<P> Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming - of - age comedy - drama film directed by Rob Reiner , and starring Wil Wheaton , River Phoenix , Corey Feldman , and Jerry O'Connell . The film , whose plot is based on Stephen King 's novella The Body ( 1982 ) and title is derived from Ben E. King 's eponymous song , which plays over the ending credits , tells the story of four boys in a small town in Oregon who go on a hike to find the dead body of a missing child . </P>
<P> Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming - of - age comedy - drama film directed by Rob Reiner , and starring Wil Wheaton , River Phoenix , Corey Feldman , and Jerry O'Connell . The film , whose plot is based on Stephen King 's novella The Body ( 1982 ) and title is derived from Ben E. King 's eponymous song , which plays over the ending credits , tells the story of four boys in a small town in Oregon who go on a hike to find the dead body of a missing child . </P>
where did the movie stand by me take place
where did the movie stand by me take place
Oregon
Oregon