Furthermore, Reiner wasnt tying himself to an individual genre.
He zipped from comedy to courtroom drama, to fantasy favorite to suspense horror.
Heres that Reiner hot streak, film by film.
And what becomes very, very clear as we go along is that Reiner knows his writers.
Its well known that Reiner shot an awful lot of footage and heavily encouraged adlibbing.
And while its box office was profitable, it was still modest.
And she cant stand him.
Plus,The Sure Thingis really good.
Its worth noting again that itd take nearly $20 million off a $4.5 million budget.
Not only was he making good films, Reiner was making the money people happy.
Crucially for Reiner,Stand By Mestarted to give him real clout.
You killed my father.
Prepare to die.It never gets old.
But again, where do you start?
I certainly know of a few people whod have that fight.
Happy to take suggestions, butWhen Harry Met Sallys benchmark is extremely high.
In any other career, what filmmaker would object to it being called their best film?
In Reiners, it was the latest in a line of genre classics.
The beating heart ofWhen Harry Met Sallylies in the exquisite writing of the late Nora Ephron.
But its also the quiet, vulnerable humanity at the heart of it that resonates.
Genuinely, a romcom for grown-ups.
And Reiner would be rewarded with the best box office of his career up to that point.
Top tip: if ever you hear anyone say the words you dirty birdie, run for the hills.
And after a period of being shellshocked, Sorkin realized that Reiner was helping make it better.
Its dominated by Jack Nicholsons Col. Nathan Jessop whenever hes let near the screen, and Sorkins dialogue crackles.
The knives were duly out and plunged in.
Itd be remiss to say that was that for Reiner, though.
Audiences this time didnt take to the movie, however, and box office was less than expected.
read more Steven Spielbergs Hook: What Went Wrong?
Who else can match the run that he had?
