Kiefer Sutherland has revealed how a jam session with his late Stand by Me costar River Phoenix may have had a profound effect on the 1986 coming-of-age film. The actor recalled a moment when he was ...

In some ways, it wasn’t even acting. The four boys who starred in the blockbuster movie “Stand By Me” looked like they were kids who were lifelong friends that enjoyed spending time with each other.

Rob Reiner once called directing “Stand by Me” the “richest experience” he had making a film, a big statement from a man who gave the world some of its most beloved movies. The 1986 film almost didn’t ...