Stand By Me is a 1986 American adventure drama movie directed by Rob Reiner and based on the 1982 novella "The Body" by Stephen King. It stars River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, Richard Dreyfuss, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland, Casey Siemaszko, John Cusack, Bruce Kirby and was distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1987.