Rob Reiner, who is known for his successful acting and directing career, and his wife were both found dead in their Los Angeles home after being murdered in a knife attack
Rob Reiner rose to fame throughout the decades for his successful acting and directing career. He was involved in several iconic films that have gone down in Hollywood history.
He was involved in creating some well-known films such as When Harry Met Sally and The Princess Bride. He died at the age of 78 when he and his wife, 68, were found dead in their Los Angeles home.
They were found to have both been murdered in a knife attack after an argument allegedly broke out in the house. Their son has since been arrested and denied bail as he is being remanded in custody.
Before he died on Sunday, many were big fans of the director, with his debut occurring with the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap. He also had several acting roles such as in Sleepless in Seattle and The Wolf of Wall Street.
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Here are some of the best and where to watch them:
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap is an almost entirely improvised film about a British heavy metal group’s disastrous tour. It captured truths about rock ‘n’ roll, the music industry and ego.
Reiner even based his documentary filmmaker character Marty DiBergi on Martin Scorsese in The Last Waltz, which he might have been a little upset about at first but has come to love over the years.
While Reiner and his friends never dared take credit for the mockumentary, he did say that perhaps they made they first mock rock doc. This film is available to stream on Roku, TCM, DIRECTV Stream and HBO MAX.
Stand by Me (1986)
This coming-of-age classic, adapted from a Stephen King story, follows four 12-year-old boys on a search for a missing kid in 1950s Oregon. It helped make a star out of River Phoenix, along with Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman and Jerry O’Connell and it came to Reiner only because Adrian Lyne had dropped out.
In 2021, Reiner told The Guardian that the film meant more to him than any other he’d made. “It was the first time I did a film that reflected my own personal sensibility; it had a mixture of melancholy, humor and nostalgia,” he said.
“I was 12 in 1959, so the music was the music I listened to and the feelings I had in relation to my father, I injected into the film. When it came out and was accepted it validated me.” It can be streamed on Netflix, fuboTV and Philo.
The Princess Bride (1987)
Carl Reiner famously gifted his son William Goldman’s novel, which became his favorite and set him on path to adapt it for the big screen, which many had already tried and failed to do.
Norman Lear came to the rescue once more (he funded Spinal Tap) and gave Reiner the money to make The Princess Bride. They assembled one of the great ensembles with Robin Wright, Cary Elwes, Chris Sarandon, Wallace Shawn, Mandy Patinkin, Carol Kane, Billy Crystal, Peter Falk and André the Giant to bring to life this tale of love, adventure and storytelling. This film can be streamed on Hulu, Disney+ and DIRECTV Stream.
When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
Reiner enlisted Nora Ephron to help take an honest look at dating and relationships in what would become one of the most beloved romantic comedies, following Meg Ryan’s Sally and Crystal’s Harry across 12 years.
Reiner’s mother, Estelle, was the key to the most iconic scene in Katz’s Delicatessen, a location which took on a new fame as well. Around the film’s 30th anniversary, Reiner reflected on its longevity.
“I think people see some basic truths about men and women when they watch that movie,” he told The Associated Press. “To me, the dance that happens between men and women is forever.” When Harry Met Sally can be streamed on Roku, STARZ and DIRECTV Stream.
Misery (1990)
Reiner re-teamed with Goldman to adapt King’s Misery, about a famous novelist (James Caan) who after a car crash finds himself in the captive care of a crazed fan (Kathy Bates).
Warren Beatty was initially attached to star and told Reiner that he didn’t see it as a horror movie or a thriller but a prison movie.
When Reiner rewatched the film to talk about it earlier this year at the TCM Classic Film Festival, he said even he was surprised at how many laughs there were. Misery is available to buy on Prime Video and Apple TV.
A Few Good Men (1992)
The death of a Marine at Guantanamo Bay provides the backdrop for the Aaron Sorkin-penned courtroom drama, which went to Broadway before the big screen.
In Reiner’s hands, pitting Tom Cruise as a cocky, plea-happy junior lawyer against Jack Nicholson as an intimidating commanding officer, it became a hit that would score a best picture nomination. Nicholson would reunite with Reiner 15 years later for The Bucket List. You can stream the movie on BBC America, Philo and DIRECTV Stream.
The American President (1995)
Working with another Sorkin script, Reiner returned to the romantic comedy to tell a story about a widower U.S. president (Michael Douglas) who begins dating an environmental lobbyist (Annette Bening).
Roger Ebert wrote in his review, “It is hard to make a good love story, harder to make a good comedy and harder still to make an intelligent film about politics. Rob Reiner’s The American President cheerfully does all three, and is a great entertainment — one of those films, like ‘Forrest Gump’ or ‘Apollo 13,’ that however briefly unites the audience in a reprise of the American dream.” The film is available to rent or buy.
Source: Mirror
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