1986 American coming-of-age movie “Stand By Me” is based on a novella, “The Body,” by whom?

1986 American coming-of-age movie “Stand By Me” is based on a novella, “The Body,” by whom?

Stand by Me is based on Stephen King’s 1982 novella The Body, with a title derived from Ben E. King’s song._x000D_

Stand By Me News Fact

_x000D_2021 is the 35th anniversary of Rob Reiner’s Stand by Me. One of the film’s stars, Wil Wheaton, told Yahoo Entertainment in an interview published on Friday, May 21, 2021, about the abuse he experienced from his mother Debbie, a former actress, and his father Richard, a medical specialist. The then 14-year-old actor said that this experience had a significant influence on his role in the film.