Seriously, these are the first seven films Reiner directed:
1984: "This is Spinal Tap"
1985: "The Sure Thing"
1986: "Stand By Me
1987: "The Princess Bride"
1989: "When Harry Met Sally"
1990: "Misery"
1992: "A Few Good Men"
That is an INSANE streak of excellent films, several of which are classics. The least of them is probably "The Sure Thing" and that's a charming, funny 80s teen spin on "It Happened One Night" that made John Cusack a leading man. And especially impressive is how diverse they are, ranging from the best music mockumentary ever to one of the greatest coming of age films ever to a gold standard romantic coming of age film to one of the most beloved fantasy/family films of all time. Reiner really seemed like he could do no wrong...
...and then he made "North" and that streak ended in a crashing halt that promptly exploded. "North" was the kind of disaster made by a director on an insane hot streak who thought he could not miss and thus had a blank check to make his pet project which he clearly thought was going to be a modern "Wizard of Oz." Instead, it became a massive bomb that is now best known for being the subject of one of Siskel and Ebert's greatest reviews. And regrettably, Reiner's never been the same as a director since. (He did rebound with "The American President" as his next film, but Aaron Sorkin was much more the driving creative force on that one and his directing career since has been scattershot at best.) But at least he'll always have that awesome directoral decade to look back on with well-deserved pride.