The brutal passings of When Harry Met Sally director Rob Reiner and his loving wife Michele shocked the film industry this year. Martin Scorsese has cherished his memories of the married couple.
A moving tribute to the late director Rob Reiner has been written by Martin Scorsese. On December 14, 2009, Rob and his wife Michele, a famous Hollywood actress, were discovered dead at their LA home along with their 32-year-old son Nick, who is currently being detained after being detained for the double murder.
Fellow award-winning director Martin, 83, has spoken out to lament the deaths of Rob and Michele, who were 78 and 70, respectively, two weeks after the horrifying events that shocked Hollywood. In the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street, Rob and Martin made a famous partnership, with Martin serving as the director.
Martin compared Rob to his contemporary’s passing and said he was a “Master” despite having had his own success in directorial successes like This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride, and When Harry Met Sally. The Oscar-winning actor reflected on how close he had been to Rob, who he first met in 1970.
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Michele and Rob Reiner were both my friends, Martin wrote in an essay for the New York Times. I’ll have to use the past tense from now on, which makes me feel so deeply sad. But “there isn’t any other option.”
The Shutter Island star said, “Right away, I loved hanging out with Rob. We naturally bonded with one another. He never had a bad ol’ laugh or a bad ol’ laugh in the room, but he was never that bad. He had a wonderful barrelling laugh and a beautiful sense of unfettered freedom, fully enjoying the present.
Martin praised the 1990 film Misery as “a very special film, beautifully acted by Kathy Bates and James Caan,” picking out some of his favorite movies from his late friend. and described the 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap as “in a class of its own” and “a kind of immaculate creation.”
He wrote in an interview about directing Rob in The Wolf of Wall Street that he had the ability to “improvise with the best, he was a master at comedy, he worked beautifully with Leo and the rest of the guys, and he understood the human condition of his character: The man loved his son, he was happy with his success, but he knew he was going to fall.”
Since their passing, Rob and Michele have received numerous other stars’ tributes. In an interview that aired over the past week on CBS’s 60 Minutes, Kathy Bates was one of those who discussed her experience working with him. She recalled how her life changed after Rob cast her in Misery, a 1990 psychological horror movie, for which she received an Oscar for Best Actress.
She stated on the program that George Bailey would have gone back and seen what his life would have been like if he hadn’t been there if I hadn’t directed “Misery.”
“Some of the friends I now have wouldn’t have existed,” I said. Without it, my life would not have been as rich. I’m not sure if I would have had a career in film and probably wouldn’t have left the theater. I’m a “pretty old guy,” I suppose.
Jake, 34, and Romy, 28, Rob and Michele’s other children, both 14, have been devastated by the deaths, and Nick is being held until a hearing next month. Words cannot even begin to describe the unbearable pain we are going through each day, according to a statement from them. No one should ever go through the horrifying and devastating loss of our parents, Rob and Michele Reiner. They were our best friends, not just our parents.
When discussing the circumstances surrounding their deaths, the siblings continued to thank and thank people for their love and support. We are appreciative of the kindness, condolences, and support we have received from people of all kinds, not just from our own families and friends.
We now request respect and privacy, tolerance for speculation and compassion for humanity, and the memorialization of our parents for the extraordinary lives they led and the love they shared.
