We know the four young boys who starred in Stand By Me are Jerry O’Connell, Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman, and the late River Phoenix. The surviving three have been touring the United States to celebrate the film’s 40th anniversary.
On a recent stop, they met up with someone who was a major part of the movie, but we don’t know his name or much about him today.
Who was it? Ray Brower (Kent Luttrell), aka The Body, whom they did the long journey to find.
I never thought about him until now. It is to see what he looks like standing up.
I hope that trio have a reunion with the hugest actor in the movie. Who? Andy Lindberg, who played Lard Ass. That Blueberry Barf scene is forever etched into my memory: that and the leech scene.
We knew that Jerry O’Connell could act and dance like a stripper. But did you know he can also sing? He can, and we know that now.
Tim Rozon shared a video of his friend singing Frankie Valli’s Can’t Take My Eyes Off You while they were at lunch. And now I want to see them both in a musical.
Why did Jerry do it? Because, as Rozon said, the Stand By Me actor told him, “You gotta do at least one thing a day that frightens you, Timmy.”
In 1986, we watched four boys embark on a journey to find a dead body in Stand By Me, but what they found was a friendship that would last forever.
Not only did Gordon, Teddy, and Vern find that, but so did the actors who played them.
In honor of Stand By Me turning 40 on August 22nd, Jerry O’Connell, Wil Wheaton, and Corey Feldman are embarking on another journey. The three men are touring the country and watching the coming-of-age film with their fans.
Yesterday was their first stop in Concord, New Hampshire. Tonight they are in Red Bank, New Jersey. Tomorrow they will be in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Back to the tour, they are traveling by bus to the different locations, and O’Connell shared a video of them together. It was great to see them together again. I have seen Jerry with Wil or Corey, but not with the other two surviving members.
On that note, I picture this is what it would be like if they reunited to attend a memorial for Chris, who we found out was killed at the end of the movie. RIP River Phoenix.
Over the summer, we watched season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on Paramount+. And we want to know what is going to happen next.
In the upcoming fourth season, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise—led by Captain Christopher Pike—embarks on a series of thrilling and emotional adventures across the stars. As they journey to strange new worlds, they will battle inner demons and external threats, encounter colorful new characters, reunite with familiar faces, and confront terrifying aliens. Through it all, they strive to embrace a bright, hopeful future.
Yesterday, during New York Comic Con, Paramount+ released a clip from season 4. And wow!
As I watched it. I thought to myself, I bet they wish they had special effects like that when they made the OG Star Trek.
But that was almost 60 years ago (Can you believe it turns 60 next September?), and their special effects were so crude as compared to now. In ways, that is what makes it so special, even in today’s standards. Plus, they predicted some of the technology that we currently have.
Season 4 has wrapped production, but it does not have a premiere date.
Jerry O’Connell is in Las Vegas with his wife, Rebecca Romijn, who is promoting her show, Star Trek: Strange New Things, with Creation Entertainment.
So what is he going to do while she is working? He is going to take a bubble bath. And I am so happy that not everything that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Because if it did, we would not have gotten this photo!
