The Body is about 4 friends who decide to go on a weekend "adventure" to find the rumored body of a kid who was hit by a train. Publishers, TMLT (May 10, 2022). "100+ Best '80s Movies Ranked - List of Iconic Movies of the 1980s".

Jerusalem's Lot, from the novel Salem's Lot is referenced when the boys first listen to Gordie's Lard Ass story. Weird,” I agreed, and for just one moment we looked in each other’s eyes and saw some of the true things that made us friends. Then we looked away again and watched Teddy and Vern throwing water at each other, screaming and laughing and calling each other pussies. Hey man,” Vern said. “Somebody’s got to go for provisions. Dump opens at four. I don’t want to still be here when Milo and Chopper make the scene.”

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The movie's success sparked a renewed interest in Ben E. King's song " Stand by Me". Initially a number four pop hit in 1961, the song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1986, eventually peaking at number nine in December of that year. [26] The song was also reissued in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, where it topped the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart respectively for three consecutive weeks in February 1987. The movie was released in both countries the following month.

A number of key moments from “The Body” were directly inspired by events in King’s own life. When he was in seventh grade, for example, there was a controversy about stolen milk money – though unlike the character Chris Chambers, the young writer was viewed as above suspicion because of his good reputation. Likewise, the trestle run is akin to a rite of passage that he faced when he was in college, and the author had his own terrifying episode involving a pond full of leeches. Rob Reiner found four young boys who were the characters we played. I was awkward and nerdy and shy and uncomfortable in my skin and sensitive, and River was cool and smart and passionate and even at that age kind of like a father figure to some of us, Jerry was one of the funniest people I had ever seen in my life, either before or since, and Corey was unbelievably angry and in an incredible amount of pain and had a terrible relationship with his parents. [19] But mostly due to King's depiction of the boys' dynamic. One seriously cannot deny that Stephen King knows how to write friendships; he might not always be a genius when it comes to romance, but friendships, that is some goooood shit.Lang, Brendan (July 28, 2016). " 'Stand by Me' Oral History: Rob Reiner and Cast on River Phoenix and How Coming-of-Age Classic Almost Didn't Happen". Variety. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017 . Retrieved August 25, 2018.

Lai, Kristin (August 8, 2016). "The True Story Behind Stephen King's 'The Body' And 'Stand By Me' ". Movie Pilot. Archived from the original on December 10, 2016 . Retrieved May 1, 2017. The Breathing Method--a tale told in a strange club about a woman determined to give birth no matter what. It seems as though he holds the reader in the same company as his buddies, Vern, Teddy and Chris, and with that trust comes the responsibility of holding a space for the reader to be an active participant in his tale. I think that is also why he includes Stud City and Lard Arse Hogan to both establish his reliability, but also to show he kept his childhood promise to become a writer. The Body--four rambunctious young boys venture into the Maine woods and in sunlight and thunder find life, death, and intimations of their own mortality.King was the recipient of America’s prestigious 2014 National Medal of Arts and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for distinguished contribution to American Letters. In 2007 he also won the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He lives with his wife Tabitha King in Maine