Growing up I was obsessed with River Phoenix (I still am) and challenged myself to watch every one of his films, thank god I did.

Stand By Me is a beautiful coming of age story which sees a group of young boys, Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern who decide to hike to find the corpse of Ray Brower, a local teenager, who was hit by a train while plucking blueberries in the wild. Written by the incomparable Stephen King, this tale is one of humour, tragedy, heart ache and relatability. We see these children go on a true journey of self discovery and overcome issues within their lives. We see these four friends