Stand By Me
This is Rob Reiner’s compassionate, perfectly performed look at the real heart of youth, a treasure told in the form of a memoir, as established writer Richard Dreyfuss remembers back to the pivotal summer of 1959. Adapted from a Stephen King story and starring River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman and Jerry O’Connell.
Sunday 8 p.m., Friday 4 a.m.: Cinemax
Monday 8 p.m., Saturday 4 p.m.: The Movie Channel
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