“It’s such a fine line between stupid and, uh … ” opines David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean) in Rob Reiner’s epochal 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap. In a rare instance of being less slow-witted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This Is Spinal Tap is one of the most acclaimed music spoofs in cinema history. (Embassy Pictures/Alamy) (TCD/Prod.DB, TCD/Prod.DB ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pete Cronin/Redferns/Getty Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, and Christopher Guest as Spinal Tap in 1984 Spinal Tap are finally ...

The band is back, with legendary mock rock icons Spinal Tap — Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer), fresh off his solo parody hit ...

This Is Spinal Tap is so funny that the fake band it chronicles has made more of a cultural impact than most "real" bands could ever hope to achieve. Though they were written as jokes, songs like "Big ...

More than 40 years ago, Rob Reiner made his feature directorial debut with ‘This is Spinal Tap,’ a faux documentary – or a mockumentary – about the final American tour of an aging, dysfunctional, and ...

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 ...

Devotees of the rock band Spinal Tap − OK, the fake/real band Spinal Tap − will be familiar with one of their classic song titles, "Gimme Some Money." Turns out, they meant it. Although Rob Reiner's ...

BOTTOM LINE A mild sequel to an uproarious classic. None more black, "Smell the Glove," the miniature Stonehenge — even if you’re unfamiliar with these now-classic gags, you probably know what it ...

Spinal Tap are finally tapping out. The iconic parody band that first headbanged its way into hearts around the world in the 1984 Rob Reiner film This Is Spinal Tap is saying goodbye. Again. Allegedly ...