After Rob Reiner’s ‘North’ Flopped, He Proved He Could Take Criticism With Humor
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Rob Reiner, known for directing American classics like "Stand by Me" and "This is Spinal Tap," faced a major career misstep with his 1994 film "North," which was neither a critical nor commercial success.
- The film is famously remembered for critic Roger Ebert's harsh review, where he repeatedly stated he "hated" the movie, a sentiment Reiner later humorously acknowledged during a Friars Club roast.
- "North" tells the story of a boy who seeks to "divorce" his parents and find new ones, encountering various dysfunctional families in a globe-trotting adventure, but the comedic portrayals were widely panned.
- The film's failure was notable as it came after
