, ▁the ▁bus ▁station , ▁and ▁a ▁sal oon . ▁Res ho ots ▁were ▁frequently ▁required ▁because ▁of ▁problems ▁and ▁del ays . ▁Production ▁wrapped ▁in ▁late ▁July , ▁early ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁Release ▁The ▁Stone ▁Boy ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁in ▁select ▁cities . ▁It ▁was ▁pulled ▁from ▁movie ▁the aters ▁after ▁a ▁week . ▁It ▁gross ed ▁$ 2 6 1 , 0 3 3 ▁in ▁its ▁run . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁film ▁received ▁mixed ▁to ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁On ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁it ▁has ▁an ▁appro val ▁rating ▁of ▁ 6 7 % ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 6 . 5 / 1 0 ▁and ▁ 4 0 % ▁for ▁audience ▁appro val . ▁ ▁Home ▁video ▁The ▁Stone ▁Boy ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁video ▁by ▁CBS ▁Fox ▁Video . ▁The ▁DVD ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁An chor ▁Bay ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁out ▁of ▁print . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 4 ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 s ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : American ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁scored ▁by ▁James ▁Hor ner ▁Category : Fil ms ▁about ▁families ▁Category : Fil ms ▁based ▁on ▁short ▁fiction ▁Category : Fil ms ▁produced ▁by ▁Joe ▁Roth ▁Category : Fil ms ▁shot ▁in ▁Mont ana ▁Category : 2 0 th ▁Century ▁Fox ▁films