In a world where everyone seems constantly connected, Julia Roberts\u2019<\/strong> daughter, Hazel Moder<\/a><\/strong>, is going the opposite route. The Pretty Woman star revealed in a new interview that a 1986 film based on a Stephen King<\/a><\/strong> novel convinced her to ditch her smartphone.<\/p>\n \u201cFor some reason, I was thinking this morning about when my kids were young and we showed them Stand by Me, and our daughter said to me, \u2018I\u2019m going to give you my phone,’\u201d Roberts, 57, told The New York Times<\/a> in an interview published on Wednesday, October 15. \u201cAnd I said, \u2018OK. What do you want me to do with it?\u2019 She said: \u2018You just keep it. I don\u2019t want it. Seeing that movie, I just thought if those boys had phones, they wouldn\u2019t be talking to each other like that. They wouldn\u2019t have gone looking for that body, they wouldn\u2019t sit around the fire and shared these stories.’\u201d<\/p>\n RELATED: Stephen King Admits He\u2019s Unsure About His Writing Future: \u2018At My Age, You\u2019re Off the Warranty\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The 1986 coming-of-age film directed by Rob Reiner<\/strong><\/a> follows four boys in the 1950s who set off to find a missing child\u2019s body, but they end up realizing the importance of friendship instead. Based on King\u2019s novella The Body, Stand by Me is a reminder of what life looked like before anyone had a phone in their pocket.<\/p>\n Roberts continued, \u201cShe could see how it was getting in the way of things. All that\u2019s to say, we love talking to each other, and sometimes we forget how important it is.\u201d<\/p>\n Hazel, 20, isn\u2019t the first Gen Z to decide she\u2019s had enough of always being available. In April 2024, The Guardian<\/a> covered the release of the Boring Phone, a flip phone with none of the bells and whistles many are used to these days.<\/p>\n Mike Marsland/WireImage<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always hated being available to everyone,\u201d 29-year-old Rana Ali<\/strong> told the publication at the time. \u201cThe idea that if you send a WhatsApp to someone and they don\u2019t respond immediately then something\u2019s wrong. I\u2019ve had periods of having a smartphone but I always revert back to having a burner phone.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier this summer, the trend was still chugging along and Dr. Christine Lee<\/strong> weighed in on the benefits of a \u201cdigital detox.\u201d<\/p>\n “Research has shown that [a digital detox] can help with improving your sleep, that can improve your mood, that can reduce your anxiety,” Lee said during an interview with NBC Washington<\/a>.<\/p>\n RELATED: Who Is Julia Roberts’ Husband, Danny Moder? Find Out the Secret to Their Long Marriage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The Irish Times<\/a> recently reported a steady decline in social-media use among Gen Z outside the U.S., suggesting that Hazel\u2019s decision may be part of a broader global shift in how young people approach technology \u2013 smartphone-free and living in the moment.<\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Oct 16, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a world where everyone seems constantly connected, Julia Roberts\u2019 daughter, Hazel Moder, is going the opposite route. 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