Sting is far from the only rocker to see his world reflected by Spinal Tap. You stole it! This is exactly what they do! And while his David St. Hubins likely would have preferred an acoustic set with the London Philharmonic, McKean and co. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Roger Mellie Roger Mellie 2 2 silver badges 9 9 bronze badges.
Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. Featured on Meta. Now live: A fully responsive profile. Edit This Is Spinal Tap Showing all 69 items. The actors are all competent musicians and they're actually playing on the soundtrack. They made a minute version of the film to better demonstrate the improvisation they had in mind. Several scenes from the demo are in the finished movie.
After the film opened, several people told Rob Reiner that they loved the film but he should have chosen a more well-known band for a documentary. 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. In his memoir "Father Joe", Tony Hendra admits that he attempted suicide the night before the first day of filming. He credits the joy he experienced in making the film with bringing him back from his depression. During the metal detector scene, the background voices making announcements over the PA are the band members without their English accents.
Much of the dialogue was ad-libbed. The Board of Directors voted unanimously that the credits should stay as they were, including only the four of them. In , the Library of Congress deemed the movie "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant," and selected it for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
When Nigel rubs a violin against his guitar during his solo, it's a parody of Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page , who used a violin bow to play his guitar during many concert performances. Rob Reiner was originally going to be one of the band members. He ended up directing after Harry Shearer said he "didn't look good in spandex.
Early home video versions of the film, which included the music video "Hell Hole" and other extras, had a disclaimer at the very end stating that the band did not actually exist. The IMDb ranking for this movie shows a special scale from one to eleven, although users can still only choose a rating from one to ten.
In Norway, the film was released direct to video over two years later. The title was changed to "Help! We are in the Pop Business! Vi er i popbransjen! However, after the film on video Edition a lot more successful, and achieved a cult status. The movie turned out at some points very close to the life of real artists. So gave Robert Plant , Dee Snider and Ozzy Osbourne admitted that they, like Spinal Tap in the movie, all once were lost behind the stage because of the confusing hallways.
Dokken's George Lynch also recognized many of his group in the film. The documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil from is often the "real version of Spinal Tap " called. Because of the cultural, historical an aesthetic significance. Pop Culture Wiki Explore. Wiki Content. Recent blog posts Forum. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? This Is Spinal Tap.
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