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OT RIP Rob Reiner

This is incredibly sad and shocking. It's barely making cable news yet because of all the other horrific stuff that's happened in the past 24 hours.

He made some legendary movies. Stand by Me is one of the best movies ever made, IMO. Spinal Tap, Misery, A Few Good Men...

It's going to be someone close to him which makes it even sadder.
 
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superjohn said:
This is incredibly sad and shocking. It's barely making cable news yet because of all the other horrific stuff that's happened in the past 24 hours.

He made some legendary movies. Stand By Me is one of the best movies ever made, IMO. Spinal Tap, Misery, A Few Good Men...

It's going to be someone close to him which makes it even sadder.
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Apparently his son Nick Reports say he has had addictiin and homelessness issues. We know little about celebs lives when the photographers aren’t around
 
cohenzone said:
Apparently his son Nick Reports say he has had addictiin and homelessness issues. We know little about celebs lives when the photographers aren’t around
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It sounds like their daughter who lives across the street discovered their bodies and called the police. First night of Hanukkah, she was probably planning on spending the evening with them. This is so horrible.
 
superjohn said:
It sounds like their daughter who lives across the street discovered their bodies and called the police. First night of Hanukkah, she was probably planning on spending the evening with them. This is so horrible.
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Yep.
 
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I literally learned of this news taking a break from watching Spinal Tap II ... which only began streaming on HBO Max on Friday ...

... I won’t be able to watch the end ... about 24 minutes left ... maybe ever

I am a major fan of his entire body of work.
 
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Terrible news. I first saw Rob on “All In The Family” so many years ago. He grew into a great director. A movie that wasn’t mentioned yet was “When Harry Met Sally”. I read that he changed the ending of that movie when he met his wife Michelle who also was killed. RIP.
 
cohenzone said:
Apparently his son Nick Reports say he has had addictiin and homelessness issues. We know little about celebs lives when the photographers aren’t around
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In this case, Nick Reiner's struggles were actually quite public. His father wrote and directed the 2015 film Being Charlie, which was based on his son’s personal experiences, including his time in rehab and living on the streets. They made movie not for commercial success, but to raise awareness.
 
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temery said:
I don't get why every media outlet is profiling his best movies and I haven't seen one that mentions Princess Bride.
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I've seen a bunch of people mention it, usually in talking about what a run he had in the 80s/90s (and how diverse the movies were). E.g.,

 
temery said:
I don't get why every media outlet is profiling his best movies and I haven't seen one that mentions Princess Bride.
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I've seen it mentioned, but I agree that is a classic. Whomever the screenwriter is, it is a brilliant adaption from the William Goldman book. Reiner casting Billy Crystal and then giving him carte blanche to just ad lib resulted in some of the funniest scenes in that movie.
 
So shocking and heartbreaking. He was a great foil for Carroll O'Connor on All in the Family, and shifted to being a great director. The movies he directed ran the gamut from rom-coms to dramas to fantasy.
 
nomar said:
I've seen a bunch of people mention it, usually in talking about what a run he had in the 80s/90s (and how diverse the movies were). E.g.,

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That is a wide range of movies, from kids movie to prestige Oscar contender with Romcom, horror, and fantasy/comedy in between. Impressive.
 
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The apple did not fall far from the Carl Reiner tree with Rob. Just an incredibly talented family. Rob mentioned over the years that his 10-year marriage to Penny Marshall benefited him creatively as well. As a kid, I loved his Meathead character, but his writing/directing/producing talents really set him apart. It’s been a rough start to the week news-wise.
 
temery said:
I don't get why every media outlet is profiling his best movies and I haven't seen one that mentions Princess Bride.
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It is one of the most quoted movies of all time as well as being great.

One of my favorite stories is how he gave Billy Crystal free reign and expected the Mad Max scene shoot and be done in a few hours at most. Crystal was so on and so incredible, one by one, crew members were asked to leave because they were laughing so loudly, the microphones were picking up the laughter. Even Reiner had to leave the set and eventually it was just the cast for the scene and one sound guy.

A Few Good Men is one of my favorite movies of all time.

Think how often Princess..., A Few Good Men, When Harry Met Sally and Spinal Tap, are quoted by fans.

Finally, I also loved the story of him going to his dad looking for advice as to who to cast as the lead and his best friend in When Harry Met Sally and Carl told him to go with Crystal. So he then decided to give Crystal a shot at being his actual best friend and the two were close for the rest of his life.
 
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