30 years before 'Stranger Things,' Rob Reiner's 1986 movie 'Stand by Me' combined youth, nostalgia and corpses for a landmark coming-of-age story. Columbia Pictures / Photofest It’s a scorching summer day, and four neighborhood boys are trying to beat the heat by lounging in the shade near a junkyard’s water pump with a refreshing drink. As they cool off, they listlessly toss little rocks into an
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