This Is Spinal Tap Page #2

Synopsis: In 1982 legendary British heavy metal band Spinal Tap attempt an American comeback tour accompanied by a fan who is also a film-maker. The resulting documentary, interspersed with powerful performances of Tap's pivotal music and profound lyrics, candidly follows a rock group heading towards crisis, culminating in the infamous affair of the eighteen-inch-high Stonehenge stage prop.
Genre: Comedy, Music
Director(s): Rob Reiner
Production: MGM
  2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.0
Metacritic:
85
Rotten Tomatoes:
95%
R
Year:
1984
82 min
3,257 Views


F***in' limeys.

Well, they're not used to that world,

and Frank Sinatra.

It's a different world that they're in.

You know, it's just people like this,

you know... They get all they want,

so they don't really understand

about a life like Frank's.

You know, when you've loved and lost

the way Frank has,

then you know what life's about.

The New York Times may do something.

IAN FAITH:

Manager, Spinal Tap

When do we get the album released?

It doesn't matter how good the press is...

As I explained last night, we're not gonna

saturate the New York market.

Now, Philly is a real rock'n'roll town.

The album will be available

all through the Philadelphia area.

So you are hitting that market...

We're certainly...

I'm doing everything I can.

You know that we're not blaming you.

But these guys have

an effect on an audience.

Kids go to their concert,

have a great time.

But it's... It's a passing thing. It's, uh...

I would never tell them this,

but this is a... this is a fad.

FIDELITY HALL:

Philadelphia

The bigger the cushion,

the sweeter the pushin'

That's what I said

The looser the waistband,

the deeper the quicksand

Or so I have read

My baby fits me like a flesh tuxedo

I'd like to sink her with my pink torpedo

Big bottom

Big bottom

Talk about bum cakes, my girl's got 'em

Big bottom, drive me out of my mind

How could I leave this behind?

I met her on Monday,

'twas my lucky bun day

You know what I mean

I love her each weekday,

each velvety cheek day

You know what I mean

My love gun's loaded

and she's in my sights

Big game is waiting there

inside her tights, yeah

Big bottom

Big bottom

Talk about mud flaps, my girl's got 'em

Big bottom, drive me out of my mind

How could I leave this behind?

Let's talk about your reviews,

regarding Intravenus de Milo.

"This tasteless cover is a good indication

of the lack of musical invention within."

"The musical growth rate of this band

cannot even be charted."

"They're treading water in a sea

of retarded sexuality and bad poetry."

That's nit-picking.

The Gospel According To Spinal Tap.

"This pretentious, ponderous collection

of religious rock psalms

is enough to prompt the question,

what day did the Lord create Spinal Tap,

and couldn't he have rested

on that day, too?"

I never heard that one. That's a good one.

The review on Shark Sandwich, which

was merely a two-word review, just said:

"Sh*t sandwich."

- Where did that appear?

- That's not real, is it?

RECORDING INDUSTRY CONVENTION

Atlanta, Georgia

All those arguments about touring...

We belong on tour.

All that stuff about you being

too old and being too white...

What about the album, lan?

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Christopher Guest

Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born February 5, 1948), usually simply known as Christopher Guest, is a British-American screenwriter, composer, musician, director, actor, and comedian who holds dual British and American citizenship. Guest is most widely known in Hollywood for having written, directed and starred in his series of comedy films shot in mock-documentary (mockumentary) style. Many scenes and character backgrounds in Guest's films are written and directed, although actors have no rehearsal time and the ensemble improvise scenes while filming them. The series of films began with This Is Spinal Tap (directed by Rob Reiner), and continued with Waiting for Guffman, Best In Show, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration, and Mascots. Guest holds a hereditary British peerage as the 5th Baron Haden-Guest, and has publicly expressed a desire to see the House of Lords reformed as a democratically elected chamber. Though he was initially active in the Lords, his career there was cut short by the House of Lords Act 1999, which removed the right of most hereditary peers to a seat in the parliament. When using his title, he is normally styled as Lord Haden-Guest. Guest is married to the actress and author Jamie Lee Curtis. more…

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