Rob Reiner, the director of two films that Ted Cruz liked to quote on the campaign trail, predicted Cruz’s departure from the 2016 race a day before it happened, and said he doesn’t need fans like Cruz quoting his movies.
“It’s crazy!” Reiner told The Daily Beast a day before Cruz lost badly to Donald Trump in the Indiana primary and subsequently ended his presidential bid. “He used ‘The Princess Bride’ and he also used a line from ‘The American President’ the other day. He does that whole Miracle Max scene and knows the lines, so he’s obviously a movie buff, but these are the fans I don’t need. I don’t need these fans.”
“I’m sure he’ll introduce it to his daughters, at least,” he said, talking about his movies before getting political again. “It really is a little weird. But listen, it’s gonna be over pretty soon. He’s headed for the last round, this guy. But ‘The Princess Bride’ does cut across politics. I think it’s a movie for everybody.”
Reiner is a vocal Hillary Clinton supporter, and he made it clear she is his candidate of choice going forward.
“If you look out at the field, it’s not even close,” he said. “She’s literally the only one qualified to be president right now. Is she a perfect person? No. Is anyone a perfect person? No. But she’s the best possible candidate by a million miles.”
