Stephen King pens emotional tribute to murdered director Rob Reiner
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Writer Stephen King wrote an emotional tribute to director Rob Reiner for The New York Times on Tuesday, following the director’s murder over the weekend.
The “It” and “Carrie” author said Reiner invited him to the Beverly Hills Hotel in 1985 to watch a rough cut of the movie “Stand by Me,” based on King’s 1982 novella “The Body.”
King recalled that he felt “deeply moved” when he watched the film for the first time, and noted how well he adapted Reiner’s “naked autobiographical story”.
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Rob Reiner directed the 1986 film “Stand by Me”, based on Stephen King’s novella “The Body”. (Colombia Images/Getty Images)
“When the movie was over, I thanked Rob and surprised myself by giving him a hug.” The king wrote. “I’m not normally a cuddle guy, and I don’t think he’s used to those either. He stiffened, mumbled something about being glad I liked it, and we both walked away.”
He continued, “Apparently I wasn’t done feeling my emotions. I went to the nearest men’s room and sat on a toilet until I got myself under control. Up close, nostalgia can be dangerous. I don’t know exactly what I mean by that, but it feels right.”
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Reiner directed the 1990 film “Misery,” based on King’s 1987 novel of the same name. King wrote that he was “equally pleased with this movie, but not as emotionally devastated.”
Author Stephen King (left) praised filmmaker Rob Reiner (right) in his New York Times article. (Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
King added that, at Reiner’s request, he also took part in a documentary “about how little we like Donald Trump.”
“Rob, with his usual elegance, took plenty of put-downs and insults on Twitter. (I refuse to call him I was that crying child. It was Rob Reiner who brought this to the big screen,” King wrote.
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Reiner was found dead with his wife, Michelle Sunday, in their Los Angeles mansion. Their son, Nick Reiner, was arrested Sunday night on suspicion of killing his parents.
Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle, were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday. (Lester Cohen/Getty Images for Hilton Hotels)
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Family friends told the Los Angeles Times that Nick had argued with his parents at Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party on Saturday evening and was acting strangely before he died.
