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oldmanwinters 12-14-2025 09:43 PM

Rob Reiner
 
Breaking News from Associated Press:
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Two people were found dead at a Los Angeles home owned by director-actor Rob Reiner on Sunday, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.

The official could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

The Los Angeles Fire Department says it responded to a medical aid request Sunday afternoon and found a 78-year-old man and 68-year-old woman dead inside. . . .

He turned 78 in March, although authorities have not confirmed the identities of the people found dead in Reiner's home in the tony Brentwood neighborhood on the city's west side that's home to many celebrities.

Messages to his representatives were not immediately returned Sunday night.

triplexxx 12-14-2025 09:50 PM

RIP Rob Reiner
 
Sources have confirmed it was indeed Rob Reiner and his wife Michele. It appears to be a case of homicide, knife attack. This is extremely tragic. Rob Reiner, like his father Carl was a true legend as a director/producer/actor. May Rob and his wife rest well. I hope they catch who was responsible for this.

Update: Now it's being said one of their sons was responsible? This is horrible.

Stu_Padasso 12-14-2025 10:13 PM

My God this is horrible. Home invasion?

oldmanwinters 12-14-2025 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Stu_Padasso (Post 2019492)
Home invasion?

Prevailing Twitter speculation focuses on the couple’s adult son: Nick, who might have also been a resident in the home.

MikeandRaph87 12-14-2025 11:10 PM

Stabbed to death by their sunstance addicted son. This is bad. I disagree with Rob's in your face politics, but he was a creative force like his father and late first wife.
https://extratv.com/2025/12/14/rob-r...ner-allegedly/


Here is a good article on Andy Griffith and his father getting his career going.https://people.com/rob-reiner-says-w...n%20Headmaster.

oldmanwinters 12-15-2025 08:05 AM

I never saw it, but Rob and Nick worked on a movie together inspired by their relationship trying to work through Nick's drug addictions:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...ie-1236450528/

ToTheNines 12-15-2025 08:10 AM

Damn. One of the most tragic ways to go imaginable.

IMJ 12-15-2025 11:47 AM

Saw this last night while reading my newsfeed getting ready for sleep. Unfolded pretty quickly as a progression of headlines...

"A 78 year old man and a woman were found dead in Rob Reiners home. No word from authorities on the identities. The home is owned by Rob Reiner (78 ) and his wife."

20 minutes later
"Rob Reiner found dead with wife in home. Murder investigating pending"

20 minutes later
"Multiple sources say Rob Reiner and Wife stabbed by addict son"

Wild year for celebrities. This, the whole Gene Hackman thing, Ozzy...

oldmanwinters 12-15-2025 11:54 AM

The Donald playing it just like everyone would expect:


Two of my favorite movies are: Stand By Me and The Princess Bride, so I'll always be thankful for Reiner's contributions to our pop culture history. It's amazing how much better each of those movies is than the literary source material, and I think Reiner had a ton to do with that.

And relationship between Archie Bunker and The Meathead" was top-tier sitcom fodder.

Autbot_Benz 12-15-2025 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by oldmanwinters (Post 2019522)
The Donald playing it just like everyone would expect:


Two of my favorite movies are: Stand By Me and The Princess Bride, so I'll always be thankful for Reiner's contributions to our pop culture history. It's amazing how much better each of those movies is than the literary source material, and I think Reiner had a ton to do with that.

And relationship between Archie Bunker and The Meathead" was top-tier sitcom fodder.

Trump is such an asshole. Karma will come for him someday

Andrew NDB 12-15-2025 12:32 PM

Was Reiner pretty TDSed? I just watched him on Bill Maher's podcast about a month ago and he didn't seem TOO far out there. There was one point where Reiner was saying there isn't any talking to Trump people and Maher started arguing with him about that, but that was about it.

oldmanwinters 12-15-2025 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB (Post 2019525)
Was Reiner pretty TDSed? I just watched him on Bill Maher's podcast about a month ago and he didn't seem TOO far out there. There was one point where Reiner was saying there isn't any talking to Trump people and Maher started arguing with him about that, but that was about it.

Oh yeah, he produced a documentary a couple of years ago called "God and Country" where he really went hard into Trump and the religious-people who voted for him:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...oc-1235826254/

https://www.theguardian.com/film/202...beloved-movies

https://www.tennessean.com/story/new...h/72371042007/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/g...broadside.html

https://www.nosmallendeavor.com/rob-reiner-dan-partland

I think this was from around early 2020 October 2019:
https://www.tmz.com/watch/2025-12-15...e-2200841-226/

Andrew NDB 12-15-2025 01:48 PM

Dang. Whole cities were burning around him from BLM and he was obsessed with "Christian Nationalism violence"?

Mayhem 12-15-2025 04:51 PM

You know Trump’s response to Reiner’s death is too far into the word salad dementia drug drunkenness when sections of his supporters are railing against what he said.

I will say it again, while the Dema concealing Biden’s deterioration was bad, this is a whole new scale and you can’t keep the orange diaper turd in the hot seat.

IMJ 12-15-2025 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Mayhem (Post 2019548)
You know Trump’s response to Reiner’s death is too far into the word salad dementia drug drunkenness when sections of his supporters are railing against what he said.

I will say it again, while the Dema concealing Biden’s deterioration was bad, this is a whole new scale and you can’t keep the orange diaper turd in the hot seat.

At least Trump knows that you can't play NTSC PSOne games in a PAL U.K. Playstation. He'll be fine.

TheSkeletonMan939 12-15-2025 05:42 PM

I like Princess Bride and I'm always happily surprised when typecast comedy directors like him can turn around and do such compelling drama like A Few Good Men. Jonathan Demme was like that also, slumming it on comedies before doing Silence of the Lambs.

Terrible way to die. A husband and wife murdered by their own son, the bodies discovered by their daughter. Very hard to read about and you hope it never happens to anyone you know.

oldmanwinters 12-15-2025 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSkeletonMan939 (Post 2019556)
I like Princess Bride and I'm always happily surprised when typecast comedy directors like him can turn around and do such compelling drama like A Few Good Men.

Forgot he did that one! Another American classic!

Jester 12-15-2025 07:03 PM

Reiner will always be Marty Di Bergi to me. When I saw he'd died last night I had to confirm, and that's when I learned it was a murder, and the prime suspect was his son. This one hurts, Rob was a brilliant filmmaker (oh, and don't forget he directed the adaptation of Stephen King's Misery with Kathy Bates.)

ZariusTwo 12-16-2025 10:54 AM

Hardcore Legend Mick Foley resigns as ambassador for WWE after Trump's comments


https://bleedingcool.com/tv/mick-fol...t-final-straw/

Mad Dog McMutt 12-16-2025 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester (Post 2019567)
Reiner will always be Marty Di Bergi to me. When I saw he'd died last night I had to confirm, and that's when I learned it was a murder, and the prime suspect was his son. This one hurts, Rob was a brilliant filmmaker (oh, and don't forget he directed the adaptation of Stephen King's Misery with Kathy Bates.)

Misery and Stand by me are the only films of his that I have seen, but I love them both quite a bit. Kathy Bates is an amazing actress.

Mayhem 12-17-2025 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad Dog McMutt (Post 2019648)
Misery and Stand by me are the only films of his that I have seen, but I love them both quite a bit. Kathy Bates is an amazing actress.

You haven't seen The Princess Bride? Inconceivable! You need to remedy that ;)

Mad Dog McMutt 12-20-2025 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Mayhem (Post 2019708)
You haven't seen The Princess Bride? Inconceivable! You need to remedy that ;)

The name of that movie made me always assume that it was a chick flick.

IMJ 12-20-2025 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad Dog McMutt (Post 2019897)
The name of that movie made me always assume that it was a chick flick.

It's a great flick - very quotable.... check it out!

Mad Dog McMutt 12-20-2025 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by IMJ (Post 2019905)
It's a great flick - very quotable.... check it out!

I will. I also forgot that I have seen Spinal Tap a long time ago.

oldmanwinters 12-20-2025 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad Dog McMutt (Post 2019897)
The name of that movie made me always assume that it was a chick flick.

Well, its narrative was framed by “a kissing book.”

ZariusTwo 12-21-2025 12:52 AM

This aged juuuuuuust fine


oldmanwinters 12-21-2025 02:36 AM

A 48-hour police detention could have been a life-saver in this scenario. Tragic.


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