It’s the summer of 1959 in Castlerock, Oregon and four 12 year-old boys – Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern – are fast friends.
After learning of the general location of the body of a local boy who has been missing for several days, they set off into the woods to see it.
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Along the way, they learn about themselves, the meaning of friendship and the need to stand up for what is right.