After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, but they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.
Keywords: movies-online , 1950s , based-on-novel-or-book , boys , bullying , campfire-story , coin-toss , coming-of-age , faithful-adaptation , familiar , flipping-coin , friendship , kids , leech , nostalgic , oregon-usa , pie-eating , railroad-track , road-trip , story-within-the-story , told-in-flashback , dark-comedy