‘Stand by Me’: Jerry O’Connell Calls Out Corey Feldman on Social Media
What To Know
- Jerry O’Connell humorously called out his Stand by Me co-star Corey Feldman on Instagram for only recently following him.
- The Stand by Me Live Tour, featuring O’Connell, Feldman, and Wil Wheaton, will begin in March 2026.
- Fans joined in the playful exchange on social media, recalling memories from the film and joking about Feldman’s late follow.
Stand by Me actor Jerry O’Connell called out his former costar, Corey Feldman, on social media 40 years after the 1986 coming-of-age film premiered.
On January 26, O’Connell, 51, took to Instagram with a screenshot of a notification that Feldman, 54, recently started following him on the social media platform.
“Corey, we were in Stand By Me together (he was Teddy, I was Vern), I came to your CD opening party @officialtowerrecords and we shared a trailer during filming,” O’Connell began. “HOW ARE YOU JUST FOLLOWING ME NOW??? BTW, @millsentertainment STAND BY ME LIVE IS BACK!!! In bio…
The Stand by Me Live Tour kicks off in 2026 on March 13 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It features a screening of the film, followed by an intimate conversation with three of the four main stars, O’Connell, Feldman, and Wil Wheaton (Gordie).
In the comments, Feldman replied, “I’m sorry bro…..I get a lot of requests from fake Jerrys….I’m glad I finally got the real U! Now we can B IG official! 😍❤️Skin it man!”
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Many of O’Connell’s followers also joined him in playfully poking fun at Feldman. One Instagram user joked, “Maybe he was still mad about the 7 cents.”
Another follower wrote, “Very on brand for Mr Feldman @cdogg22 😂.”
“Better late than never,” someone else pointed out.
A different fan speculated, “He probably thought he already was 😂.”
Meanwhile, yet another Instagram user commented, “Well, this is the Instagram interaction I didn’t know I needed. 👏😂.”
In addition to O’Connell, Feldman, and Wheaton, Stand by Me also starred River Phoenix — who died at 23 of combined drug intoxication in 1993 — as Chris to round out the main four kids. Kiefer Sutherland played a bully named Ace, while Richard Dreyfuss played the adult version of Gordie, and John Cusack played Gordie’s brother, Chance, who died in a car accident.
Stand by Me, streaming on Netflix