"The sudden deaths Sunday of legendary director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, reverberated through Hollywood. Now, the arrest of Reiner's son Nick on Monday on a murder charge in connection with his parents' deaths is shedding new light on the internal struggles of the famous family. Business Insider spoke with Nick Reiner and Rob Reiner in 2016 while attending the Toronto International Film Festival, where the pair were premiering their movie "Being Charlie," which is based on Nick's experiences with drug abuse."
"The movie focuses on 18-year-old Charlie (Nick Robinson) as he struggles with addiction to heroin and cocaine. As Charlie jumps in and out of rehab, the aggravation of his actor-turned-politician father ("Princess Bride" star Cary Elwes) grows, as he struggles to figure out how to help his son. Nick began working on the script with a fellow addict, Matt Elisofon, while spending four years at a Los Angeles rehab facility."
Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner died suddenly, and their son Nick was arrested on a murder charge in connection with their deaths. Rob and Nick collaborated on the 2016 film Being Charlie, which drew on Nick's history of drug addiction. The film follows an 18-year-old's heroin and cocaine addiction and the strained relationship with his actor-turned-politician father. Nick developed the script with fellow addict Matt Elisofon during four years in a Los Angeles rehab facility. The film received a very limited theatrical release and the collaboration proved complicated but healing for the family.
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