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It's been more than 40 years since Rob Reiner made his first movie but the award-winning actor and director said he still has no idea if his films will work. cbsn.ws/46Uw2F4

Rob Reiner on his decades-long film career, from "This is Spinal Tap" to "Spinal Tap II"

Director Rob Reiner brought the band back for a "Spinal Tap" sequel decades after releasing the original, his first-ever film.

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 1d

For many of us, Rob Reiner will forever be "Meathead," the liberal foil to Archie Bunker in CBS' "All In the Family." cbsn.ws/42tZsbL

Why Rob Reiner made a "Spinal Tap" sequel 41 years after releasing the cult classic

Rob Reiner's "This is Spinal Tap," now a cult classic, almost didn't get made. The director explains why, decades later, he made a sequel and what reuniting the actors was like.

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 1d

Rob Reiner’s breakout role was “Meathead” from the 1970s sitcom "All in the Family."

When 60 Minutes interviewed Reiner in New York City’s Central Park in 1994, Steve Kroft asked: “How many people this week have come up to you, or stopped and shouted, "Hey, Meathead"?

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 2d

It sounds like a storyline straight out of Hollywood: two semitrucks carrying more than $1 million worth of Santo Tequila, a brand co-founded by Food Network star Guy Fieri and former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar, vanish on their way to the warehouse.
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Two truckloads of Guy Fieri's tequila vanished last year. It shed light on a growing new crime.

Guy Fieri got a crash course in a new type of high-tech crime after two semitrucks carrying 24,000 bottles of tequila from his company vanished.

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 2d

International crime groups have found new ways to infiltrate the global supply chain online to steal hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of goods. This sophisticated, high-tech crime ultimately affects consumers.cbsn.ws/431fp9B

By remotely redirecting cargo, thieves are stealing millions. This type of crime has increased 1,200% in four years.

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 2d

There's no shortage of unbelievable stories that start with tequila, and this is one of them. cbsn.ws/3IJBF0W

How thieves stole 24,000 bottles of Guy Fieri's tequila in a highway heist

Trucks carrying Santo Tequila, a brand founded by Food Network host Guy Fieri and former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar, vanished last year. This is how the sophisticated highway heist was pulled off.

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 2d

In the mail this week: Scott Pelley shares what viewers had to say about last Sunday’s 60 Minutes. Some viewers praised it. Others were critical. 60Minutes.com

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 2d

The cult classic “This is Spinal Tap” is back with a sequel 41 years later. And just like the original, it’s all improvised or, as director Rob Reiner calls it, “schnadeling.” cbsn.ws/42rZcdl

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 2d

Rob Reiner’s mom was on set during Meg Ryan’s unforgettable deli scene in "When Harry Met Sally." As director, Reiner coached Ryan on how to sell it. He says, “I’m realizing I'm having an orgasm in front of my mother.” cbsn.ws/3VR8gon

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 2d

When Rob Reiner was 16, he came up with an idea that his father, Carl Reiner, and Mel Brooks used in their “2,000-Year-Old Man” routine. He says it was the greatest validation. cbsn.ws/4mLZQK9

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 2d

Rob Reiner's father, Carl Reiner, was one of the biggest, funniest, and most beloved actors, writers, and directors of his day. But Rob Reiner felt as a child that his father didn’t “get” him, and didn’t think he was funny. cbsn.ws/3VT8fQT

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 2d

The 1984 film “This is Spinal Tap” did OK in theaters, but it became a sleeper hit on home video. It’s now credited with launching the mockumentary genre. cbsn.ws/46UguB8

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 2d

Rob Reiner’s first film, “This is Spinal Tap” — now a cult classic — almost didn’t get made. cbsn.ws/3IWwOte

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“No brown M&Ms.” Director Rob Reiner turned Van Halen’s tour demands into a scene in “This is Spinal Tap.” cbsn.ws/4gT6JI6

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 2d

Many remember Rob Reiner as “Meathead,” the liberal foil to Archie Bunker in “All in the Family.” Reiner thought the show would last 13 weeks, but it ran for eight years. His first attempt at directing after the hit show: a movie that was completely improvised. cbsn.ws/46B6CNU

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“If it can happen to us … then everybody's vulnerable,” warns Guy Fieri after his tequila company fell victim to cargo theft. cbsn.ws/3KFXI9b

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The Los Angeles Police Department created a special unit to combat cargo theft. In 2024, it recovered $42.8 million worth of goods in the city of Los Angeles alone, according to LAPD Chief of Detectives Alan Hamilton. cbsn.ws/3IWwmew

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 2d

Cargo theft carried out online has spiked 1,200% in the past four years, says Keith Lewis. He says this kind of theft has become “a global threat to our supply chain.” cbsn.ws/4o3S8Me

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CargoNet's Keith Lewis explains how the criminals pulled off this sophisticated, high-tech highway heist and got away with more than $1 million of Santo Tequila. cbsn.ws/3IZfnZ3

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 2d

U.S. businesses lost more than $230 million in goods in cargo heists last year, says Keith Lewis, a former police officer who works with law enforcement on cargo theft cases. cbsn.ws/4nwafe1

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 2d

More than $1 million of his product, Santo Tequila, was stolen in an elaborate, high-tech heist. The missing liquor included a new special añejo that took three and a half years to make, and all of it was on those missing trucks. cbsn.ws/46JGI9m

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 2d

Criminals posing as trucking companies online bid on jobs to transport the tequila and then stole the cargo. Using fake emails, video, and spoofed GPS signals, they bought time to pull off the heist — making off with 24,000 bottles of tequila worth over $1 million. cbsn.ws/46UzkIE

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 2d

“Jacob will be taken care of for the rest of his life because of this program,” says Renée Gentry. Jacob Thompson is a rare case. He began suffering seizures after his childhood vaccination, but a verdict in vaccine court decided he is entitled to compensation. cbsn.ws/46UIXa7

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In a written response to 60 Minutes, HHS Sec. Robert Kennedy Jr. said that he would like vaccine court to go back to its original intent: “idealistic, compassionate, and sensible.” He also hopes to “expand the table” to create an easier path to compensation. cbsn.ws/3IWvuGM

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The vaccine court concluded there’s no link between vaccines and autism. It was a decision that was unanimously upheld by eight additional federal judges. cbsn.ws/4h0eOuH

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