Stand by Me Stars Reunite for Tribute Tour

0:00It's March 25th. From global headlines to breaking updates, this is Global News Today, powered by AI. Corey Feldman, Will Wheaton, and Jerry O'Connell, the three surviving young stars from the 1985 film Stand By Me, have reunited for a multi-city screening tour. The event kicked off just before director Rob Reiner's recent passing, turning it into a heartfelt tribute to the man who launched their careers. The actors have kept in touch over the decades, but rarely hung out as a trio until now. They faced loss before, with co-star River Phoenix's death in 1993, and Reiner's news hit hard, giving them a shared space too, grieve. Fans and the actors alike feel the film's deep pull, drawing crowds from kids to grandparents at screenings. Wheaton and O'Connell even join the Oscars tribute to Reiner, while Feldman pushed forward with the tour to celebrate with the movie meant to him. Back in 1985, studios passed on the small story about four boys finding a body based on

1:00a Stephen King tail. Rob Reiner got it made with help from producer Norman Lear, who put up $8 million himself. It grossed over $52 million and became a classic. The tour rolls on with stops in Anaheim, Seattle, Portland, Indianapolis, and Chicago. A 4K restoration hit select theaters in the U.S. and Canada for one week starting this Friday, reminding everyone why stand by me still captures that time was born to friendship.