# @americanfilminstitute on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbyHpCUDHEH
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68937173-americanfilminstitute-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/c60eb61a7c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-08T14:51:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Film Institute (@americanfilminstitute) — https://gondola.cc/americanfilminstitute

## Caption

🎬 Forty years later, STAND BY ME still speaks to every generation. In this 1997 clip from the #AFIArchive, Wil Wheaton talks about why the film still connects with audiences. When did you first see STAND BY ME?
 
Help protect film history by supporting the AFI Archive today at AFI.com/donate. 

#AFI100 #StandByMe #WilWheaton itswilwheaton

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- **Likes:** 335
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- **Comments:** 6

## Tags

wilwheaton, afi100, standbyme, afiarchive

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