Gordie is so observant that his grown-up self, played by Richard Dreyfuss, is the narrator of Stand by Meand serves as the film's stand-in for Stephen King.At the beginning of the film, a grown-up ...

While overcoming his addiction, Dreyfuss had an important supporting role in the coming of age 1986 movie, Stand By Me where he played the elder Gordie Lechance, who actually narrates the film.