Posted on 01/09/2015 6:13:08 PM PST by Squawk 8888
When This is Spinal Tap came out over 30 years ago, it went over a lot of people’s heads. “Everybody thought it was a real band,” recalled director Rob Reiner. “Everyone said, ‘Why would you make a movie about a band that no one has heard of?’”
It’s hard to believe that lines like “You can’t dust for vomit” failed to come off as anything but a joke. But, to be fair, Hollywood comedies were generally straight-forward affairs in the ‘80s. Think Blues Brothers or Fletch. Fake documentaries weren’t a thing. And This is Spinal Tap looks and feels exactly like a rock documentary– the hagiographic voiceover, the shaky camera, the awkward interviews. The movie was just as unscripted as rock docs like Don’t Look Back, The Song Remains the Same and The Kids Are All Right. The film is not only a parody of the generally overblown silliness of rock and roll, it is also, as Newsweek’s David Ansen notes, “a satire of the documentary form itself, complete with perfectly faded clips from old TV shows of the band in its mod and flower-child incarnations.”
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I see what you did there...
Personally? I found it unwatchable - but I’ve watched it 3x, LOL!
My fave by those guys is, ‘Best In Show,’ hands down.
most comedy today follows their lead in styling. not the topic, but presentation style of spoofing real-life.
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I loathe and despise Rob Reiner’s perverted politics.
Spinal Tap is hilarious...and pretty much the standard for mockumentaries.
Loved it.
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I LOVE the Bass-Player-Stuck-In-The-Pod Bit.
LOL!
This movie sucks compared to The Rutles.
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One of the funniest movies ever made.
And married to Jamie Lee Curtis! What a life! :)
Some real life Spinal Tap moments;
Adult language warning.
http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/music/the-real-tales-of-spinal-tap
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