Editor's note: Rob Reiner, 78, the acclaimed Hollywood director and actor famous for "The Princess Bride" and "All in the Family," has been killed alongside his wife, Michele Singer, in their California home, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Their son, Nick Reiner, has been taken into police custody and is being held on $4 million bail.
Three months before Rob Reiner's death, he spoke with USA TODAY's Marco della Cava about his new movie, "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues."
Devotees of the rock band Spinal Tap − OK, the fake/real band Spinal Tap − will be familiar with one of their classic song titles, "Gimme Some Money."
Turns out, they meant it.
Although Rob Reiner's 1984 mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap" long ago cemented itself into the cultural firmament, it didn't pay off financially for the director and his three stars, Christopher Guest (who plays guitarist Nigel Tufnel), Michael McKean (singer and guitarist David St. Hubbins) and Harry Shearer (bass player Derek Smalls).
