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The Internet Movie Database normally allows users to rate films only up to ten stars, but specifically for Spinal Tap, the site allows users to rate the film eleven stars, referring to the "Up to eleven" scene. [56] On IGN, This Is Spinal Tap was the only DVD—and seemingly the only thing reviewed on IGN—to get 11 out of 10. [57]
The 1984 favorite, which stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Rob Reiner, helped popularize the "mockumentary" film genre and tells the story of the fictional band Spinal Tap ...
A mockumentary (a portmanteau of mock and documentary) is a type of film or television show depicting fictional events, but presented as a documentary. [1] The term originated in the 1960s but was popularized in the mid-1990s when This Is Spinal Tap director Rob Reiner used it in interviews to describe that film. [2] [3] [4]
Spinal Tap may refer to: Spinal tap (medical procedure), a procedure in which a needle is inserted into the spinal canal; This Is Spinal Tap, 1984 mockumentary about a fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap (band), the fictional band from the film
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Paul McCartney, Elton John. Getty Images (2) Production on the sequel to Rob Reiner’s 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap has officially begun with Elton John, Paul McCartney and more celebs ...
It was announced in May 2022 that a sequel to This Is Spinal Tap was in development, with Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer reprising their roles and Reiner returning as director. [2] In November 2023, Reiner announced musicians Paul McCartney, Elton John and Garth Brooks were set to make cameo appearances as ...
The “Spinal Tap” sequel will be fully financed by Castle Rock Entertainment. Guest, McKean, Reiner and Shearer will conceive the new film, produced by Reiner, Michele Reiner and Matt George ...