Stand By Me Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

5 of the most interesting Stand By Me easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Stand By Me movie message.

Stand By Me poster
Stand By Me poster
Stand By Me Plot

After the death of one of his friends, a writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.

Genre Adventure, Drama
Director Rob Reiner
Stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell
IMDB score 8.1

Stand By Me Movie Trivia

1 - The shot of Richard Dreyfuss from outside the truck is not Richard Dreyfuss.

The shot of Richard Dreyfuss from outside the truck is not Richard Dreyfuss.

Stand By Me movie hidden details

The guy who plays Ray Browers body is also scene in the story flashback Gordy is telling.

When young Chris Chambers tells the 'stolen milk money story', he argues his case in a lawyerly fashion ... Chris went on to become an attorney.

The narrator forgets to hit [save] before shutting off the computer thus deleting the entire script.

Gordy describes the terrible sound coming from Lard Ass as "a log truck coming at you at a hundred miles per hour". This foreshadows Keifer's chicken game on the highway later, where a truck swerves to avoid him and logs spill off the back.