"The world shook on Sunday night with the news that Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, had been found dead in their Hollywood home. As theories swirled around the circumstances of their deaths, fans immediately started to share clips and quotes from their favorite Reiner films. And there were so many of them. One of the most successful directors of the '80s and '90s, Reiner and his movies helped define both of those decades of American pop culture and beyond."
"He casually made one of the best comedy directorial debuts of all time with this mockumentary spoof of rock docs like The Last Waltz. Telling the story of the clashing egos and raging idiocy of the fictional Spinal Tap, Reiner both directed and starred as the filmmaker-within-the-film Marty DiBergi. This one wasn't even a hit when it came out, which is hard to believe given how much it's still quoted four decades later."
""Although I hadn't seen him in more than ten years, I know I'll miss him forever." Reiner shifted gears and helmed this Castle Rock adaptation of the short story "The Body," by Stephen King, making it into something completely new and moving. A coming-of-age story of friendship, Stand by Me has one of the best youth ensembles of its era, including a heartbreaking turn from River Phoenix."
Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead in their Hollywood home. Fans immediately shared clips and quotes from Reiner's films in response. Reiner became one of the most successful directors of the 1980s and 1990s and also maintained a prolific acting career that introduced him to wide audiences. Seven films directed by Reiner and seven acting roles are available to watch at home via streaming services or on VOD. Examples include This Is Spinal Tap, a mockumentary Reiner directed and starred in, and Stand by Me, a moving coming-of-age adaptation of Stephen King’s "The Body."
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