Photo: 'Stand By Me' - Left to Right: Wil Wheaton, Jerry O'connell, Corey Feldman, River Phoenix/Photo by Moviestore/Rex/Shutterstock It is a testament to the brilliance of 'Stand By Me', that decades after its release, this River Phoenix-starrer continues to be celebrated all over the world. In another unsuccessful attempt to find his precious stock of penny savings, twelve-year-old Vern Tessio eavesdrops on his brother and his friend while hidden under the deck of his home, surrounded by several holes dug from weeks prior. He comes to find that the dead body of the missing boy named Ray Brower was spotted near the train tracks. His brother, not wanting to relay this information to authorities due to some thievery and paranoia, tries to keep this secret from getting out. Vern, on the other hand, runs immediately (knees caked with dirt from his treasure hunt...
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