Stand By Me (1986) Directed by Rob Reiner. A coming of age film about four friends who go in search of a dead body (Ray Brower). The friends live in a small fictional town called Castle Rock, Oregon. The town with little to do and such a small population, it leaves the friends with nothing to do but sit up in their tree house smoking and playing cards. As Vern (Jerry O’Connell) overhears the news of the missing body, he goes to tell his friends Gordie (Wil Wheaton), Chris (River Phoenix) and Teddy (Corey Feldman). This is where there adventure begins, and we see the exploration and development of a group of young friends and the impact this adventure has on their lives.
Watching ‘Stand By Me’ the other day, it got me thinking about my childhood about certain events that perphaps may or may not have impacted on my life, but they are none the less memories that stick out. I want to discuss these memories and why I feel they are important. Also like the boys within the film I was raised in an area with not much to do (Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire) living in the Cotswolds I’m used to small towns and villages, where there is not much to occupy a young boy growing up. The next blogs I post will be on my memories and views towards my childhood and I feel they have impacted on my life today.
