On Sept. 25, 1987, Rob Reiner's comedy first hit theaters. By Duane Byrge On Sept. 25, 1987, 20th Century Fox unveiled The Princess Bride in theaters. The Rob Reiner-directed comedy would initially gross a modest $30 million in theaters but live on as a ...

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By contrast, The Princess Bride hardly looks out of place next to Home Alone, a Christmas comedy directed by Chris Columbus that superficially bears no resemblance to Reiner’s romantic adventure. What they share is a warmth and sense of mischievousness, both of which make the importance of family unambiguously clear by the time the credits roll.

Rob Reiner was renowned for directing some of the biggest films in American history. During the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, he delivered a plethora of critically acclaimed and commercially successful movies, including the fantasy adventure The Princess ...