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This Is Spinal Tap is a 1984 American mockumentary comedy film directed by Rob Reiner in his feature directorial debut. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer play members of the parody heavy metal band Spinal Tap, while Reiner plays Martin "Marty" Di Bergi, a documentary filmmaker following the band on tour.
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I can't say for sure when the first film mocking documentaries was made but as far as my life is concerned *Spinal Tap* is the first one I was aware of. They are all the rage these days although very rarely will the actually be about a band because there are so many creative elements that have to go into doing something like that. The music in *Spinal Tap* is all original and this would only be interesting of the mu…More
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Yesterday, looking for some new but good comedy, once again I studied film lists with some discouragement and weariness. We have already watched everything or it is mediocre or is not very easily accessible (free of charge). Series are certainly a better medium here but after some time they burn out. Someday, maybe I will add a list of mistakes when firing up the items classified, some wider list as comedy (black co…More
I was reading an interesting book about Agile, by my colleague Julien Deray, which bears the title _How I planned my wedding with Scrum_. In the intro of this book, Julien mentions the iconic expression "up to eleven" and explains it comes from a cult movie called _This Is Spinal Tap_! The moment I closed the book, I thought I had to watch this movie...! I'm sure many of you are into those movies which look like doc…More
Many film makers try to present on screen fiction as reality, but few are so successful in it that such fiction becomes off screen reality of its own. Arguably one of the first and the most influential such achievements is *This Is Spinal Tap*, 1984 comedy directed by Rob Reiner, film responsible for the word “mockumentary” entering worlds’ vocabularies. The plot begins in Summer 1982 when Martin DiBergi (played by…More
I recently watched Popstar: Never stop never stopping and it made me think about other musical mockumentaries that I have seen over the years. Then I got to thinking about The Best One source This film was made in 1984 and even though it didn't even make much of a splash on the scene (or very much money) it lives on in the heads of the fans nearly 40 years later. It follows the lives of mostly David St. Hubbins and…More