The Gist

A Rob Reiner­–mentary if You Will

We discuss father-son relationships in Being Charlie and the birth of the mockumentary genre in This Is Spinal Tap.

Rob Reiner and his lovely family at Lincoln Center in 2014.

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On The Gist, director Rob Reiner join us to discuss his latest film Being Charlie, which indirectly tells the story of his son’s battle with drug addiction. It was written by Reiner’s son, Nick Reiner, with co-writer Matt Elisofon. For the Spiel, it’s time for another Lobstar of the Antentwig.

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