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I'd forgotten what an unusually strong and culturally-resonant line of movies the man had without (I think) the popular acclaim you might associate with them, l
by mellosouls 11mo ago
I'd forgotten what an unusually strong and culturally-resonant line of movies the man had without (I think) the popular acclaim you might associate with them, like a low-profile Spielberg.
Spinal Tap
The Princess Bride
When Harry Met Sally
Sleepless in Seattle
Stand By Me
etc
A great loss, RIP
- fatbird 11mo agoHis last film was Spinal Tap II. I think if you could tell him that Spinal Tap would bookend his life, he'd be tickled by that.
- nephihaha 11mo agoThe second installment isn't good... But he has more than enough decent work to be remembered by.
- fortyseven 11mo agoNo, it isn't a patch on the original. But I did find it better than I expected at least. A low bar, but at least it passed it. ;)
- hnlmorg 11mo agoI personally preferred the sequel to the original. I loved the original but its pacing wasn’t all that great. I also felt II had better cohesion too.
- js2 11mo agoI'm just commenting to mention The Sure Thing, a delightful and endearing romcom with John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga, with small parts by Anthony Edwards, Nicollette Sheridan, and Tim Robbins.
- exasperaited 11mo agoThis is indeed a delightful film. I tend to forget that Nicollette Sheridan was the titular character. It’s unusual (but perhaps explains some of Reiner’s interest, I wonder) that this film has an identifiable, personified McGuffin.
- jeffwass 11mo agoHe was also brilliant as Michael “Meathead” Stivik in the phenomenal TV series “All in the Family”. Amazing how many classics he worked on throughout his career.
- DonHopkins 11mo agoThroughout his entire career I have always thought "Meathead has done so well for himself! He really showed Archie." Talking about Rob Reiner: https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/people/rob-reiner?chapter=4&clip=1984 https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/people/rob-reiner?c... https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/rob-reiner https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/rob-rein... Rob Reiner: The 60 Minutes Interview (2 months ago) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLeBquj8LKI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLeBquj8LKI
- jzb 11mo agoIndeed. I grew up watching AitF, and I remember being totally floored when I realized he directed “When Harry Met Sally.” Really sad end to a great career and as far as I could tell, a decent human being.
- tanseydavid 11mo agoI remember a radio host in the 90's remarking about how ironic it was that three of the biggest movie directors at the time were: Opie (Ron Howard), Laverne (Penny Marshall) and MeatHead (Rob Reiner).
- nobodyandproud 11mo agoI only ever watched the re-runs (1980s). Still, somehow I never made the connection that “meathead” was Rob Reiner.
- fortyseven 11mo agoIt's definitely interesting seeing him physically morph from his younger days to today. When he first came on my radar as a director, I wondered if it was just another guy with the same name, I had to go look it up, and I was surprised. Seemed like a really great guy. :(
- bambax 11mo agoA Few Good Men is also a great movie IMHO. And he was quite excellent in The Wolf of Wall Street (playing I think Leonardo's father?) Very sad development.
- losvedir 11mo agoOh wow he did A Few Good Men, too? These comments are just crazy in how many influential movies he made to me, without me realizing they were by him. And how are you the first to mention AFGM? That's the best of the bunch!
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- mellosouls 11mo agoHe also co-wrote the pilot for Happy Days...
- dhosek 11mo agoHis first seven films are the kind of good that most filmmakers would like to have throughout a career, not starting one. He was also a writer on The Smothers Brothers before his role on All in the Family. He was definitely one of the greats.
- CaptWillard 11mo agoAmen. I can appreciate films. Reiner made Movies. Great movies. Spielberg is an apt comparison.
- n1b0m 11mo agoMisery is another classic
- stack_framer 11mo agoWow, I didn't know he directed Misery! Great film.
- listless 11mo agoI had the same thought when I looked up his filmography - highly underrated. No idea he made all those classics.