Overview
- Brooks says he was at Reiner’s side in 2020 when Reiner collapsed in a bathroom and died of a heart attack.
- He recalls urging medics to continue resuscitation for about an hour, saying he could not accept losing his closest friend.
- The account is featured in Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, a two-part documentary debuting Jan. 22 on HBO.
- Directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, the film includes interviews with Rob Reiner recorded before his Dec. 14 death at age 78.
- The documentary frames the loss within Brooks and Reiner’s decades-long creative bond, from The 2000 Year Old Man to their nightly dinners after their spouses’ deaths.