Rob Reiner
American · 20th–21st century
American actor, director, and producer. Best known for directing a run of acclaimed films across multiple genres in the 1980s and 90s, including Stand By Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men, and Misery.
Connection to Taylor Swift
Director of Misery (1990), discussed by Angela & Uncle Jerry in the loml episode as an analogy for the emotional dynamic of being held captive by someone's version of you, unable to escape a relationship even after it should be over.
Notable Works
- Misery (1990), When Harry Met Sally (1989), Stand By Me (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), A Few Good Men (1992)
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Context within the Archive
Misery
“You cinephile in black and white”
Uncle Jerry references the movie Misery (1990) when discussing how the cinephile passage evokes someone who wants to stand up in a theater and yell 'it's fake, it's all fake,' comparing it to the character in Misery who wanted to stand up and yell 'that's not what happened.' The reference is used as an illustrative parallel for the fake/counterfeit theme rather than a direct allusion in the lyrics.
When Harry Met Sally (1989)
“Don't read the last page”
Angela & Uncle Jerry discuss the 'Don't read the last page' lyric and Uncle Jerry references When Harry Met Sally, in which Harry tells Sally he reads the last page of books first. Uncle Jerry connects his own habit of reading last pages to this film, drawing a parallel to the song's instruction not to spoil the journey.