Rob Reiner’s directorial debut, the cult classic 1984 comedy This Is Spinal Tap, succeeded because the fake British band of the title — singer David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), guitarist Nigel ...
Four decades after their big-screen hit, the rock legends David, Derek and Nigel have reunited for one final (really, truly) concert. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Rob Reiner’s This is Spinal Tap sequel starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, is new in theaters. How are Rotten Tomatoes critics reacting to ...
The year is 1984, and an actor-turned-filmmaker by the name of Rob Reiner has just made their directorial feature debut with a little movie called This Is Spinal Tap. At first glance, it appears to be ...
The, um, boys are back, 41 years later, with a sequel to the mockumentary (mockurockumentary?) that made the genre go to 11 – “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” gets the band back together for a ...
We meet three members of an aging band named Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean) and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer). Reiner’s inquisitive character, Martin DiBergi, ...
Can Spinal Tap 2 The End Continues possibly live up to the mad genius of the 1984 classic? When it was announced that This Is Spinal Tap, the gold standard of mockumentaries, was getting a follow-up ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The cultural legacy of the 1984 rock-mock-doc “This Is Spinal Tap” is of sufficient amplitude that, to give the ...