I also found this on my Special Edition DVD of Stand By Me. I found it very interesting and it was wonderful to see some of the actors now older. What I particularly enjoyed was director Rob Reiner talking about how he picked the actors who were most close to their roles. The whole documentary is blighted by the tragic death of River Phoenix in 1993. The footage slows to black and white and the actors talk about how he was going to be something. A tear will be shed when Corey Feldman measures a tiny distance with his thumb and forefinger and claims he was "This close to saving him" Of course Phoenix buckled to the pressure of using hard drugs in the early 90s and it is for this fantastic movie that he is remembered.
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
(2000 Video)
Very good!
14 March 2005
Warning: Spoilers