My older step brother was killed by a train while playing on a trestle the year before this movie was released, he had just turned 13. Had I known the plot of the movie I doubt I would have ever watched it. I saw it for the first time at age 14 which was 4 years after he had died. The hardest scenes to watch were when the train is behind them on the train trestle and of course when they show Ray Brower's body. The comment about him being knocked right out of his Keds had me sobbing even more than I had already been, it struck too close to reality for me. I watched this movie because I was a huge fan of Corey Feldman and River Phoenix, they acted the roles of Teddy and Chris better than even I expected as a huge fan. It took several years before I could bring myself to watch this movie again but I am glad I did. It helped me to grieve and deal with the loss that forever changed my family in ways I wasn't able to do so before. The movie holds a special place in my heart and my 2 oldest children have now watched it. They enjoyed seeing the way the bonds of friendship were portrayed as did I. It still takes me back to the time in my life when I was sure we'd be best friends and never grow apart. Though I still speak with them from time to time it will never be as it was when we were 12.

Thank you for this movie trivia. It brought back many bittersweet memories for me. I am going to look for a copy of the dvd so I can buy the movie. When my youngest is old enough to watch it, we will watch it together. She has a few more years until that time.