Sweet and touching coming-of-age drama about four American boys who set off along the railway to find the body of a dead child.
There are scares and surprises along the way (an attack dog, nearly being run down by a train, a nasty gang of kids led by Kiefer Sutherland), but the real focus of the story is the relationship between the four boys and what else is going on in their emotional lives.
Gordie (Wil Wheaton) is bereaved after losing a brother he failed to live up to in the eyes of his devastated parents. (As an adult, played by Richard Dreyfuss, he narrates the story he has now turned into a book.) And Chris (River Phoenix) has been written off as a no-hoper. Meanwhile Teddy (Corey Feldman) is not quite right in the head and Vern (Jerry O'Connell) has an older brother in the nasty gang.
It’s a poignant tale about friendship and growing up.
Rob Reiner’s direction is unfussy and perfectly judged, allowing the characters to develop and the story to unfold at just the right pace.
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