"Rob Reiner made the kind of movies that we all rewatch already. They're the films that we quote without having to think about it, the ones we hold up as gold standards of comedy, romance, drama and suspense, the ones we wish they made today. Before his death Sunday, it was not uncommon, or unwarranted, to marvel at his incredible streak of films from 1984, when he made his directorial debut with the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, through 1995 with The American President."
"There's a fine line between stupid and clever, Christopher Guest's guitarist Nigel Tufnel observes in This Is Spinal Tap and Reiner's almost entirely improvised film about a British heavy metal group's disastrous tour is proof. In its unabashed commitment to silliness, 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,"
Rob Reiner made widely rewatchable, genre-spanning films that many viewers quote and remember. His directorial streak ran from 1984's This Is Spinal Tap through 1995's The American President. He delivered memorable comedic performances in small roles, including Sleepless in Seattle and The Wolf of Wall Street. This Is Spinal Tap was almost entirely improvised and depicted a British heavy metal group's disastrous tour while capturing truths about rock n' roll, the music industry and ego. Reiner based the documentary filmmaker Marty DiBergi on Martin Scorsese in The Last Waltz. Reiner and his collaborators declined to take full credit but suggested they may have created the first mock rock doc.
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