The director and actor, who was found dead Sunday at age 78, got his start in TV comedy before embarking on a run of widely cherished movies, from ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ to ‘The Princess Bride.’ https://t.co/EhIKuEqpPV ...

For many of us, Rob Reiner will forever be Meathead, the liberal foil to Archie Bunker in CBS's All in the Family. But it's as a director that he's really made his mark with some of the most memorable movies ever. When Harry Met Sally, Stand by Me, A Few Good Men, and The Princess Bride. But Reiner's first film almost didn't get made. All he had for This Is Final Tap about a failing, madeup British rock band, was a fourpage outline, no script because the movie was totally improvised. Released in 1984, it be ...