Stand By Me.. the cruel irony being that the story's main protagonist didn't live beyond his teenage years. I too remember this film as one of those *buddy movies* that really spoke to me aged 15. I watched it recently with my wife and what I'd forgotten was how mean, dangerous & seriously intimidating the older boys were. Whenever I see River Phoenix I always feel sad, that almost like a friend I never had I miss his presence (even if it's just in the movies). I think if River had been alive today, he would have been up there with the greats. Corey Feldam is, he's a great character from that era. I saw him on a TV quiz show. He seemed really *whacky* these days with just a touch of the *Charlie Sheen's* about him !