Stand by me

It's the summer of 1959 in Castlerock, Oregon and four 12 year-old boys - Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern - are fast friends. After learning of the general location of the body of a local boy who has been missing for several days, they set off into woods to see it. Along the way, they learn about themselves, the meaning of friendship and the need to stand up for what is right.

After learning that a stranger has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie Lachance, Vern Tessio, Chris Chambers and Teddy Duchamp encounter a mean junk man and …

After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy.

The big news in the small town of Castle Rock, Maine is of the disappearance of a young local named Ray Brower. Officials are stumped as to his whereabouts, and it's not clear whether he's dead or alive. A young boy, Vern Tessio, overhears his older brother speaking about the case; Vern's brother, it would seem, has come into a reliable and juicy bit of Brower information: the boy was apparently struck by a train and killed while picking berries outside of town….

Stand By Me: Ultimate Golden Anthems is the essential nostalgic look back to the music of the 60s and 70s, with 100 classics across 5 CDs. There’s classic Atlantic soul from Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding and Ben E. King. The sixties beat boom is remembered via huge hits from The Hollies, Gerry And The Pacemakers and The Moody Blues. There’s Flower Power tracks from Love, Donovan and Sonny & Cher, alongside pure pop by The Monkees and folk from Pentangle and Ralph McTell, whilst the 70s are represented by brilliant singles from Carly Simon, Bread and Rose Royce. If you were young in the 60s or 70s, Stand By Me: Ultimate Golden Greats is for you. It’s a time capsule of amazing music.

It's the summer of 1959 in Castlerock, Oregon and four 12 year-old boys - Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern - are fast friends.