This month, a small Oregon town off Interstate 5 north of Eugene is set to celebrate a classic movie that was filmed there.
“Stand By Me” is a 1986 coming-of-age drama filmed mostly in Brownsville, Oregon, and is based on Steven King’s “The Body.”
The story takes place in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon, and follows four boys on their journey to locate the dead body of a missing boy.
Brownsville has historically celebrated Stand By Me Day — complete with a blueberry pie-eating contest referencing a somewhat grotesque scene from the film — annually on July 23, according to the Oregon Historical Society. The town is one of several stops on the Oregon Film Trail.
The bridge in your photo was indeed used in the film, Stand By Me, but is located in Cottage Grove, not Oregon.
Oops! I meant “not Brownsville”. Cottage Grove is in Oregon, too.
I can’t wait to join in all the celebrations next year for the 40th. We will be travelling from the UK on our honeymoon. Following our other Oregon event that happened last year, when we got engaged outside the Goonies house in Astoria! See you all in 2026
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