Kiefer Sutherland remembers Rob Reiner after his tragic death along with his wife Michelle Singer Reiner.
In a preview of the next special CBS News: Rob Reiner – Scenes from Life, The 58-year-old Canadian actor recalled filming the iconic courtroom scene in the 1992 legal drama A few good men With his co-star Jack Nicholson, under the supervision of the late Rob.
Sutherland played Lieutenant Jonathan Kendrick in the legal drama in which Colonel Nathan Jessup says: “You can’t handle the truth!”
While talking to CBS News In a one-hour special broadcast on Sunday, December 21 Young guns The star said: “No one said a word, and Rob went up to Jack Nicholson and whispered in his ear: ‘Do you want to do something else?’ And Jack Nicholson said: ‘Okay, here we are.’”
“They did something else, which was just as unusual,” he revealed.
Sutherland continued that they initially planned to film all day but the scene made Rob happy, so he sent everyone home early.
“They planned to shoot all day, and Rob looked at everyone and said, ‘I can’t ask for anything more, so you can all take the rest of the day off.'” Tinsel town The actor narrated.
For those who don’t know, Rob and his wife Michelle were found dead at their Los Angeles residence on Sunday, December 14. Their son Nick Rayner, who was alive and questioned by police, is now in custody and convicted on two charges.
It is appropriate to mention that CBS News: Rob Reiner – Scenes from Life It will air Sunday, December 21 at 8:30 PM ET/8:00 PM PT on CBS and stream on Paramount+.