Thank you so much for writing this post. My husband and I (now in our early 40s) showed Stand By Me to our 10 year old son and his friend a couple of weekends ago, and they were as delighted by it as we'd expected them to be. It had been many years since I'd seen the movie, and it's held up so well - wow, you were a skinny kid! - and seeing it as an adult and parent let me observe things about it that had gone over my head previously. I love that it's about boys who are tough and determined, but that they also express their emotions. It's a great film, and you all did great work in it.