With a name like River Phoenix, what’s a boy to do but wander? Which, as the young star of “Stand By Me” affirms, is the only life for him … “My family kept traveling, living out of a VW van. We’ve ...

The Summer of 1986 made me the horror fan I am today. It was the season of Aliens, The Fly, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, and Stand By Me. While the latter was released nationally on August ...

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Those words, uttered by Vern Tessio in “Stand By Me,” have become a calling card for the classic coming-of-age movie released in 1986. Next year, that childhood tale turns 40. “Stand By Me” opened ...

A generation-defining coming-of-age film is turning 40 in 2026, and its stars will be celebrating with a stop in Pittsburgh to reminisce. “Stand By Me” was released on Aug. 22, 1986, based on Stephen ...