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Why Stand by Me remains a dark coming-of-age masterpiece 40 years after its release

August 22
Why Stand by Me remains a dark coming-of-age masterpiece 40 years after its release

One of the greatest films of the 1980s, Rob Reiner’s Stand by Me turns 40 this month. And, just as its hero discovers while looking back on the events of a summer long past, time and tragedy have only made it burn bright

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