On this day in movie history - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (2023)

 

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

documentary directed by Rob Reiner,

was released at the AFI Fest in the United States on October 26, 2023.

Music by Marc Shaiman.

 
Cast:

Albert Brooks, Judd Apatow, James L. Brooks, Larry David, Nikki Glaser, Alana Haim, Jonah Hill, Conan O'Brien, Rob Reiner, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman, Steven Spielberg, Ben Stiller, Sharon Stone, Wanda Sykes, Neil deGrasse Tyson.

On this day in movie history - Stand by Me (1986)

Stand by Me

directed by Rob Reiner,

written by Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon,

based on the novella The Body by Stephen King,

was released in the United States on August 22, 1986.

Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss.

Music by Jack Nitzsche.

Cast:

Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland, Casey Siemaszko, Gary Riley, Bradley Gregg, Jason Oliver Lipsett, Marshall Bell, Frances Lee McCain, Bruce Kirby, William Bronder, Scott Beach, Richard Dreyfuss, John Cusack, Madeleine Swift, Popeye (the dog, as Chopper), Geanette Bobst, Art Burke, Matt Williams, Andy Lindberg, Dick Durock, O.B. Babbs, Charlie Owens, Kenneth Hodges, John Hodges, Susan Thorpe, Korey Scott Pollard, Rick Elliott, Kent W. Luttrell, Chance Quinn, Jason Naylor, Sky Siewerski.

On this day in movie history - Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time. Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020)

 

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time. Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

documentary directed by Danny Wolf

was released in the United States on April 21, 2020.

Cast:

Peter Bogdanovich, Barry Bostwick, Jeff Bridges, Gary Busey, Joe Dante, Illeana Douglas, Fran Drescher, Jeff Goldblum, Pam Grier, Michael McKean, Kevin Pollak, Rob Reiner, Penelope Spheeris, Anthony Timpone, John Turturro, John Waters.

On this day in movie history - Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023)

 

Being Mary Tyler Moore

documentary directed by James Adolphus,

written by James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Susan Silver and Treva Silverman,

was released at the South by Southwest Film Festival in the United States on March 13, 2023.

Music by Theodosia Roussos.

 
Cast:
Mary Tyler Moore, James L. Brooks, Rob Reiner, Treva Silverman, Beverly Sanders, Ronda Rich, John Tinker, Edward Asner, James Burrows, Bill Persky, Debra Martin Chase, Katie Couric, Joel Grey, Norman Lear, Robert Levine, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bernadette Peters, Phylicia Rashad, Lena Waithe, Betty White, Reese Witherspoon.

On this day in movie history - This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

This Is Spinal Tap

a.k.a. This Is Spinal Tap: A Rockumentary by Martin Di Bergi,

directed by Rob Reiner,

written by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Rob Reiner,

was released in the United States on March 2, 1984.

Music by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Rob Reiner.

Cast:

Rob Reiner, Kimberly Stringer, Chazz Dominguez, Shari Hall, R.J. Parnell, David Kaff, Tony Hendra, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Bruno Kirby, Jean Cromie, Patrick Maher, Ed Begley Jr., Danny Kortchmar, Fran Drescher, Patrick Macnee, Memo Vera, Julie Payne, Dana Carvey, Sandy Helberg, Robin Menken, Zane Buzby, Billy Crystal, Jennifer Child, J.J. Barry, George McDaniel, Paul Benedict, Anne Churchill, Howard Hesseman, Paul Shortino, Cherie Darr, Lara Cody, Andrew J. Lederer, Russ Kunkel, Diana Duncan, Gina Marie Pitrello, June Chadwick, Victory Tischler-Blue, Joyce Hyser, Gloria Gifford, Paul Shaffer, Archie Hahn, Charles Levin, Wonderful Smith, Anjelica Huston, Chris Romano, Daniel Rodgers, Fred Willard, Fred Asparagus, Rodney Kemerer, Robert Bauer, Raechel Donahue, Lindsay Doran, Sean Frye, Helen Kelly, Paul Korda, Blackie Lawless, Artie Ripp, Claudia Sloan, Spinal Tap, Brinke Stevens, Sam Whipple.

On this day in movie history - A Few Good Men (1992)

A Few Good Men

directed by Rob Reiner,

written by Aaron Sorkin,

based on the play by Aaron Sorkin,

was released in the United States on December 2, 1992.

Music by Marc Shaiman.

Cast:

Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollak, James Marshall, J.T. Walsh, Christopher Guest, J.A. Preston, Matt Craven, Maud Winchester, Wolfgang Bodison, Xander Berkeley, John M. Jackson, Noah Wyle, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lawrence Lowe, Joshua Malina, Oscar Jordan, John M. Mathews, Aaron Sorkin, Alex Wexo, Frank Cavestani, Jan Munroe, Ron Ostrow, Matthew Saks, Harry Caesar, Michael DeLorenzo, Geoffrey Nauffts, Arthur Senzy, Cameron Thor, David Bowe, Gene Whittington, Christopher Coffel, Richard Lasting, Bernard Madrid, Jack Serino.

On this day in movie history - Misery (1990)

Misery

directed by Rob Reiner,

written by William Goldman,

based on the novel by Stephen King,

was released in the United States on November 30, 1990.

Music by Marc Shaiman.

Cast:

James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen, Lauren Bacall, Graham Jarvis, Jerry Potter, J. T. Walsh, Rob Reiner.