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This is Spinal Tap” (1984) chronicles the American leg of Spinal Tap’s World Tour to support Tap’s latest album “Smell The Glove”. This “Rockmentary” tells of all the struggles that a band can face whilst on the road
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"This is Spinal Tap" (1984) chronicles the American leg of Spinal Tap's World Tour to support Tap's latest album "Smell The Glove". This "Rockmentary" tells of all the struggles that a band can face whilst on the road. From drummers spontaneously combusting on stage to an eighteen-inch Stonehenge monument that was in danger of being crushed by a dwarf to playing a song called "Sex Farm" at a US Air Force Base at one of their annual balls. The film has had "Tap Heads" repeating legendary lines such as "These go to eleven" and "There is a thin line between stupid and clever" since it's 1984 release and is still regarded is one of the greatest films of all time. The film starts off with a close up of the film's "Director" Marti DiBergi (Rob Reiner), a self proclaimed Spinal Tap fan. DiBergi starts the movie with a soliloquy, introducing the...
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