EPISODE · Mar 19, 2026 · 1H 14M
Stand by Me (1986)
from Ruined Childhoods · host Dan Wiener and Jon Richardson
The 3rd film in his directorial career, Rob Reiner’s Stand By Me celebrates it’s 40th anniversary this year. And what better way to celebrate than to cover it on Ruined Childhoods’ 4th season, which features films that have complete sentences for titles? Dan shares his thoughts on how the film compares to Stephen King’s Novella, The Body, and Jon goes deep on the film’s legacy before they both share their ideas on how it could be revisited today.Watch on Spotify or YouTubeNext episode: Who’s Harry Crumb? (1989)• The 4th season of Ruined Childhoods features movies with complete sentence titles!Contact us, follow us on social media, or buy some merch at https://linktr.ee/RuinedChildhoods & RuinedChildhoodspod.comRuined Childhoods is produced & edited by Jon Richardson
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The 3rd film in his directorial career, Rob Reiner’s Stand By Me celebrates it’s 40th anniversary this year. And what better way to celebrate than to cover it on Ruined Childhoods’ 4th season, which features films that have complete sentences for titles? Dan shares his thoughts on how the film compares to Stephen King’s Novella, The Body, and Jon goes deep on the film’s legacy before they both share their ideas on how it could be revisited today.Watch on Spotify or YouTubeNext episode: Who’s Harry Crumb? (1989)• The 4th season of Ruined Childhoods features movies with complete sentence titles!Contact us, follow us on social media, or buy some merch at https://linktr.ee/RuinedChildhoods & RuinedChildhoodspod.comRuined Childhoods is produced & edited by Jon Richardson
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Stand by Me (1986)
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