Though they were both among the biggest comedy icons of their respective generations, father and son Carl Reiner and Rob Reiner were rarely creative collaborators; in a 1987 interview withThe Kalamazoo Gazette, Rob said that when it came to work, Carl was “proud of me, but we lead totally separate lives.” However, just days before the elder Reiner’s 2020 death, the pair worked together to honor Rob’s work, in an appearance re-enacting the final scene of The Princess Bride that fans on Reddit say is “actually making me cry.”

When did Carl Reiner and Rob Reiner work together?

In 2020, during the COVID pandemic, director Jason Reitman created Home Movie: The Princess Bride, a film in which actors, quarantined inside their own homes, filmed themselves performing scenes from Rob Reiner’s beloved 1987 romantic comedy. The project included appearances by celebrity fans including Josh Gad, Chris Pine, Sarah Silverman, Adam Sandler, Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Jon Hamm, Jenna Ortega, Jennifer Garner, Finn Wolfhard, Pedro Pascal, Hugh Jackman, Elijah Wood and more, alongside original stars Fred Savage, Robin Wright and Cary Elwes. The production benefitted World Central Kitchen.

It also included two brief appearances by Rob Reiner. In the first, he played the Grandfather who is reading a bedtime story to his grandson — a role played by Peter Falk in the original film. And in the film’s final scene, he played the Grandson, a role originated by Fred Savage, while Carl Reiner played the Grandfather. In that scene, Carl finishes reading the story, and, in reply to a request that he come back again tomorrow, tells Rob “As you wish” — which, in the film, is hero Westley’s secret way of telling princess Buttercup that he loves her.

Carl shot his footage three days before he died of natural causes, at the age of 98, on June 29, 2020 — the same day the first segment of the film appeared on streaming service Quibi.

At the time, director Jason Reitman told Vanity Fair, “It was his final performance on not only a perfect career, but a perfect life. It felt like one more chance to see Carl Reiner. It was actually a scene about the love of a grandfather and a grandson. It’s a scene about storytelling. You can’t help but imagine Carl reading stories to Rob when he was a kid, and that this is what it looked like and what it felt like.” Reitman (who himself is the son of director Ivan Reitman) gave the Reiners the option of removing Carl’s scene after his death, but they allowed it to stay in the finished film.

Fans on Reddit dedicated to the Blank Check film podcast resurfaced the clip, writing, “Especially when someone dies tragically, it should be remembered that the tragedy of their death doesn’t erase or negate the beauty and love they had in their lives, including the love and beautiful moments the Reiner family had/has with each other.”

Rob Reiner passed away on December 14, 2025, at the age of 78, alongside his wife Michele Singer Reiner, due to homicide.

Where can you watch Home Movie: The Princess Bride?

The videos are not currently legally streaming anywhere, as much of Quibi’s content became unavailable when the platform closed operations in December 2020. However, there are fan-made bootlegs circulating on the internet.