FIRST TIME WATCHING * Stand by Me (1986) * MOVIE REACTION!!

[@coldflamebluedragon196]

River Phoenix was incredible in this movie. What an incredible talent cut short

[@V0ltron]

Keanu Reeves best friend.

[@kellifranklin4432]

Agreed. I believe River might have been as talented as his brother if not more!

[@rocksk8boi]

​@@kellifranklin4432no one comes close to River. Joaquin only acts himself because his brother did. River was his world.

[@aligmal5031]

joaquin phoenix call to the ambulance is one of the saddest things out there when he was trying to save his brother

[@Ozai75]

@@rocksk8boiI honestly think a little part of Joaquin, and of Johnny (Depp) died that night along with River.

[@dneill8493]

River Phoenix and Wil Wheaton were both brilliant in this.

[@gigi-ij1hk]

I had crushes on both of them

[@Rees2005]

​@@gigi-ij1hkMe too!😍😍

[@thruthemotions]

Just saw this movie for the first time I was blown away by River. I didn't even know who river was but heard so much about him. I had to Google the names afterward cause I felt like River's character blew me away. Phenomenal performance

[@dneill8493]

@@thruthemotions it's a fairly obscure movie these days but look for The Mosquito Coast with River Phoenix and Harrison Ford. Well worth it.

[@rickcrane9883]

My son and his three pals were just like this when they were twelve. Inseparable. When my son and one of his friends died at 13, I had the song “Stand By Me” played at his funeral. All of the 300+ kids in attendance knew why.

[@hejmonika1001]

❤❤

[@mvasqu762]

I'm really sorry for your loss

[@JessieDee13]

Oh my god this is the saddest thing I've read in a long ass time. I'm so sorry for yall, his family, all those kids...😢

[@rickcrane9883]

@@JessieDee13 it was 34 years ago. I’m still friends with a lot of those kids.

[@stefansodbinow6300]

I’m so sorry that happened to you, your family and all of his friends.😔❤️

[@Staceysprobablycrying]

Our generation *loves* this movie, but River Phoenix also especially. He was such an original talent and so full of emotion and depth, even at his young age here. Like Heath Ledger and Kurt Cobain, he was just a special, special human being. Gone too soon. ❤

[@ct6852]

RIP. He was too young to die like that. It sucks. That Viper Bar was kind of legendary though.

[@RichardM1366]

River was a good kid. Way too young to die.

[@stevefisher5433]

Kurt Cobain's voice makes me want to Kurt Cobain myself

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

One of my favorite rivers performances is the young indiana jones :)

[@ct6852]

@@MitchClement-il6iq Was he in the tv show or just Last Crusade?

[@blkbirdrook]

The movie was originally called The Body. Keifer Sutherland (the bully) was teaching the song "Stand By Me" to River Phoenix (the friend that died) on guitar and while they were playing it, the director passed by and renamed the movie to what it is now. The director said he hasn't heard this song in a long time. I read that somewhere and made this movie so much better. Thanks for your reaction. Priceless.

[@ayushnayak8746]

Yeah because the original novel was called "The Body" by Stephen King.

[@moonlightcortez7837]

About the movie. The kid that got hit by the train, never got found and they gave up?

[@Teeklin]

Isn't it crazy how one man, Stephen King, wrote this movie, The Shawshank Redemption, and The Green Mile. Arguably three of the top ten films of all time. Insane how good he is at writing.

[@AT-rr2xw]

Also Maximum Overdrive.

[@Sindamsc]

I hope for "the Dark Tower" to get LotR level of movie series, that would be a banger.

[@KD-cd2ck]

*pokes glasses* uhm, well actually he wrote the books the films are based on and not the screenplay, other than Maximum Overdrive Jk 😂😂

[@aligmal5031]

@@Sindamsc sadly won't happen any time soon they already fked it up a couple of years ago maybe we get a tv series

[@practicaldreamyr]

Yes, one of the greatest storytellers of our time. He understands humanity beautifully; it's a shame so many know him as only a horror writer, he's so much more than that.

[@Cadinho93]

"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?" Stand by Me is a timeless film. Stephen King's story is skillfully brought to the screen under the direction of Rob Reiner and the 1950s are brought back to life just as successfully as Stephen King so often does in his stories and novels, with the slicked back hair, the hot rods, in the film and excellent '50s soundtrack. Also, the saddest part of this film is about how life causes even great friends to drift apart. Something you really don't think about until years after it happens is that one day someone you knew turned left, you turned right and that was the last time you ever saw them.

[@richardheinz]

That is one of the most honest lines ever. For me... it's true. The happiest Summer ever.

[@cozzmonot_SHP]

Isn’t it crazy how so many of us have a “happiest summer ever”? One that usually revolves around the deep bond you created with a friend or friends that we drifted away from.

[@oliviatherrienn6017]

cant relate I had toxic friendships until i was 16 years old

[@Jamiedavidson-ib3xy]

Its so true we never have friends like when we were twelve after high-school it seems everyone drifts apart

[@starlit_hawser11]

Kiefer Sutherland as Ace and John Cusack as the dead older brother, Denny, in some of their earliest roles.

[@rocksk8boi]

Kief got the part of David in the Lost Boys after Joel Schumacher saw him in SBM. SBM is still his favourite role he told me.

[@adnileb567]

Ah thank you! I just wanted to google who Ace was, because he looked so familiar.

[@Paul-lf1bq]

Ash's face when the song Stand By Me starts to play.😢31:05

[@LuvScorpio]

I caught that too 😭❤️

[@nefariousmex2352]

And she had to ruin it by talkin over it 😅

[@steveswafen2528]

I prefer raw emotion Ash compared to over the top Ash 🤔👏

[@emich714]

@@nefariousmex2352he does that CONSTANTLY so i think he and you will be ok😭

[@Nic560]

Yeah, then that stupid slag started yapping and killed it

[@Evocati2008]

"Joker"s Joaquin Phoenix's brother, River. Died tragically. He was a huge thing and considered one of THE up and coming super stars. Extremely talented. Had a small role as young Indiana Jones in one of the iconic IJ movies.

[@rocksk8boi]

River got chosen for the role of young Indy by Harrison Ford himself who played his dad in Mosquito Coast. Tells you everything you need to know about Rivers talent.

[@DystOptimist]

I often wonder if Johnny Depp would have been as successful if Brandon Lee and River Phoenix had lived.

[@matiasesquivel4452]

​@@DystOptimist Leo Di caprio too

[@micheletrainor1601]

​@DystOptimist yes of course he would of been as a completely different type of actor.

[@DystOptimist]

@@micheletrainor1601 I don't think so. All three were handsome in the same way. They all gravitated to the same type of roles. They were all about the same age (within 3 years of each other I think). They would have been going for the same roles.

[@LC-fx2lo]

I'm SO excited you guys are reacting to this film! River Phoenix (who plays Chris Chambers in the film) was the biggest young star of the late 80's/early 90's. He died 7 years after this movie when he was just 23 years old of a drug overdose outside of The Viper Room in LA. The Viper Room was a nightclub owned by Johnny Depp. His brother is Joaquin Phoenix (The Joker) . He's the one who made the 911 call when he died. Also, Stand by Me was loosely based on Stephen King's childhood.

[@JessieDee13]

He was 16 in this movie?? 😮

[@yourlifeisagreatstory]

It’s amazing the careers all four had; Will Weaton with Startrek, Corey Feldman with Goonies, Lost boys and every other 80’s film haha, and Jerry O’Connell did great in the 90’s. Not forgetting to mention Kiefer, Dreyfus, and Cusack. This film was on constant replay at my house along with TopGun, Jurassic Park, and a handful of other 80’s and 90’s flicks.

[@Jamiedavidson-ib3xy]

@@JessieDee13 I think he was 14 or 15

[@JessieDee13]

@Jamiedavidson-ib3xy okay I was like....no. 😂

[@Jamiedavidson-ib3xy]

@@JessieDee13 wow ur so pretty

[@LylaRose99]

I remember reading somewhere that this movie got its name from the director seeing Keifer Sutherland teaching River Phoenix how to play "Stand by Me" on the guitar and inspired him to change it from the book title "The Body" - Which is so perfect since the movie is focusing on the journey of these boys and the tragic destination is completely brushed over

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

If you ever watch The Sandlot, you'll be reminded of this movie's style. It's like this with the narration, but a kid-friendly version. It's also a cult classic when it comes to baseball movies.

[@KingBuster90]

Yeah, I agree good movie it's called The Sandlot Kids in the UK for some reason I don't know why it's different

[@joshsmith4512]

it's just a classic. youre killing me smalls 😂

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

It is referred to as such. Go look it up and see how many websites mention it as a 90s "cult classic" movie.@@LumpyAdams

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

Little big league is also a underrated baseball movie.

[@leftofpunk]

I would argue Stand By Me is kid friendly. I watched it around 10-12 years old.

[@shadypelican]

Sean Astin auditioned for this film, but had the unfortunate timing of having to go after River Phoenix. He said that when he walked in, almost everyone in the room was crying and dabbing away tears from the performance River had given. He didn't say which scene it was, but I'd HAVE to think it was the campfire scene.

[@jackthehat1093]

Sean Astin was in this movie wasn't he? Eyeball Chambers looks just like him. I gotta go look it up. EDIT- No, the guy who played Eyeball was called Bradley Gregg. Weird.

[@TinkerTailorSailorTy]

@@jackthehat1093lol I thought that was Sean Aston as well

[@katiehough2499]

Sean astin would have been younger than the bullies, this wasn't long after he did the goonies with Corey feldman

[@lizzienook]

@@jackthehat1093 i totally thought that was sean astin as well haha

[@nicksmith3623]

Add me to the list of people who thought it was Sean Astin as well lol

[@riseagain845]

I adore this movie! What an incredible cast of child actors. Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman, and especially River Phoenix absolutely made this one.

[@KD-cd2ck]

I saw this film for the first time when I was 11 which I think is the perfect time to watch it. That same year I started secondary school and within 2 years I didn’t speak to my two friends from primary who were at the same school as me, and they really just became faces I passed in the hall every now and then. Stand By Me will always be one of my favourite movies

[@deg6788]

Wow I had thé exactly same experience....saw it as a 12 year old and some of my best friends were gone a few years later 😢....I guess this was a perfect movie about real life ❤❤

[@Truth_Seeker96]

I’m a grown ass 28 year old man and this movie STILL makes me cry..

[@michaelvincent4280]

Watching this film reminds me I have more time behind me that ahead. The taste is bitter sweet, but unforgettable.

[@JB-en4pn]

You should react to The Breakfast Club. Like Stand By Me it has a simple storyline with great character moments.

[@zandaatom3748]

Yes please watch the breakfast club !! ❤❤❤

[@Kanamulya]

The Breakfast Club amazing 😢

[@boba2138]

yess 🙏🙏 my favorite films

[@ShawNshawN]

ya that is a MUST see for the 80s. Wargames is awesome as well.

[@Rydiggity]

"The freight woke up the other guys and it was on the tip of my tongue to tell them about the deer. But I didn't. That was the one thing I kept to myself. I've never spoken or written of it until just now." The one scene with the deer never fails to make me ponder the meaning behind it... It wasn't integral to the plot or moved the story forward in anyway, but it's my favorite scene. I always considered it Gordie's transition beyond childhood. A kid would be beyond ecstatic to share with anyone about a magical moment that had just happened to them. But he kept it to himself... I wonder what other people think about that scene.

[@mycoolbeernuts6870]

Ash, you nailed it - it felt like a friendship ended with all those kids at the end of the movie.

[@TrentRushton]

That is a very true statement, I remember my childhood and you don't have friends like the ones you have when you are a kid.

[@rebeccasimmers3107]

I grew up with 2 girls in my neighborhood, we were best friends. 65 years later we're still close and get together once a month for lunch and keep in contact in between. Not many people can say that. I know how lucky I am.

[@LA_HA]

​@@rebeccasimmers3107You are very lucky and it's amazing that you realize it since we humans tend to get so used to things, we can end up taking them for granted. May all of you have many more decades together

[@MaynardsSpaceship]

It's painful in a way. It seems like all relationships have terms and hidden meanings; I've been burned so many times it makes me not want to try anymore. The most rewarding and true relationships I have these days are the ones I have with animals, honestly.

[@mrmr5580]

Hannah was spot on at the end, friendships are the best thing to happen to humans, 3 years ago I had a stroke (im still recovering, but I'm miles ahead of where I was) I didn't know if anyone would care, but they did, even people I hadn't seen for years got in touch, they're all incredible in my eyes, just the moral support, has kept my spirits up, and its really given me a boost while learning to walk and talk again

[@katec8796]

The finest coming of age story ever on film - absolutely sublime :) Loved your reaction!

[@IYAMNI]

On the special features of the DVD Rob Reiner tells the story about how during the shooting of the scene when River Phoenix tells the truth of the stolen school money, he couldn't get his tears flowing. So Reiner pulled him aside and told him to think about the first time he was betrayed by an adult. That worked. It worked so well in fact, that River became an emotional mess and couldn't stop crying. So they had to wrap shooting until the next day. Reiner also said River never told him what memory he had thought of.

[@greglambert2928]

This movie takes everyone back to a time in their lives that they will always cherish.

[@travissteffen509]

Thank you for watching this. This was the first movie my mom took me to watch in the theater. Mom loved it some much we stayed for the second showing. When the VHS came out she bought it. We watched multiple times over that weekend. Plus this was the last movie I watched with her the day before she died. So things went full circle.

[@joshsmith4512]

when i was a kid i watched this movie nine hundred times. i had it in VHS. yes I'm old. my childhood was similar, minus the body😂. stealing smokes, hanging out in the tracks. motley Crue of friends. great movie

[@DW.Strangeman]

One of my favourite films and having an emotional response to it doesn't make you foolish. I've seen it maybe 100 times and it still brings a tear, ir two🥺

[@BlastedChutoy]

Hands down best King adaptation. No contest. Just everything about this movie is as close to perfect as one can get. The perfect coming of age story and the best movie to watch whenever you just need a good tear up/cry. Glad anytime someone watches this amazing film.

[@markmurphy558]

Green Mile, Misery. No need to rank them. All wonderful films.

[@BlastedChutoy]

Haven't seen Green Mile but I did momentarily forget about Misery. That is a great one for sure. Kathy Bates was perfection as Annie Wilkes. @@markmurphy558

[@TheLaughingMustache-oh5ff]

Let's not leave out the TV movie of IT which was amazing too. :P Night Flyer scared the everloving ish outta me too haha@@markmurphy558

[@darthtrip7188]

I'd have to say Shawshank is the best King adaptation but Stand By Me is close.

[@mariabarrionuevo954]

River Phoenix was an incredible actor! If you like his performance in this movie you should check out Running on Empty (where he’s the main lead),it’s a great kinda sad/tragic film but a great watch

[@angelaholmes8888]

I love running on empty definitely one of rivers best films

[@richardrobbins387]

Mosquito Coast (with Harrison Ford) Dogfight (another period film, highly recommended) My Own Private Idaho (indie-ish and a bit odd, but it's also got Keanu. Worth watching for sure)

[@arthurestrada2682]

Poor Ash kept it together as long as he could. Great reactions. Stay blessed and continue to be great. Can't wait for the next live show.

[@MarisaConniee]

You’ve got to watch the lost boys after this. Another 80s classic with Feldman and Sutherland.

[@Mike-wr7om]

If someone summarized the basic plot of this film, you would think there's not enough story there to contain a feature length film. A group of boys follow the train tracks some miles into the countryside to find the dead body of a boy hit by a train. It is so simple. What makes it great is the characters, their relationships to each other, and the emotion, the feeling, radiating off the screen in several of the scenes.

[@markmurphy558]

Great, believable characters that deal with real issues make great movies, not autobots and video games.

[@TheCaveCast]

A beautiful movie and an heartfelt reaction. Thank you both for making me feel these emotions again from this amazing story.

[@Im_lil_kennedy]

This movie impacted me in ways I can’t describe when I watched for the first time at 13.. I always wished I had friends like them to explore with. Thank you guys! I’ve been waiting for this since you said you put it on patreon!!❤

[@mollysanders7560]

Watched this movie 3-4 times a week when I was 11. Thanks for sharing your lovely heartfelt reaction to such a special film.

[@catapodaca3601]

Thank you for watching and sharing your experience with us. I was 10 years old when I watched it. It guided me and a true friend to stand up to our bullies.

[@justtrustash]

Thank you for sharing this journey with us mate ❤️👊🏽

[@CroPETROforeverNBA]

I am 39, and for 30 years this is amongst my top 5 movies ever. Not only because of great story and acting, but this movie HAS SOUL which you just cannot explain, but your heart and soul can feel it 40000%.

[@sonyawasmer2344]

River Phoenix was an incredible actor and gone way too soon. It makes me sad to think of what he could have done with his life and career. Sorely missed. This story was written by Stephen King. Thank you for reacting to this classic from the 80's!

[@elizabethbarrett6126]

this is my absolute favorite film! everyone writes it off as a simple childhood nostalgic movie, but it’s so much more than that to me. thank you so much for reacting to it!! i love you both❤❤❤

[@lurkerrekrul]

Most people, including myself, forget that the movie literally starts by telling you that Chris Chambers had just died.

[@pollynicklas5220]

27:35 In the short story The Body, which is the story this movie was based on, all the kids were ambushed one by one after they got home and were severely beaten - broken bones, etc!

[@Rees2005]

I'm from Oregon, LOVE this movie. It means a lot to many of us Oregonians and those young Gen Xers like myself. This movie was a movement in my youth! I will ALWAYS MISS RIVER😢

[@johnmavroudis2054]

This film, like your reactions, was 100% PURE. Stephen King. One Book. Four stories. THREE FILMS. (“Shawshank Redemption,” “Stand By Me,” & “Apt Pupil”) That’s a hell of a thing.

[@sparksdrinker5650]

lol 100% pure is a stretch, these 2 are intentionally over the top

[@johnmavroudis2054]

@@sparksdrinker5650 Thank for your pedantic investigation. No further questions from this so-called human behavioral “expert” witness .”

[@sparksdrinker5650]

@@johnmavroudis2054 I can handle them in small doses, depending on the movie they watch. Not saying their style doesn't work, it's just usually a bit much for me.

[@MartinFransson]

The thing is, that movie is just as good however many times you watch it. Classic!

[@tommyapples8490]

Thanks for reacting to this one guys! Ive seen many of these movies hundreds of time, but emotionally connect to them again throughout your first time watching

[@matthewmarcinko9157]

This is the best reaction I've ever seen from you two. Thank you for this.

[@mucklemoo9496]

Remember watching this film when i was 12 thinking it was my best film. It's now my son's best film

[@davidking3118]

Such a lovely reaction, as always! Literally made my day. Some laughs, some tears. Thank y'all so much.

[@cozzmonot_SHP]

Everything. The movie choice, the reaction, the nostalgia, Hannah almost puking, Ash crying,THE ONE PIECE SHIRT!?!? Perfection. So glad you guys enjoyed this. This movie was a huge part of my development as a young man.

[@f4fake22]

I was 12 in 1986... Best year of my life. I'll never forget that year. I've watched this movie at least 20 times. Pure classic.

[@myfriendisaac]

My Elementary School friends & I are STILL close (we’re 30/31 now). I absolutely cherish them & I love this phenomenal film 💝💯🍿

[@basswooferhugga]

I have watched this film 1000 times and yet still cried with you guys (again) at the end! I was 12 when this movie came out and remember even being proper effected in the cinema. River Pheonix for my generation was GOD! His sudden death was a big one....:(

[@Okini_Hasa]

Friendship, REAL friendship is so damn hard if not impossible to come by. Watched this movie once and then never again because I have no friends today and never had friends when I was younger. This movie makes me realize that I'll probably die lonely as heck.

[@1Justtryingtogetby1]

you and me both, i never had any friends as a kid and still don't really today. you wanted to exchange snapchat or something?

[@MaddMango]

Radio Flyer with a very young Elijah Wood is another "growing up in a hard situation" tear jerker.

[@gregorycayama761]

OH MY GOD! I'm in a beauty salon with a friend and we're crying watching this reaction with you guys. Such a soulful movie ❤😢 LOVE U GUYS❤

[@davetheguy1360]

imagine a world where we still have River Phoenix. What a loss. Love yall happy Valentines day. thanks for making me cry. My brother and I had friends like this when we were young, we had tree houses and went on adventures. Ive never had friends like the one I did when I was twelve is such a true statement. one of the best movies of all time.

[@0okamino]

I’m totally with you about friendships. This movie really makes you think about it more than you usually might do, doesn’t it? Even if they may come and go, even if they remain but may fluctuate in closeness, it doesn’t make them unimportant; and the truly real ones, no matter how long or brief, what fate may bring, are especially _that_ important. Be a friend, make a friend, and keep the ones you can. Thanks for sharing the experience with us.

[@MyDevilishLullaby]

This. Even if that friend is not a friend anymore, even if you haven't seen each other for ages and haven't spoken in years, it doesn't mean that friendship was not important or true.

[@dassian]

I've seen this movie several times and while I'm used to crying at the end, I NEVER would have expected to be crying due to laughing so hard! This is the second time you two have made me laugh so hard I'm crying to movies I have never laughed at before. Some of it is the comments between you but I have to be honest, most of it is the face Ash makes when he laughs. It gets me every time. Loved this one!

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

Director Rob Reiner named his production company Castle Rock Entertainment after the town in this movie. Stand by Me really captures the way boys that age act around each other. I had friends like that. When Rob Reiner finished the movie he did a private screening for Steven King. When it was over. King didn't say anything at first, and Reiner noticed that King was shaking. After a while, King told Reiner it was the best adaptation of one of his works he'd ever seen. Other movies directed by Rob Reiner: This is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride (which you've reacted to), When Harry Met Sally, Misery (which you've also reacted to), and A Few Good Men.

[@norwegianblue2017]

Meathead was one hell of a director.

[@promisemochi]

i said this in regards to your "its a wonderful life" reaction...but y'all are the perfect reactors for this movie because of the empathy you show every single time. especially for this film, especially in regards to children. this is such a beautiful movie and has been a favorite of mine for years and years. i cry every single time. apparently it was a very healing, emotional movie for the cast to film as ell. all of them, with the exception of jerry (vern) had very, very difficult childhoods. jerry even apologized later in life saying he was so sorry he couldnt help them more. will comforted him and told him he was just a child himself, not to hold on to that guilt. rob reiner the director worked hard at making the kids feel safe and comfortable on set. he said one of his biggest and painful regrets is while filming the train scene, was he yelled at the boys. i think it speaks volumes that that's one of his regrets. when you think about how too often adults just speak so callously to children, knowing that in the heat of the moment, he he yelled and it's something he regrets to this day is just very touching. to this day i still carry chris's words to gordie "no man, he just doesn't know you" in my heart in regards to my own relationship with my dad. i think this is such a beautiful film and i am so thrilled to see your reaction to it. i'll have to grab some tissues first!

[@Fire-Spray73]

Saw this in the theatre at 13 with my friends…magic from Stephen King and Rob Reiner.

[@barbgallagher871]

It has been ages since I have seen this movie. One of the best movies from the 1980s. I was in my last year of high school when this came out.

[@shan5963]

Imagine if you will, 4 boys at a sleepover watching this film. We were HOOKED. The following day, we LITERALLY walked the train tracks, just like these boys, a stick between pairs of us. It was the BEST time of our lives, and we just didn't know it. Watching it then, it was just so cool. Watching it now is so sad because of the friendships that drifted away. Cherish those friends. Stay in touch with each other. Don't let them become another face in the hall someday.

[@BrittanytheVampireSlayer]

"No Ace, just you." This is one of the best (if not THE best) coming of age films of all time. So excited to watch you both enjoy it!

[@justtrustash]

Preachhhh!!!

[@gigi-ij1hk]

So many iconic lines! "Suck my fat one," "Sic balls," the list goes on and on

[@rosielps1818]

Best spoken line in the movie (Not through narration/writing)

[@SauerkrautSandwich93]

16:48 FUN FACT: While filming this scene, the actors weren't able to cry after many takes. The crew was exhausted and director Rob Reiner got so frustrated that he raised his voice at the actors for not crying. The actors began to cry as he was yelling at them and midway through his rant, he told the cast and crew to get ready and film the scene. The actors managed to cry in the final take and they hugged Reiner relieved that they were able to finish the scene.

[@NotPoliticalCorrect]

I NEVER had friends like the ones i had in my TEENS ...... EVER NEVER AGAIN ....... SADLY ! I WILL always look back at those times with JOY ! Awwwwwwwww ASH is/was "crushed" ..... like i WAS the first time i watched this move .... 😘 AN INCREDIBLE MOVIE IT IS ! I Think the "SYMBOLISM" WAS .... when he turned off hes computer he was .... done , old and ready for the eternal sleep ! (He had told THE "story")

[@norwegianblue2017]

I'm in my 50s and, to this day, almost all my closest friends are from high school and junior high school.

[@svamandolin3546]

The end of innocence of youth. This strikes soo deep with everyone as we were all 12 one day with freinds we thought would be besties forever. A view of the world that was so simple and concrete.

[@timetheory84]

Yes, right before girls come and change everything. I remember one day I had a best friend, and when middle school began, he got wrapped up in a completely different crowd and too cool suddenly. We would become friends again a few years later, but it wasn't the same.

[@darkhclme]

I watched this film over and over as a kid... simply amazing

[@c1ph3rpunk]

I wasn’t expecting Ash to lose it more. This goes into that bucket of “they don’t make ‘em like this anymore”.

[@punyparkerr]

this movie will always have a special place in my heart because my late tia is the one who first showed it to me. its so good and always brings my mood up and then down and then back up again lol.

[@coryb6810]

The biggest difference between friends & family, you get to choose your friends, family you have no control over !!

[@peteg475]

"That's a swamp, innit?" LOLOL

[@binkle76]

#3 in my favorite movies of all time. It hits a little harder when you were the same age as these characters in 1986 (when the time was set in the early 60's). My friends and I went into the woods and explored train tracks (perhaps dangerously) to find adventure like Gordy, Chris, Vern, and Teddy. I see myself in all four of them. I can't express how much I love this movie. It's perfect from minute one.

[@dassian]

The face Ash makes when he's laughing makes me laugh so much!

[@DaisyAzuras]

I was 8 years old when this movie came out. I kind of remember watching it in the theater. I think the thing about this movie that impressed me most as a kid was how real it felt because the kids in this movie were kids like me. they acted the way me and my friends acted. They talked like me and my friends talked. The only thing that didn’t feel realistic at the time was the ending. because I always assume that I would be friends with my friends all the way until I was an old man. I didn’t realize that as time moves on people drift in and out of your life and sure enough just like at the end of this movie all of my friends from back then are now gone. Some are dead, some just have lives of their own now and don’t have time to visit with me anymore. I miss them all.

[@Winterov]

When Chris fades out at the end, it's even sadder when you know he really died in 1993

[@gregkirby9059]

when an actor can cry that is real a great actor

[@pdg61met]

Back when this movie came out I was in my early 20's. The promo ad for it on the radio said something like this" There are times when a movie is made that stays with you and you don't forget it, this is that movie". Made you not only want to but need to see it. They knew how good it was before it was released. It didn't disappoint. One of my all time favs.. Thank you

[@ceebee2]

Next Stephen King movie adaptions you two react to should be Christine and Cujo. If you want a truly scary dog, watch Cujo 🤣

[@hnchmen34]

One of my favorite movies of all time, and still to this day...

[@pencilnecked1579]

What will blow your mind is that the short story this was adapted from, The Body, was in the same novella collection, Different Seasons, that also had the story that spawned The Shawshank Redemption movie.

[@noahmuchnikoff2369]

Wasn’t the short story Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank redemption?

[@ajschroetlin2196]

As well as Apt. Pupil.

[@pencilnecked1579]

@@ajschroetlin2196 True, though that movie adaptation wasn't nearly as good.

[@rocksk8boi]

The film was originally called The Body same as the novella its based on, then one day Kiefer and River were singing SBM by Ben E King on set and Rob loved it so much he changed the name of the film. ❤

[@katievfx567]

⁠@@noahmuchnikoff2369Yeah, I have the book

[@Fairygrl_TW]

Awwww, poor Ash. I get it. Im a major dog lover and have had some large breads. An American Bulldog named Jake and an Akita named Buster. Even tho they r extremely loving dogs they could take u down just trying to play or love on u. So I get the fear, specially if ur not used to them. Hannah give ur man a cuddle and let him know hes safe in ur arms. Now to the film...This is such a great classic. An amazing story of friendship. Hahaha, God love, I knew our grl would be gaggin'. U did good grlfriend. My ride or die and I have been best friends for 49 yrs and still going strong. RIP River, Thanx so much, take care, Peace

[@celeboria]

Few authors have ever succeeded in capturing the magic, pain and authenticity of what it is like to be a kid the way Stephen King has. I always like to think, it´s because he remembers being a kid so exceptionally well. You guys are going to love "The Goonies" (1985) & "Monster Squad" (1987).

[@orangesplaylist]

I love when Ash gets emotional. I know you're just watching movies, but it's kinda touching seeing you get so into them. Great reaction!

[@송호영-h8f]

One of the Stephen King's favorite films which were based on his novels, along with the mist and the shawsank redemption.

[@lizmarch4000]

we may not all go searching for dead bodies but we can all relate to friends we've lost touch with.

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

Please look into the coming-of-age movie The Way Way Back. It's underrated as heck and has a killer cast. Steve Carell, Toni Collette and Sam Rockwell in one of my favorite roles he has been in.

[@Divamarja_CA]

And Allison Janney is wonderful!

[@UkuleleGo]

Hugely underrated movie

[@amyyaga4535]

First time I watched, I knew about River, but maaaaan finding out later that Wil Wheaton was basically just acting out his real life at the time, on screen, still breaks me. I love that people are still discovering what he has described as both the best on--set experience of his childhood (real friends! A compassionate, fatherly director!) and pretty much the only form of therapy as his parents were actively using and abusing him. I'm so glad he and Jerry are still buds as adults.

[@JJgibson1]

Check out the movie The Goonies(1985).

[@timetheory84]

wow, now that's how a movie is supposed to affect you. This reaction was completely genuine. The way y'all were just silent at the end and at loss for words. Just beautiful.

[@ZenSponge]

“Now and Then” is the _female_ version of this film. It is absolutely fantastic, and I am certain you’d both love it! Also, friends are the family we choose. Just as importantly they are the family that _chooses_ us. A powerful thing that. When you’re young, and in search of a sense of belonging. It’s a powerful thing at any age.

[@emilykeegan4345]

"Now and then" is such a good movie ❤ my mom took me and 2 of my best girl friends to see it in the theater. Such good memories ❤

[@ZenSponge]

@@emilykeegan4345 My wife loves it, and as a girl Dad, I gotta admit - it has become one of my favorites.

[@DSGodiva]

This was a phenomenal reaction to one of my favorite films of all time. The relationship between Chris and Gordie is so incredible and special. We lost River Phoenix way before his time. Knowing his family history from when he was little, that scene by the fire is extra heartbreaking.

[@TheJstroud24]

This was mostly filmed about 5 miles away from where I grew up. I spent a lot of time in that little town, it's actually called Brownsville Oregon, not castle rock. There's a festival there to celebrate the movie every year

[@henrikeatworld]

That has to be one of the most beautiful places in the world

[@davidcopple8071]

Definitely one of my favorite movies of all time. First time watching you two and not have Ash constantly saying "Symbolisms ! " Over and over again. Made watching y'all's reaction much more enjoyable. Don't worry Ash. I'm a sixty years old Texan and I still cry every single time I watch this. Glad y'all enjoyed this as much as I did.

[@daveygivens735]

" It takes a big man to cry. It takes an even bigger man...to laugh at that man." ~Socrates, 429 B.C.

[@stavio12]

When I watched this as a kid I just thought it was just a funny adventure movie but when I watched it many times as an adult I realised how many hidden messages and lessons it taught throughout the film. Truly a masterpiece and my favourite film. Loved every one's performance especially River. A great talent and human being gone too soon. Rest in Peace.

[@michiganjfrog366]

You can't pick your family, but a friend is a gift you give yourself 😁😘

[@cfinley81]

When older Gordy stands back at the ending and looks at his work, I always imagine Chris in the background saying, "You're gonna be a great writer someday, Gordy." ❤💔

[@novatict6475]

Have gun will travel, reads the card of a man!

[@timmi7986]

A knight without armor in a savage land.

[@novatict6475]

@@timmi7986 his fast gun hire , heeds the calling wind

[@gigi-ij1hk]

My parents enjoyed it when I discovered this movie and had all kinds of questions about the pop culture of their youth. I got the soundtrack album (on cassette) and pretty much all the songs on it were songs my mom loved