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Rarely-seen photos of Rob Reiner, the cast of 'Stand by Me' during the film's production
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Rarely-seen photos of Rob Reiner, the cast of 'Stand by Me' during the film's production

  • Dec 18, 2025
  • Dec 18, 2025

These previously unpublished photos were taken by the Democrat-Herald during the filming of Stand by Me on Main Street of Brownsville, Oregon in July of 1985.

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River Phoenix pauses in between shoots during the filming of "Stand By Me" in Brownsville in July 1985.

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Downtown Brownsville, Ore., during the filming of Stand By Me in July of 1985.

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Wil Wheaton during the filming in Brownsville in July of 1985.

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Rob Reiner directs River Phoenix, foreground, and Kiefer Sutherland during filming in Brownsville.

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River Phoenix and Wil Wheaton pause in between filming of Stand by Me in Brownsville, Ore.

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Rob Reiner directs Stand by Me during filming in Brownsville.

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Filming of Stand by Me in Brownsville.

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Rob Reiner directs Stand by Me during filming in Brownsville in July of 1985.

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River Phoenix pauses in between shoots of Stand by Me in Brownsville, Ore.

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Rob Reiner directs Stand by Me during filming in Brownsville, Ore., in July of 1985.

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River Phoenix and Will Wheaton during the filming of Stand by Me in Brownsville, Ore.

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Filming of Stand by Me in Brownsville, Ore. July of 1985.

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Rob Reiner directs Stand by Me during filming in Brownsville, Ore., in July of 1985.

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Filming of Stand by Me in Brownsville, Ore.

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Downtown Brownsville, Ore., during the filming of Stand By Me in July of 1985.

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Filming of Stand by Me in Brownsville, Ore. July of 1985.

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Rob Reiner directs Stand by Me during filming in Brownsville, Ore., in July of 1985.

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Downtown Brownsville, Ore., during the filming of Stand By Me in July of 1985.

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Filming of Stand by Me in Brownsville

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Director Rob Reiner, center, speaks while shooting "Stand By Me" in Brownsville during the summer of 1985.

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