This movie is a massive hit in the UK. Most Brits report being shocked that the actors are all American because the accents are so on point.
@reesebn38
3 жыл бұрын
Sting contacted them to say how much he loved the movie. He told them he didn't know whether to laugh or cry because it was all so true.
@kurtjk01
3 жыл бұрын
"'There's a fine line between stupid and clever,' and they're walking it." Best one-sentence review of this genius movie I've ever heard. Kudos.
@tooluser
3 жыл бұрын
"There won't be a dry seat in the house" (as opposed to a dry eye) just a fabulous line from a great movie.
@gloriagaddy
3 жыл бұрын
On the deluxe DVD version, there's a commentary done by the guys in character. It's almost as funny as the movie itself. These guys are masters at improv comedy...and very talented musicians and song writers, as well. My all-time favorite movie.
@garylee3685
3 жыл бұрын
This movie was adlibbed. They shot hours of stuff and cut it down to the best stuff. The DVD has like an hour of unused scenes. The DVD also has commentary with the actors in character as the band. Tony Hendra, the manager, passed away last March. The soundtrack album for the movie was an all black cover. I saw Spinal Tap in concert and the stone hedge prop was too big for the stage. They recorded a couple albums for real, even though they are all actors, they also play music.
@fuzzballzz36
Жыл бұрын
A few fun facts about this film: 1. I believe this is where the term 'rockumentary' originated. I could be wrong, but it was certainly the first time I'd ever heard it. I think this was also the first 'mockumentary.' 2. McKean, Guest, Shearer et al actually wrote the songs and performed their parts. They were mostly musicians before this. Chris Guest was a part of the Woodstock parody stage show "National Lampoon Lemmings" in 1973, where he did impressions of James Taylor and other famous musicians. 3. The script was created through sessions where the actors improvised material to fit the characters. There's a lot of talent here! 4. Tony Hendra, who plays manager Ian, was an early staff member and writer on National Lampoon Magazine. 5. "I almost wish this band was real." They are close enough! This film was so popular, they actually toured as Spinal Tap and made a couple of albums. You can actually buy Spinal Tap records.
@cleonmagabeefy8473
3 жыл бұрын
Others have said it, but the DVD commentary is awesome. I saw the commentary on you tube and you can listen to it while you play the movie.
@jackal59
3 жыл бұрын
"A blues-jazz festival on ... the Isle of Lucy." Talk about a double meaning--1) the Isle of Wight was the site of a famous rock festival in Britain in the late 1960s; 2) say "Isle of Lucy" out loud. Absolutely brilliant improv from Michael McKean.
@mofosoto
Жыл бұрын
You're actually one of the few that gets it!!! So many people and reactors talk about how these jokes aren't ok in today's woke world but that's the whole point of the joke! They aren't trying to normalize that type of behavior, they're making fun of it! Why don't people get that about movies from this period or any period of movies really?
@brunobrauer6301
3 жыл бұрын
The guitarist had also 11 fingers in "The Princess Bride".
@rantandroll7583
3 жыл бұрын
Harry Shearer provides voices for Principal Skinner, Kent Brockman, Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, Reverend Lovejoy, formerly Dr. Hibbert, Lenny Leonard, Otto Mann, Rainier Wolfcastle, Scratchy, Kang, Dr. Marvin Monroe, and Judge Snyder, among others
@EasyZee69
3 жыл бұрын
The entire film was improvised. They basically made a detailed history of the band, which the actors studied, so they were all on the same page, but none of the dialog was scripted. It was totally improvised. When this movie came out, most people thought they were a real band, they toured as a real band, they went on late night talk shows as Spinal Tap, as the characters they play in the film. Even though Michael McKean (David St. Hubbins) was a well known actor from the show Lavern and Shirley, everyone was fooled into thinking they were a real band. I'm surprised you didn't recognize Christopher Guest (Nigel) from The Princess Bride, he played Count Rugen. In the 80's when pop music bands got together and formed Band Aid to make albums to feed starving children, We Are The World, Do They Know It's Christmas, they did not include any hard rock/heavy metal bands. So the metal bands got together and formed Hearing Aid ( a pun on Band Aid, but it's hearing aid because rock music is so loud). All the biggest metal bands from the 80's were involved, Motely Crue, Judas Priest, Quiet Riot, Dio, Dokken, Iron Maiden and so on.... and also Spinal Tap! Actually Michael McKean has a very long history of improv even before his Lavern and Shirley days. In fact he and his improv partner, David Lander, created the characters of Lenny and Squiggy before Lavern and Shirley was ever a show. The producers of Lavern and Shirley liked the act so much that they wrote them into the show. And even when the show was at it's height of popularity, Michael McKean and David Lander would go on talk shows as Lenny and Squiggy. They had the audience fooled into thinking they were really Lenny and Squiggy, not Michael McKean and David Lander. They would claim that the names Michael McKean and David Lander were their agents, and they had to use those names in the credits of Lavern and Shirley because they couldnt use their "real" names of Lenny and Squiggy because of some actors guild rules.
@daylearceneaux4083
3 жыл бұрын
TISP is a masterpiece. Every time I recommend to someone. They are usually hesitant, but all report back to me that it was one of the funniest things they've ever seen.
@burkeiowa
3 жыл бұрын
Fran's scene where she mentions the white album when talking about how the album cover design doesn't really matter was done as an ad-lib scene. She didn't know the intended album cover for later in the film was going to be pure black. So it was the perfect argument. They took the footage from the first take, knowing they couldn't write a better scene.
@williamjones6031
3 жыл бұрын
I was stationed on the USS Coral Sea (CV-43) from half way through 1981-1983 homeported in Alameda CA.
@GeoffTrowbridge
3 жыл бұрын
What made this work so well was that the actors actually wrote the songs, played the instruments, and improvised the majority of the dialogue... Method acting turned up to eleven!
@GeoffTrowbridge
3 жыл бұрын
Oh, and if you want more "shenanigans", there are about 90 minutes of outtakes on the DVD.
@greigclement9081
3 жыл бұрын
A similar concept was created in the UK in 1983. A low budget comedy-variety troupe known as the Comic Strip created a mockumentary about a weekend-warrior style heavy metal band known as "Bad News". The cast was well known to UK TV viewers. As a novelty, the fictitious band was invited to play at a legit rock music festival. Knowing full well they would be booed off they still did it anyway. A couple more mockumentaries were made about Bad News during the 80s, thanks in part to the Spinal Tap popularity, but the Bad News shows were always going to be the poorer cousin.
@NehemiahRyan
3 жыл бұрын
I think that the problem may have been, that there was a Stonehenge monument on the stage that was in danger of being crushed by a dwarf.
@goopah
3 жыл бұрын
Addressing your wish for a longer version, the 2-DVD Special Edition has over an hour of scenes that were cut from the film. Also, the commentary track is the guys, in character, watching their own documentary and complaining about how Marty DiBergi messed things up. Well worth the few bucks it costs, unless the content can be found elsewhere, I'm not sure.
@gabriellinares7261
3 жыл бұрын
You should watch "The Rutles", I think you will like it.
@davidmckie7128
2 жыл бұрын
Another great mockumentary is "The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash" from 1978.
@joebarlow1667
3 жыл бұрын
Criterion released a DVD version in the '90s that had a full 90 minutes of deleted scenes, which were just as good as the actual film.
@annaclarafenyo8185
2 жыл бұрын
The aphorism transmogrified upon insertion in the lexicon into "There's a fine line between clever and stupid."
@Being_There
3 жыл бұрын
Great reaction man! this was mostly improvised. Classic!
@pdbordelon
3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite movies of all-time! Good review!
@michaelw8262
3 жыл бұрын
The mocumentary style was not just a stylistic choice, but functional as well. Because this was so heavily improvised, it allowed the cast and crew to adjust on the fly and try different takes. It worked well enough that Christopher Guest and the rest of the core cast have continued to use the approach in their subsequent movies, like Best in Show.
@spicy321
3 жыл бұрын
There is an earlier mockumentary called The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash by Eric Idle from Monty Python which is a spoof on The Beatles. It's hilarious as well.
@frankrossi6972
3 жыл бұрын
The Japan thing is actually a music industry in-joke based on reality. Many bands in the modern rock era found newfound success touring Japan after falling out of favor in the west, as Japan eats up many aspect of U.S. pop culture, so the expression is used, e.g., “They’re not well-known in the U.S., but they’re big in Japan.” The expression also has been used in song and album titles over the years.
@ploppill34
3 жыл бұрын
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! It’s a fine line between clever and stupid.
@claytondraper3810
3 жыл бұрын
As to the outrageous demands some rock bands used to make, Van Halen was often held up as the worst; the demands varied but the "no brown m&ms!!!" demand was usually cited as the most outrageous. But...arena bands and club bands have to provide a lengthy contract to their venues owners/managers a few weeks ahead of the performance date. It usually contained an awful lot about the lighting system for the light show AND safety precautions the band expected the venue to take. Van Halen would put their outrageous demand two-thirds into the contract, usually surrounded by electrical jargon. That way if the band showed up and did NOT find their 'ridiculous' demand met, they would refuse to play, rightfully assuming that safety guidelines for light shows had not been followed either. They would figure that the contract had only been skimmed or not read at all, and this would this put them in liability for any accidents, fires, or deaths. It was damned clever of them, and it clearly showed whether or not it was safe to play there, for themselves AND their fans. And as far as improvisation goes, the movie was improvised up to a point. The structure of the film WAS written, and cast members improved their lines as long as each scene went from A to B. All of Christopher Guest's fake docs worked that way. BEST IN SHOW is said to be the best, but I haven't seen it. It's a mockumentary about dog shows if not THE big dog show - Westchester? Westminster?
@mikesmollin8908
3 жыл бұрын
Smell the Glove would have been the greatest album cover of all time
@salbro5985
3 жыл бұрын
"What's wrong with being sexy? 😐"
@independenceltd.
3 жыл бұрын
Still one of the greatest comedies ever.
@donalddunlop401
3 жыл бұрын
You should immediately watch "Fear of a Black Hat" it's another Mockumentary but focused on let's just say a different genre of music.
@brunobrauer6301
3 жыл бұрын
Waiting for Guffman (1996) ... Best in Show (2000) ...
@voidmstr
3 жыл бұрын
This was the FIRST mocumentary.
@richinderbyshire4779
3 жыл бұрын
Did Bad News come out earlier?
@garavonhoiwkenzoiber
3 жыл бұрын
"...these go to 11" BBCI player's volume slider goes to 11 :D
@thomasmcintosh390
3 жыл бұрын
Love this movie in that it's only a sleight exaggeration of reality. Somewhere on KZitem is a video of Todd Rundgren doing a shoulder roll from the top of a pyramid while the sphynx eyes shoot multicolored lasers. He was playing a glass guitar shaped like an ankh This was during the RA tour, I was at the show.
@lisac4215
3 жыл бұрын
It's hard to comment throughout the film because some of the lines are delivered so quickly, it's hard to miss.
@nevrogers8198
3 жыл бұрын
I'm sure I won't be the first to point out that the "writing and performances" are the same thing - it's entirely improvised. That's why the guys you see are the credited "writers". Reiner may have directed this but basically Guest is the key, as proved by the string of similar improvised mocks he made beyond this with a similar/evolving cast. Tap is the only one he didn't direct.
@cutthr0atjake
3 жыл бұрын
In a way the band are real. They've actually released albums & have toured / played music festivals. All still in character of course! :-D
@bach5150
3 жыл бұрын
When Harry Met Sally is a must for rob reiner...
@bach5150
3 жыл бұрын
mime is money.....line delivered by none other than billy crystal.... and fran drescher as the party host... this film is a who's who of actors...billy would of course, go on to star with meg ryan in "when harry met sally"... huge hit..
@rokkkrinn2793
3 жыл бұрын
None More Black was my band's name. Too funny.
@craighill2825
3 жыл бұрын
You should watch the rutles it's the a mockumentary about a beatles esque band
@crimsonda
3 жыл бұрын
I love this movie. Everything is just spot on for me. Good times.
@CraigKostelecky
3 жыл бұрын
My trick with editing music is to make a very small cut every 5 seconds or so. That seems to fool the bots most times.
@chrispinkney8182
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ...
@einvermont1907
2 жыл бұрын
The Ruttles was even earlier and very funny.
@GKinslayer
3 жыл бұрын
If you want your mind blown check out the mockumentary - "Bob Roberts".
@bluebird3281
3 жыл бұрын
Reiner's hat says USS OORAL SEA not USS CORAL SEA
@Fishmorph
3 жыл бұрын
As soon as I saw this go up, I dropped everything to watch it.
@Fishmorph
3 жыл бұрын
You may be intrigued to know that there was no script, only an outline. The entire movie was improvised by the cast. Originally, they wanted to give "writing" credit to everyone in the cast, but the various guilds in Hollywood said it wouldn't be appropriate, so the four principals were credited. All of the interviews were spontaneous. The cast developed their backstories, going back decades, and "Marti DiBergi" just asks them real questions that they'd never seen before. If it seems spontaneous and real, that's because it is. There were hours and hours of footage shot - I don't know exactly how much. If you want more Spinal Tap, you can watch 2 hours of outtakes on the Blu-ray version. And they did the commentary track completely in character.
@Fishmorph
3 жыл бұрын
Furthermore, this movie is the reason why Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits did the music for "The Princess Bride." He saw "This is Spinal Tap" and that made up his mind to work with Rob Reiner. His only request of Reiner is that the USS Ooral Sea cap from "Spinal Tap" show up on screen. (It's in Fred Savage's bedroom.)
@Fishmorph
3 жыл бұрын
A lot of people had no idea this wasn't a real band when it came out. The cinematographer was a real documentarian who had shot real rock bands on tour. (He didn't understand what was supposed to be funny. "Why is this a joke? This is what they do!" he told the cast.) If you look for rock musicians' reactions, you'll find quotes by Ozzy Osbourne, Sting, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, and many others, many of whom say they couldn't decide whether to laugh or cry when they saw this film, because it was too much like what really happens on tour.
@andyskiles9542
3 жыл бұрын
That computer. 😲
@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t
3 жыл бұрын
You would probably also recognise Harry Shearer's voice, since he's been multiple characters on the Simpsons since the start.
@houseofradmusicsheltieloun8206
3 жыл бұрын
He also had Le Show. (syndicated) on non-commercial radio for years. May still be doing it... Love him. So talented and funny. And a cucumber.
@GrisouIII
3 жыл бұрын
@Crap Tacular I love your name!!!
@zombiTrout
3 жыл бұрын
And Spinal Tap made an appearance on The Simpsons.
@HALberdier17
3 жыл бұрын
He was also "Handsome Dan" on Wayne's World 2.
@gsparkman
3 жыл бұрын
Harry Shearer is so talented and so funny. Way before this, or the Simpsons, or Le Show, Harry was part of the comedy group "The Credibility Gap." These guys would simulcast commentary for the Rose Parade on a local L.A. FM station. Hilarious. Made getting up early on Jan 1 worthwhile.
@charleslee8313
3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Years ago, they went on tour as Spinal Tap, but they also went as the show's opening act -- a folk trio called the Folksmen. They had different accents and costumes, and played different instruments. The audience didn't know who they were, and booed them off the stage. They are talented musicians. Look up their song "Short and Sweet".
@rhinehold4268
3 жыл бұрын
The Folksmen were featured in the mockumentary A Mighty Wind.
@Serai3
3 жыл бұрын
They've done several tours as Tap, the first one just a couple of years after the film came out. Like the bands they're parodying, they just never seem to take the hint and go away. :D
@LTDdmg
3 жыл бұрын
I love the 1992 album 'Break Like The Wind'...even got the BS t-shirt. :D
@muffinamy83
3 жыл бұрын
I saw them on the 1992 tour at Lisner Auditorium in D.C. I'd been a fan since 1984 in college. Nigel flew in on a wire dressed as Spiderman and got 'stuck.' A FedEx driver also delivered a contract to him in the middle of the show. I don't remember the Folksmen appearing at that one.
@RobwLPOC
2 жыл бұрын
@@LTDdmg I remember them coming to town and of all the places in or around the city of Vancouver BC they played Thunderbird Stadium the UBC football stadium which the bleachers hold 3500 people the rest of the people are just sitting on grass embankment and you can fit about 12 thousand total in the place. That's not even as big as swangard Stadium at like 4500 in the bleachers nevermind the 2 hockey arenas and 55k Seat BC Place. I remembered being just baffled why in the hell they would be having their concert there when there was concert Halls, the trade the Convention Center and of all the places they could have played Beyond even the stadiums 🏟
@maximillianosaben
3 жыл бұрын
Christopher Guest's film Best In Show is so utterly funny. Must watch comedy. (Waiting For Guffman and A Mighty Wind are also great.)
@creech54
3 жыл бұрын
You should seriously do any of those movies!
@richardbonner148
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! All three are "mocumentaries" in a style stimilar to Spinal Tap with many of the same comedians in the casts.
@fubar1217
3 жыл бұрын
Ha! I just suggested Best in Show too!
@chefskiss6179
3 жыл бұрын
I really hope Shan does Best In Show.
@maximillianosaben
3 жыл бұрын
@@fubar1217 - "I'll stab you with forks until you bleed, I sh*t you not, you freak." God damn, that movie makes me laugh!
@HistoritorJimaldus
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve actually seen Spinal Tap live, they toured in character - their songs are brilliant :) they were also their own opening act but in the guise of The Folksmen
@michaelbastraw1493
3 жыл бұрын
You should suggest A Mighty Wind to Shan. Best. Leo.
@zoleas
3 жыл бұрын
I've also seen them live. One of the most fun shows I've ever been to.
@K1ng1995
3 жыл бұрын
Did you recognize Mr Burns?
@michaelbastraw1493
3 жыл бұрын
@@K1ng1995 Excellent. Harry Shearer performs the most Simpsons' voices by far. First noticed him in a special called The TV Show in the 70s. He played multiple characters in that one, also. That was also the first appearance of Spinal Tap. Best. Leo.
@bunpeishiratori5849
3 жыл бұрын
@@K1ng1995 I was saying Boo-Urns.
@jimilemons3437
3 жыл бұрын
Time to watch the whole gang again in ‘Best in Show’ and ‘A Mighty Wind’
@andrewoccleshaw359
3 жыл бұрын
A mighty wind absolutely kills me. One of my favorite movies of all time.
@flibber123
3 жыл бұрын
Best In Show is awesome. One thing, I'm kinda familiar with dog shows so that might influence my opinion.
@DHead-mn1ld
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely need to watch both of these sooner rather than later.
@t0dd000
3 жыл бұрын
We have watched Best in Show so many times. My favorite of this genre.
@chinyereugwu9431
3 жыл бұрын
Best to leave him on a high. Those two don't hold a candle to This is Spinal Tap and ruins the mystique of these great performaers
@melenatorr
3 жыл бұрын
The Mime is Money actor is Billy Crystal, who was Miracle Max in "Princess Bride". Nigel, the "this goes to 11" guy, is Christopher Guest, who was the Six Fingered Man in "Princess Bride".
@daytoncharitychicken
3 жыл бұрын
And the other mime is Dana Carvey from SNL & Wayne’s World!😀
@mem1701movies
3 жыл бұрын
My terrible town created Billy Crystal
@radwolf76
3 жыл бұрын
They always call him the "Six Fingered Man" but that's just his one hand. When you consider both, they go up to 11.
@melenatorr
3 жыл бұрын
@@radwolf76 Indeed they do!
@sargonsblackgrandfather2072
3 жыл бұрын
Shut Up And Eat
@silversnail1413
3 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest comedies of all time. They shot tons of footage and needed three editors just to cut it all down. The deleted scenes are practically a whole seperate film on their own.
@slowerthinker
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, if Shan wants to see a longer film, there are probably lots of unofficial cuts with various amounts of deleted footage re inserted.
@Serai3
3 жыл бұрын
And then there's the DVD commentary - the three of them do it in character, whining and bitching about how Marti did a hatchet job on them, and coming up with backstories for everyone in the film. It's like watching a whole new movie. :D
@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy
3 жыл бұрын
It's also worth noting that most of the movie's dialogue was pretty much ad-libbed (a trend Christopher Guest would continue in his own mockumentaries).
@kipwhitler6804
3 жыл бұрын
You absolutely must must MUST watch A Mighty Wind! It's Spinal Tap but to folk music and brings back 3 of the band members in a new group AND also stars Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara! You will LOVE IT, I promise!
@laurabryannan
3 жыл бұрын
I adore the music from A Mighty Wind! The mockumentary is so poignant though, almost a little heartbreaking.....too close to what actually happened to so many folk acts.
@AlanCanon2222
2 жыл бұрын
It had an Oscar nomination for one of its songs.
@kdpflush
3 жыл бұрын
The actors ARE the writing team
@T1hitsTheHighestNote
3 жыл бұрын
I understand that a lot of the movie was ad-libbed.
@zatoichi1
3 жыл бұрын
And the musicians
@RobwLPOC
2 жыл бұрын
@@T1hitsTheHighestNote all the dialogue is ad-lib. They wrote the backstory to the band and the funny situations but they didn't actually write a script. They wrote the backstory and had the situations set up, but they didn't have a script of what the guys were to say. They answered in character.
@michaelbastraw1493
3 жыл бұрын
The Rutles (1978) would be another rockumentary, by Eric Idle of Monty Python and friends. Best. Leo.
@oaf-77
3 жыл бұрын
This and ‘The Last Polka’ are great music mockumentaries
@michaelbastraw1493
3 жыл бұрын
@@oaf-77 Is that with the Schmenge brothers? The Happy Wanderers? Best. Leo.
@oaf-77
3 жыл бұрын
@@michaelbastraw1493 that’s the one, it’s a classic
@scottwatkins9750
3 жыл бұрын
The actual title is All You Need Is Cash. It was an NBC TV Special featuring some of the SNL cast members along with George Harrison, Mick Jagger and Paul Simon.
@michaelbastraw1493
3 жыл бұрын
@@scottwatkins9750 The titling is a bit confusing. If you Google All You Need Is Cash it's directs you to The Rutles. Perhaps it was listed differently for different markets. Eric Idle did a lot of stuff with Lorne Michaels/SNL. Best. Leo.
@BlackavarWD
3 жыл бұрын
Princess Bride: his fingers go up to ELEVEN! 😅😅😅
@birdieputtnh74
3 жыл бұрын
The same group did Best in Show, Mighty Wind, and Waiting for Guffman. All are hilarious mockumentaries
@rhinehold4268
3 жыл бұрын
And For Your Consideration
@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy
3 жыл бұрын
@@rhinehold4268 Eh, I feel the formula started wearing thin on that one... and even more so in "Mascots."
@taun856
3 жыл бұрын
I've seen this movie at least a couple dozen times and every time the "Stonehenge" scene totally cracks me up.
@fubar1217
3 жыл бұрын
I have Stonehenge on my phone and its fun when it pops up when I have the songs on shuffle.
@John_Locke_108
3 жыл бұрын
The commentary track is just as funny as the movie and sometimes even funnier. Also, the DVD has deleted scenes that are feel like a second version of the film. And the band actually did tour.
@TTM9691
3 жыл бұрын
I have a six hour rough cut on video tape, I'm assuming all that stuff has come out on DVD by now. It's a six hour rough cut......and none of the interview sections are in it.
@John_Locke_108
3 жыл бұрын
@@TTM9691 The workprint version? I have that version but it's 4.5 hours long.
@longfootbuddy
3 жыл бұрын
yea what a suprising treat that was on the dvd i bought
@DanJackson1977
3 жыл бұрын
Theres a real Canadian metal band called ANVIL with a lot of similarities to Spinal Tap (plus their drummers real name is Rob Reiner) that has a real documentary about them "Anvil: The Story of Anvil", that sort of mirrors the beats of this movie. That band was also musically talented but not the brightest bulbs.
@andrewcharles459
3 жыл бұрын
I worked with Ian Dickson of Anvil after he had left the band. He's one of the smartest people I've ever known and a hell of a nice guy to boot.
@robertcraane7910
2 жыл бұрын
That also ended with a concert in Japan, if I remember correctly!
@jimtatro6550
3 жыл бұрын
One of the funniest movies ever, so many quotable lines.......Lick my love pump kills me every time 😂😂😂
@oaf-77
3 жыл бұрын
I still listen to their music
@fubar1217
3 жыл бұрын
In D minor.....ROFL
@gregghelmberger
3 жыл бұрын
Famously, Eddie Van Halen said that when he watched this movie, he had no idea it was supposed to be a comedy. It was so spot-on that he thought it was just a depiction of a band.
@TTM9691
3 жыл бұрын
That is effin' hilarious, Gregg Helmberger. And with Eddie, he's not going to hear a song like "Sex Farm" or "Big Bottom" and think it's a joke.....he's going to think "Why didn't we write that?" lol
@goopah
3 жыл бұрын
My brother watched it with me in the late 80's, and he went through the entire film thinking this band was real, and so was the documentary. When the little disclaimer rolled by at the end of the film, stating that it wasn't real, he turned to me, wide-eyed and stunned. He refused to believe it for a long time. Brilliant film-making.
@TTM9691
3 жыл бұрын
@@goopah That's a really funny story! :D
@shredd5705
Жыл бұрын
@@goopah One guy I knew as a teenager had the Spinal Tap CD and he didn't know it's a joke, he listened to it seriously (probably because we are not native English speakers, so he didn't understand the lyrics that well) but I always found it hilarious, looking back. I had seen the movie on VHS but he didn't know about a movie
@cluster_f1575
3 жыл бұрын
OMG - A Spinal Tap reaction?!? THANK YOU SHAN!!
@elemar8209
3 жыл бұрын
They all are all multi talented individuals; musicians, screen writers, actors, directors, comedians.
@Thievius333
3 жыл бұрын
The best is the DVD commentary where "the band" does the whole thing in character.
@HALberdier17
3 жыл бұрын
You would recognize Christopher Guest from this movie. He was Count Rugen in The Princess Bride. The six fingered man that killed Inigo's father.
@1nelsondj
3 жыл бұрын
Billy Crystal was in both films too.
@creech54
3 жыл бұрын
@@1nelsondj Crystal was the mime.
@randyparker4766
3 жыл бұрын
Nobody recognizes Christopher Guest. He looks completely different in every movie.
@reesebn38
3 жыл бұрын
@@creech54 And Dana Carvey was the other mime.
@creech54
3 жыл бұрын
@@reesebn38 Thanks! I didn't recognize him.
@TheOneTrueChris
3 жыл бұрын
The limo driver "Are you reading "Yes I can," by Sammy Davis Jr?" is Bruno Kirby, known from other comedy films such as City Slickers and Good Morning Vietnam.
@matthawkins8880
3 жыл бұрын
Was also in The Godfather Part II and When Harry Met Sally.
@luissegovia8205
3 жыл бұрын
And Young clemenza in goth father 2
@mothpig
3 жыл бұрын
Christopher Guest (Nigel) went on to make a bunch of brilliant mockumentaries. You'd love them. Try Best in Show first.
@booty2k
3 жыл бұрын
Best in show is probably his best.
@fredzeppelin3969
3 жыл бұрын
The drummer being replaced by "Stumpy Joe" is a pun on when Curly of the Three Stooges at one time was replaced by "Curly Joe."
@mikeoxstiff
3 жыл бұрын
and then later, Joe "Mama" Besser is a reference to Joe Besser who was replaced in The Three Stooges by Curly Joe DeRita.
@shampoovta
3 жыл бұрын
OMG he is reviewing Spinal Tap, that is something I must watch. Let me just load a bowl and get my coffee and enjoy.
@reesebn38
3 жыл бұрын
Rob Reiner made 4 films in the 80s that aren't just classics. They are a must see for every generation. Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride and When Harry Met Sally.
@chops5853
3 жыл бұрын
Then went on to direct Misery and A Few Good Men in the 90s. All in a row too...what a run
@BigGator5
3 жыл бұрын
Trivia: Several rock stars have commented on what an uncannily accurate spoof of the rock and heavy metal world this film was. Ozzy Osbourne said when he first watched the film, he was the only person who WASN'T laughing; he thought it was a real documentary. U2 guitarist The Edge said, "I didn't laugh, I wept. It was so close to the truth." Marillion had five drummers in the space of a year between their first two albums, which guitarist Steve Rothery later admitted was "like Spinal Tap".
@jeffburnham6611
3 жыл бұрын
Ozzy was stoned most of his time he was with Sabbath, I bet he never knew what day it was most of the time.
@thoso1973
3 жыл бұрын
It is also absolutely mind blowing, that most of the feature film is improvised. McKean, Guest and Shearer are all master improvisation comedians; countless interviews with the group is essentially them setting up jokes for each other to finish. It's pure art. :)
@TwistedSither
3 жыл бұрын
The actors who play the band members are Michael McKean, who was a regular on TV's Laverne and Shirley, Harry Shearer, who voices characters on The Simpsons, and Cristopher Guest, who has appeared in numerous movies and TV programs. They have released several albums as Spinal Tap which are actually pretty cool. I have This Is Spinal Tap, Back From the Dead, and Break Like the Wind... Very funny stuff!
@e.jamesshepard7183
3 жыл бұрын
Why you chose to use and old TV show like Lavern and Shirly as Michael McKean's example of work is baffling. Better Call Saul, which is known to be his best work would had been more appropriate exalple for him because of his age.
@vanyadolly
3 жыл бұрын
Michael McKean's guest role in the two-parter Dreamland on X-Files is some of the funniest TV I've ever seen.
@lafelong
3 жыл бұрын
@@e.jamesshepard7183 Laverne and Shirley gave birth to Lenny and the Squigtones. Nigel Tufnel played guitar on the Lenny and the Squigtones album. This could be considered the true beginnings of Spinal Tap.
@sallyatticum
3 жыл бұрын
@@e.jamesshepard7183 Even more recently, Witchfinder Sergeant in Good Omens. Heh.
@Pfanta76
3 жыл бұрын
For your consideration: A Mighty Wind - Chris Guest & Associates
@handsomestik
3 жыл бұрын
actual Rock bands love this film , they couldn't believe how much they got right
@SuddenReal
3 жыл бұрын
Also, actual rock bands hate this film, because it reminds them of how much they got right.
@sargonsblackgrandfather2072
3 жыл бұрын
Steve Tyler said he couldn’t watch it, it was too close to his actual life.
@versetripn6631
3 жыл бұрын
Simply cuz those bands made even MORE money after this film mocked the audience into eating their crap up until Nirvana swung the hammer. 'Smells like Teen Spirit' was an anti-establisment song provided by...the Establishment. Has no one gotten these inside jokes yet??? When 'Rock Star' came along, mocked Hair Metal AND "Alternative" College Crap, I knew exactly what had been happening since the Dick Clark/Alan Freed/Motown days. Lies. 🤣🤣🤣
@DanJackson1977
3 жыл бұрын
Rob Reiner got his start as part of cast on All in the Family. One of the best, most popular (and still relevant) sitcoms of the 1970s. And his dad is Carl Reiner (just passed recently), best friend and collaborator of Mel Brooks.. and was American Comedy Royalty.
@DurkMcGerk
3 жыл бұрын
You say Rob Reiner but all I hear is 'meathead'
@susanmaggiora4800
3 жыл бұрын
The 2,000 Year Old Man!😆
@srae1971
3 жыл бұрын
I'm old enough to have watched later seasons of All in the Family when they first aired (too little to understand most of it) and I've been watching Rob Reiner and his movies all my life and it's literally just this moment, reading this comment, that it really clicked that Meathead was Rob Reiner. Now that I think about it, of course it is, but even watching recent reruns I don't think it ever occurred to me. My mind is blown. What a brilliant show that was.
@Madbandit77
2 жыл бұрын
Before All In The Family, he was a staff writer on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (worked with Steve Martin) and had bit parts in the films, "Where's Poppa?" (directed by Carl Reiner) and "Halls Of Anger".
@duncansolloway2497
3 жыл бұрын
BEST IN SHOW and A MIGHTY WIND are favorites-the others that this ensemble have done are good as well
@apkelly01
3 жыл бұрын
My favourite mocumentaries are What we do in the Shadows, Borat, Popstars: Never Stop never Stopping. I highly recommend What we do in the Shadows first ....it goes up to 11 😁
@thatrobguy
3 жыл бұрын
Popstar is extremely underrated. So so funny
@michaelbastraw1493
3 жыл бұрын
In 1984 I was in a 5-piece band called Best Cellar. We were a general business cover band with a few originals thrown in to keep ourselves entertained. We had seen Spinal Tap's first music video on the long-lost TV special called The TV show. We were aware of Tap when we all went to the movie together. We had never played for thousands of people or gotten lost on the way to the stage. But, this rang so true because it was so relatable even if we had not personally experienced all these zany moments. And, yes, Marshall amps have always gone up to 11 and always will. Best. Leo.
“Hello Cleveland!” Hahahahah I laughed like for 2 hours after that 😂😂😂
@guitarman8462
3 жыл бұрын
Finally someone reacting to this !!! This whole movie was improvised . Members from this do voice over for The Simpsons . Spinal Tap appeared on The Simpsons . They were also played a rock festival & came out with an album . This movie makes fun of every band where something goes wrong . If you search , every band will say that they've had a Spinal Tap moment .
@DavidB-2268
3 жыл бұрын
They also did a one-day cross Canada tour on Canada Day (July 1st) in 1992, for Canada's 125th birthday. They started in Halifax, Nova Scotia, then Barrie, Ontario (where I saw them), then they flew to Vancouver, British Columbia.
@guitarman8462
3 жыл бұрын
@@DavidB-2268 " Bitch School !!! " 🎸🎼🤘
@DavidB-2268
3 жыл бұрын
@@guitarman8462 Break Like the Wind. A classic album.
@guitarman8462
3 жыл бұрын
@@DavidB-2268 Royal Albert Hall show
@thisisscorpio6024
3 жыл бұрын
You are going to have a good time with this. If this film comes with a "commentary", you may want to watch again, because these guys revisit their roles in the "commentary". It's a scream.
@papalaz4444244
3 жыл бұрын
They also shot so much improvised material that there is another approx. 90mins of unused material on the DVD
@Dmarcoot
3 жыл бұрын
“Puppet Show and Spinal Tap” gets me every time
@sargonsblackgrandfather2072
3 жыл бұрын
“Spinal Tap should be first in the billing”
@hanoc101
3 жыл бұрын
As a guitar player the amplifier conversation gets me every time.
@EfftupSmith
3 жыл бұрын
@@hanoc101 di you eversee the Nigel Tufnel Signature guitars? One was basically shaped like a Marshall half stack, with4 built in MS2 or MS4 amps, and then if when he wanted to go to 11, he bolted on another cab part. And then he had a Musicman guitar which had a rev counterso he could see how many notes a second he was playing, as well as 4 humbuckers.
@PerfectHandProductions
3 жыл бұрын
I died laughing the first time I saw this and the tiny Stonehenge dropped down.
@vanyadolly
3 жыл бұрын
That's the best part. And the argument after "It's not your job to be as confused as Nigel" 🤣
@sargonsblackgrandfather2072
3 жыл бұрын
“I don’t think the problem was that the band was down I think it might have been that Stonehenge was in danger of being crushed by a dwarf”
@michaelbastraw1493
3 жыл бұрын
Even Geico will not insure a Spinal Tap drummer. Best. Leo.
@Mviews-hb4ib
3 жыл бұрын
11 out of ten (y) reaction
@jasondavid3969
3 жыл бұрын
It's where Metallica got the black album from! 😜🤘
@BlackavarWD
3 жыл бұрын
none more black 😅
@danholmesfilm
3 жыл бұрын
"I almost wish this band was real" Have I got some news for you :)
@matthewhetzler4912
3 жыл бұрын
I saw them in concert in Philly in 1992. They were touring to promote their new LP “Break Like The Wind”.
@jakesnow5728
3 жыл бұрын
Shan turns it up to 11.
@wfly81
3 жыл бұрын
"Not a dry seat in the house" is one of the most rock n roll lyrics in history.
@hollyodell4012
3 жыл бұрын
Best in Show and A Mighty Wind are tied as my favorites. Eugene Levy as Mitch in A Mighty Wind is just so brilliant.
@pdbordelon
3 жыл бұрын
This is the kind of movie you can watch over and over and find new things and appreciate it more and more!
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