We All Watch the Movie Being Made by Steve Brown
“I’ve made movies that nobody saw initially, and then, all the sudden, people over the years pick up on it.” – Rob Reiner
On Sunday, director, actor, writer, producer & comedian Rob Reiner was murdered. Because we are thoroughly broken as a society, a tawdry political back & forth led by the actual President of the United States has threatened to overwhelm reflection on a truly legendary career that spanned decades. Let me say that if you haven’t dug into Reiner’s filmography from Spinal Tap to Stand By Me to Defending My Life, this is an excellent time to do so. All I want to say about Reiner is that few filmmakers have ever had such a deft touch in bringing to life the small moments that make us human.
Steve shared that the parts of the Disney movie “Flipped” (August 2010) were filmed in his hometown of Manchester, Michigan writing “Rather exciting for the residents of a small town, 2500 miles from Hollywood, when parts of a movie are filmed right on Main Street. Here a small crowd of local resident spectators has gathered on July 27, 2009. Kind of funny how the film crew had to herd us spectators around to keep us out of the way!”
Steve passed away a couple years ago, but his photos and his love of history remain, You can see the collection of photos featuring some classic cars in his Movie set for the movie “Flipped” gallery and see his previous Michigan in Pictures features right here.
Michigan in Pictures 
I remember Rob Reiner mostly from “All in the Family” but after reading so much about his life/movies since his death, I’d like to see more of the movies he directed. I’ve only seen “A Few Good Men”, “Stand By Me” and “When Harry Met Sally”. I read a funny quote on “X” yesterday -someone said “who knew that Opie and Meathead would be two of the greatest directors of our time!” In a little town, a movie being filed – yes, I would be there front and center. I’m glad your late friend and fellow photographer Steve was on scene to capture that fascination.
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I’m rewatching a lot of his work and blown away by his craft.
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Yes, gone too soon – he would done many more films I’m sure. I didn’t realize his wife was a photographer. I knew nothing about her, but learned she photographed the cover of “The Art of the Deal”.
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