AdvertisementOpinion'Stand By Me': A Love Letter To Childhood InnocencePlay10:37Download AudioAugust 06, 2011NPR StafffacebookEmailWil Wheaton (left), River Phoenix, Jerry O'Connell and Corey Feldman search for the body of a local teenager in Stand by Me. The film, directed by Rob Reiner, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. (AP/Universal Pictures)