 1986 starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland and John Cusack, Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body and adapted by Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon (who were nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay), the film is set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon, in 1959 focusing on four boys who set out on a journey to find the dead body of a missing boy. Steve and John go thru the movie scene by scene and break down the direction, acting, storylines, cinematography, score, themes, message, philosophical debates and more. If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here: https://www.amazon.com/Stand-Me-Wil-Wheaton/dp/B008Y7IUBM?sr=8-7 Purchase any film we feature at https://www.cine-files.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCineFilesPod/?ref=bookmark This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by the following sponsors: CARE.COM. Care.com does not provide any medical, diagnostic, treatment or…
People in this episode
Hosts: Steve Morris, John Rocha
Topics covered
- Rob Reiner
- film analysis
- coming-of-age
- Stephen King
- cinematography
- philosophical themes
Keywords
- Stand By Me
- Rob Reiner
- film discussion
- 1986 movie
- Stephen King
- coming-of-age film
- cinematography
- philosophy
Sponsors
CARE.COM, TruDiagnostic
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: STAND BY ME, The Body
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