Rob Reiner Remembered: "The Princess Bride" (1987) and "When Harry Met Sally..."(1989)

About this episode

The episode celebrates the life and career of filmmaker Rob Reiner, focusing on his iconic films 'The Princess Bride' and 'When Harry Met Sally...'.

On December 14, 2025, Hollywood...and the world...lost a true icon. A man who was not only a gifted actor, but a once-in-a-generation filmmaker who was adept at any style, from satire to horror to romantic comedy. We also lost a true humanitarian and, as his alter ego Harry Burns may have said, a real "mensch". We are indeed talking about the one and only, Rob Reiner. So, for our Season Premiere, we wanted to celebrate this gifted filmmaker and great human being by discussing two ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Brad Shreve, Tony Maietta

Topics covered

• Rob Reiner
• film history
• romantic comedy
• satire
• humanitarianism

Keywords

• Rob Reiner
• The Princess Bride
• When Harry Met Sally
• filmmaker
• humanitarian

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally...

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