Stephen King: Why I Hugged Rob Reiner After Watching ‘Stand by Me’ |
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Guest Essay
By Stephen King
Mr. King is the author of numerous works of fiction.
In this case, I prefer to trust my feelings more than my memory. The only thing I’m positive about is how I felt when I heard Rob Reiner was dead: a combination of sadness and disbelief. As for the rest … Robert Stone had it right when he said “the mind is a monkey.”
I think I saw “Stand by Me” in the fall of 1985. Back then it was still called “The Body,” which was the name of my novella, on which Rob’s film was based. I think he showed it to me in a room at the........