A FINE LINE BETWEEN STUPID AND CLEVER

For the first time director Rob Reiner and co creators Christopher Guest Michael McKean and Harry Shearer provide the full behind the scenes story of the making of the groundbreaking mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap and its upcoming sequel Since its original release in 1984 This Is Spinal Tap has evolved from a beloved cult film into a cinematic landmark an all time comedy classic that pioneered an entire genre the mockumentary Now director Rob Reiner and his co writers and co stars Christopher Guest Michael McKean and Harry Shearer tell the complete story of the movie and its fictitious band how they met how Spinal Tap came to be and how their low budget indie film took on a life of its own Years after the movie first came out the Library of Congress selected This Is Spinal Tap for inclusion in the National Film Registry and Tap went on to play the Royal Albert Hall Wembley Stadium and to over 100 000 fans at Glastonbury Reiner Guest McKean and Shearer provide the backstories to the movie s famous lines among them Hello Cleveland None more black You can t dust for vomit and These go to eleven and to such Tap anthems as Big Bottom and Stonehenge Featuring never before seen photographs band memorabilia and personal reminiscence