Empire speaks to the stars and screenwriters of Stand By Me to celebrate 40 years of a Stephen King classic. Read an extract.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jerry O’Connell, Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, and Corey Feldman starred in the original 1986 movie, with Phoenix having died in ...

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 ...

The cast of Stand by Me is mourning the death of the movie's director, Rob Reiner, as they recall how he had planned an emotional tribute to the late actor River Phoenix that carried on into the ...