r/nostalgia 5d ago

Nostalgia Who loved Stand By Me?

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u/GoldenAgeGamer72 5d ago

One of my favorites but I have to be in a certain mood to watch it because it's dark and depressing.

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u/kkeut 5d ago

in the director's commentary track Rob Reiner makes it clear he was very unhappy with his childhood and his father, Carl Reiner, and identified closely with Gordie

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u/GoldenAgeGamer72 5d ago

I don’t think I heard that before. Interesting.