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Upthevibe

(10,033 posts)
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 01:48 PM Dec 20

I have to admit I've never watched Spinal Tap....

I don't even know why because I love mockumentaries.

I'm watching it now and it's hilarious. I'm seeing so many familiar faces. Bruno Kirby as a driver, Fran Drescher, Fred Willard....my God SO many........

R.I.P., Rob and Michelle...What a legacy...

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I have to admit I've never watched Spinal Tap.... (Original Post) Upthevibe Dec 20 OP
It's brilliant. Goes to eleven. Ocelot II Dec 20 #1
"Whats the name of that song?" gay texan Dec 20 #2
When you're finished, if you have a copy of the DVD ZZenith Dec 20 #3
"Hull-LO? It's dark. Really dark." Aristus Dec 20 #16
We own the DVD so I've seen it a few times. Spinal Tap II did not mzmolly Dec 20 #4
I've never watched it either but that will change very soon Shellback Squid Dec 20 #5
I've only seen clips but..... wolfie001 Dec 20 #6
When he's at the piano writing a song still cracks me up. BradBo Dec 20 #7
"Lick my Lovepump" Skittles Dec 20 #11
i have a worse admission. barbtries Dec 20 #8
The American President is one Upthevibe Dec 21 #18
"Mime is money" Skittles Dec 20 #9
Big Bottom, Big Bottom videohead5 Dec 20 #10
I met her on Monday Skittles Dec 20 #13
I saw it when it came out with art school friends BigmanPigman Dec 20 #12
I too saw it in the theater Skittles Dec 20 #14
I watched it (again) on TCM BaronChocula Dec 20 #15
I wonder if we're going to hear stats Unwind Your Mind Dec 20 #17
Spinal Taps I and II are currently available for streaming on HBO Max. Intractable Dec 21 #19
We Had A Spinal Tap Coincidence... ProfessorGAC Dec 21 #20
It's in my Top Ten list of best movies of all time! bif Dec 21 #21

ZZenith

(4,452 posts)
3. When you're finished, if you have a copy of the DVD
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 03:31 PM
Dec 20

They did a commentary track in character that’s as funny as the movie.

Aristus

(71,675 posts)
16. "Hull-LO? It's dark. Really dark."
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 09:25 PM
Dec 20

“Royt. It’s like space wiffout the stars, innit?”

mzmolly

(52,653 posts)
4. We own the DVD so I've seen it a few times. Spinal Tap II did not
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 03:56 PM
Dec 20

disappoint. We rented it through our cable provider lastnight.

Reiner's death is a loss to humanity - the details are beyond sad.

wolfie001

(7,115 posts)
6. I've only seen clips but.....
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 04:24 PM
Dec 20

....I remember when the bass player got stuck in that plastic egg and the other scene where they were amazed at the album cover that was all-black. Very funny scenes.

barbtries

(31,139 posts)
8. i have a worse admission.
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 04:35 PM
Dec 20

I've tried watching it so many times, including since the tragedy. After a while, I fall asleep. I'm going to look up The American President and watch that today, because it's another I've never seen.

BigmanPigman

(54,596 posts)
12. I saw it when it came out with art school friends
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 04:47 PM
Dec 20

who were also in Rock bands. They laughed even more than me. It seems to be a personal test for me. If you don't like Spinal Tap we can't be friends.

Half of that movie was ad-libbed. Brilliant!

I own the video and I recorded Spinal Tap 2 last Sunday. I haven't been able to watch it...too emotional right now.

Unwind Your Mind

(2,324 posts)
17. I wonder if we're going to hear stats
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 11:47 PM
Dec 20

About how many people streamed Rob’s movies this week

I did, and several other people I know

I haven’t seen Spinal Tap either, tomorrow seems like a good day for it

ProfessorGAC

(75,864 posts)
20. We Had A Spinal Tap Coincidence...
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 07:27 AM
Dec 21

...in our band.
When we bought our truck from the retiring Ryder fleet, we repainted it it. (The guitarist was a car painter.)
The one thing we didn't paint was the area around the fleet number!
We bought truck eleven!
The movie was only 4 or so years old & every rock band remembered the "it's goes to 11" bit.
Very symmetrical that a rock band buys truck #11.

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