Cary Elwes paid tribute to his late good friend Rob Reiner on what would’ve been the director’s 79th birthday.
“The Princess Bride” star took to Instagram on Friday, the place he shared a photograph of himself with Reiner set to a canopy of “Storybook Love,” the Oscar-nominated theme track from the fantasy comedy movie.
“As we speak would have been your 79th birthday,” Elwes captioned the put up honoring the deceased director for “The Princess Bride.” “Nonetheless onerous to imagine you’re gone. Lacking you a lot #robreiner ⚔️💔.”
Rob and Michele Reiner died on Dec. 14 in a double murder from “a number of sharp power accidents,” in keeping with the L.A. Medical Examiner. Their 32-year-old son Nick — who has battled psychological well being and dependancy points previously — was later arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree homicide with particular circumstances. He pleaded not responsible to the costs again in February.
Within the aftermath of Rob and Michele’s passing, a lot of their well-known mates and colleagues spoke out and praised the pair as the last word Hollywood couple.
On the finish of December, Elwes himself penned a prolonged tribute to the late couple, remembering them as “an awesome crew.”
“To say that they had been an awesome crew could be an understatement,” he wrote on the time. “Their solely curiosity in fame was that it allowed them to shine a light-weight on causes they believed in, particularly serving to those that had been marginalized. In a city the place many speak the speak, they really walked it.”
He additionally recalled the fantastic time he had making “The Princess Bride” with Reiner, writing, “I can’t bear in mind a single day with out laughter. The film is about love, loyalty and sacrifice. Issues that Rob held expensive. Which is among the many many causes he was the proper particular person to direct it.”
Elwes’ co-star Mandy Patinkin additionally spoke out on the time, calling the loss an “unthinkable tragedy.”
“I can’t breathe, however I’m respiratory,” he added. “I’m howling on the gods each second, then I speak to a good friend or myself and settle down and I notice the gods are to not blame, the tsunami of tragedy is the duty of human beings.”
