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[@misterkite]

How much funnier can this movie be? The answer is none.. none more funnier.

[@dvsreed]

When Jaime Lee Curtis saw this movie she called her agent to arrange a meeting with Christopher Guest. They began dating and got married. They are still together.

[@Madbandit77]

It also helped that Jaime Lee and the film's director, Rob Reiner, were graduates from Beverly Hills High School.

[@ronaldwilson9525]

Actually I heard that story a little differently. I heard that she saw a picture of the three stars in Rolling Stone Magazine promoting the movie and that’s when she asked to meet Christoper Guest.

[@chimpinaneckbrace]

“People should envy us.” “I envy us.” “So do I.”

[@theaikidoka]

Not all the lines are improvised, there is absolutely a scene structure, but precisely how to play the scenes was left up to the actors and thier improv skills. This is a Who's Who of comedy greats, working together flawlessly.

[@o0pinkdino0o]

The think with improv is as much good you capture there are reels and reels of bad !

[@Gathbard]

They did tour a little bit in the 90's. They even played at the Freddie Mercury Tribute concert in Wembley in 1992 (they never dropped the act)

[@beyonderbill3409]

Yeah, they confronted Metallica backstage because Metallica stole their album cover for The Black Album.

[@Serai3]

The DVD commentary they did was completely in character. They spent a large percentage of it bitching about the hatchet job Marty di Bergi did on them. They improvised all kinds of backstory for the events of the movie. It's like watching a whole new film!

[@paulstroud2647]

The outtakes on the Special Edition DVD are almost as long as the original film, and just as funny @@Serai3

[@lordflashheart3680]

You should keep going down this rabbit hole with the other three films guys; Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, and A Mighty Wind. All hilarious watches!

[@KabukiKid]

Best in Show is my favorite of the lot... but they are all hysterical.

[@lordflashheart3680]

@@KabukiKid Agreed!

[@Wizardofgosz]

Oh yes. A MIGHTY WIND is another one with amazing music.

[@FrankJReynolds]

I got the DVD over 20 years ago, and there are so many deleted scenes on it, it’s practically like there’s another movie!

[@KabukiKid]

The commentary track is pure gold! They do it all in character and is like watching a fresh movie again! So funny!

[@njt2347]

At one point Marshall Amplifier did make a limited edition amplifier that did go to 11. Other than that label on the control panel it was identical to a regular amp.

[@AstroXeno]

Not only did real bands actually have to go through a lot of that kind of stuff, they actually had rock stars coming up to them asking "who told you that story?"

[@maplenutsreact]

Hahaha omg that's so wild!

[@o0pinkdino0o]

If you watch the Metallica documentary the similarities in personalities to Spinal Tap are startling !

[@Kebmo338]

Check out "A Mighty Wind" Its the same 3 guys doing a folk music version of Spinal Tap. Hilarious

[@lafelong]

A lot of people have commented that Michael McKean was Lenny on Laverne & Shirley. In 1979, "Lenny & the Squigtones" put out an album. The guitarist on the album was Nigel Tufnel (Christoper Guest). He is pictured on the back of album with his guitar.

[@toddskaggs5362]

One of the dvd sets has them doing commentary "in character". They keep saying that everyone else that appears on screen in the movie is "probably dead by now".

[@ThePlaySpace-CurtainCall]

I've seen this movie probably 100 times. I never noticed that David took Jeneane's gum when they kissed until you pointed it out. Subtile brilliance.

[@eddhardy1054]

Hi guys, kudos for another great reaction. Two of my favourite facts about this film are: 1)- Harry Shearer plays Derek Smalls (the bass player) with a slight West Midlands accent and he even wears a Shrewsbury Town FC shirt (for context they are a fairly obscure English soccer team...sorry to all the 'Shrews' fans out there). 2)- Tap's last keyboardist and drummer were both actually in English rock bands of the 1970s (Atomic Rooster & Rare Bird). 😉😊🥰

[@hellomark1]

"It's one louder." Once you know the "it goes to eleven" joke you will see this referenced EVERYWHERE

[@nevrogers8198]

It's the only movie on IMDB to be rated out of 11

[@hellomark1]

@@nevrogers8198 holy shit I didn't know that, that's amazing!

[@pantlessreactions]

They did release an album (that i own) called "Break Like The Wind". The cover is the band in skin tight ski suits like you'd see in the Olympics.

[@maplenutsreact]

Hahaha, omg that's amazing!

[@michaelweigand8643]

They have 3 albums This is Spinal Tap, Break Like the Wind, and Back From the Dead.

[@maplenutsreact]

I'm so curious as to what the cover looks like for Back From the Dead... okay just looked it up. Hahahaha... I love it.@@michaelweigand8643

[@Scottie_S]

I've got both the black album and "Break Like the Wind". It was released in Australia with the guys with ripped bodies rather than bike clothes and the whole album's is just fantastic!

[@tofersiefken]

Check out The Commitments (1991). It's not exactly a "mocumentary", but it is the story of a fictional Soul / R&B / MoTown-styled band, and it has a killer soundtrack of iconic retro songs.

[@TTM9691]

That was FANTASTIC! When she (quite correctly) pointed out that a section of the music was parodying The Who, I knew this movie was in good hands! And hey....if you like dogs, then you gotta see much of the same crew in "Best In Show", also improvised, about a dog show. HILARIOUS. They also did another music related one that's good, "A Mighty Wind". I'm sure people have told you: Harry Shearer (the mustached member) does, like, half the voices on The Simpsons (Mr. Burns, Smithers, etc). And the other two you see in millions of movies and TV shows, always different. GREAT reaction! I'm a very happy subscriber!!!!

[@jack_rabbit]

they really should watch both of those films. christopher guest rules.

[@Christopher-Baltimore]

Yes. When she got the Who reference, I was very happy.

[@ianstopher9111]

I said 'The Who Section' a few seconds before she said it.

[@Christopher-Baltimore]

@@ianstopher9111 nice!

[@dereknolin5986]

They're actually supposed to start filming the sequel this month! (Feb 2024)

[@maplenutsreact]

Really!? I would love to see that!

[@Wizardofgosz]

I'm a little bit excited.

[@ph8077]

@@Wizardofgosz I'm dreading it tbh

[@Wizardofgosz]

@@ph8077 I'm not. They're creative people.

[@MLennholm]

@@ph8077 I'm hopeful. Cristopher Guest and Michael McKean have never disappointed me this far.

[@kentonkruger8333]

On Canada Day in 92, they did a one day cross-country tour. They played a show on the east coast in the morning, flew to Ontario for an afternoon gig, then flew to BC for a gig that evening.

[@maplenutsreact]

No way!! I bet it was sooo much fun to see

[@DavidB-2268]

I saw them at Molson Park, in Barrie, along with Amanda Marshall, Sass Jordan, and others. It was called the Great Canadian Party.

[@maplenutsreact]

That's amazing!@@DavidB-2268

[@harrybryan9633]

That is nothing; in 1982, George Thorogood and the Destroyers did a "50 cities, 50 states in 50 days" tour

[@Roddy1965]

Saw them that day in St. John's, Newfoundland. EPIC.

[@harrybryan9633]

I saw this in the theater when it came out - I was the only person that got the jokes. Fun fact - The stonehenge "issue" was based on the Black Sabbath 1983 tour - Sabbath had a stage set up that couldn't get through most of the doors in the arenas they were playing.

[@jwsel]

I saw it with my dad who was a manager for rock bands in the late 60s and early 70s. It was one of his favorite films because so much of it was true. In his book, Phil Collins said most of the on-stage mishaps in the film happened to Genesis, including Peter Gabriel getting stuck in a prop tube he was supposed to crawl through.

[@nebularain3338]

All the actors who played the band were American, but they all pulled off a flawless English accent. Harry Shearer is well known for being a voice actor on The Simpsons.

[@wardkdouglas]

principal skinner!

[@snowdenwyatt6276]

Mostly. Christopher Guest has dual citizenship and is actually (minor) British Royalty and was in the House of Lords up until the late '90s when they reduced the size of that chamber. IIRC he's Baron Hayden-Guest. His father was a diplomat and he grew up mostly in the NYC area. His natural accent is more Transatlantic than British though. Ironically I think Michael McKean pulls off the accent better than Guest.

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

Definitely not flawless.

[@tehcarey]

The DVD commentary (in character) is my favorite DVD special feature

[@KabukiKid]

I tell everyone I can about that commentary track, as well! It is criminally unknown to most! It's the best commentary track I have ever experienced.

[@guitarman8462]

" This Goes To 11 "😂😂😂. When interviewing a band or singer , they're asked " Have You Ever Had A Spinal Tap Moment ? ". Which means : When Something Went Wrong😂😂😂

[@maplenutsreact]

Hahahaha

[@namvet69-71]

as a sub, I am hoping you guys continue the LOTR trilogy...... You did such a fantastic job with the first movie. The main reason I subscribed. You are so pleasant to watch react. Blessings to you both..

[@BigGator5]

Agreed. However I would add The Hobbit (1977) before the LOTR trilogy, as it is the adaptation of the book that preceded the novel trilogy. Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍

[@maplenutsreact]

Awww, you're so sweet! Yes, we are absolutely going to continue with the trilogy!

[@BigGator5]

I forgot that you guys already watched the first movie. Still, The Hobbit (1977) is still a must watch. Go with God and Be Safe from Evil. 😎 👍

[@maplenutsreact]

Oh! That's the animated one right! It's been recommended to us a few times now!@@BigGator5

[@miderg]

Michael McKean (blond) was Lenny on Laverne & Shirley show. Christopher Guest (Sat Nite Live) is married to Jamie Lee Curtis, has written & acted in other movies- Best In Show is a sendup of dog shows & is hilarious. Harry Shearer (beard) has a radio show/pod cast from New Orleans.

[@Dylan_Platt]

They're all so enormously talented. I know young people who saw this and had their minds blown when they realized that David St Hubbins is Chuck McGill from Better Call Saul.

[@GeoffTrowbridge]

McKean was recently in the first season of "Good Omens". Guest is perhaps best known as the six-fingered man in "The Princess Bride". Shearer has done about a million different voices on "The Simpsons".

[@dnish6673]

@@GeoffTrowbridge McKean was also the brother on Better Call Saul and did a great job there.

[@cherdiane]

He was also Doug Forcett in The Good Place.

[@thisisscorpio6024]

I saw a movie in the 1980s titled Flash gordon. Queen did the music.

[@rjdalchow]

Amazing soundtrack? You can't beat the Blues Brothers and the sequel Blues Brothers 2000.

[@maplenutsreact]

That's what I've heard! Thanks for the recommendation!

[@TTM9691]

DEFINITELY "The Blues Brothers" would be a GREAT reaction for these two. Put that on your list for sure, you guys will love that movie, for sure!

[@Dylan_Platt]

One more vote for Blues Brothers, plz

[@maplenutsreact]

Good to know! Thank you for the recommendation. I know that's a super famous movie!@@TTM9691

[@asterix7842]

Shooting is supposed to start this month on a Spinal Tap sequel. In addition to the original cast, Paul McCartney, Elton John, and Garth Brooks will be in it. Rob Reiner originally wanted to release the film in March 2024 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the original, but production got pushed back because of the Hollywood strikes.

[@maplenutsreact]

Oh wow, those artists are huge! They must all have a good sense of humor to want to be in the movie!

[@FeltWarrior]

I might be late to the party, but A Mighty Wind is another band "documentary" they did as a folk band. Hilarious!

[@roonietunes60]

Bass player does numerous voices on the Simpsons

[@TTM9691]

As far as mock-rockumentaries, the other classic one (that predates Spinal Tap) is basically a Monty Python/Saturday Night Live hybrid: "The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash". If you know The Beatles at all, that is a must see, hilarious, brilliant, spot-on, and again, the music is fantastic and mind-bogglingly authentic sounding. (And catchy!). Bonus: It's only an hour long and no one has reacted to it yet! If you know the basic Beatles story/biography, it's even better. Like Spinal Tap, the more you know, the more you'll get.

[@adaddinsane]

The Beatles "A Hard Day's Night" is a mockumentary.

[@TTM9691]

@@adaddinsane COMPLETELY agree, and I almost recommended it! I would LOVE to see a reaction to "A Hard Day's Night" and they would be great reactors for it. (Ditto "Yellow Submarine".) (or any of the Beatles movies!)

[@kbrewski1]

@@adaddinsane No it isn't.

[@jackspringheel9963]

I had The Rutles album, there were some cool tunes on there.

[@TTM9691]

@@jackspringheel9963 Great album! "You're so pusillanimous, oh yeah......Nature's calling and I must go there." LOL.

[@davidgibson9405]

When I saw this movie in the theater in '84 I heard a woman telling her boyfriend that she was surprised that she had never heard of this band before. She thought it was all real!

[@88wildcat]

I've seen reactions to this where I am sure the reactors thought they were watching a documentary about a real band.

[@Mordraith]

so a movie in a similar vein, with great music and tremendously funny is "Walk Hard: the Dewey Cox story".

[@saamegan2985]

Another thing to keep in mind about the brilliance of the acting is that they were all American

[@williampilling2168]

Christopher Guest is English. He actually had a seat in the House of Lords until 1999.

[@RoboSteave]

Great reaction! It's almost too realistic to laugh at, isn't it? Now, back to LOTR, please.

[@beyonderbill3409]

There's also a sequel coming out later this year. Elton John and Paul McCartney are gonna be in it, I assume onstage with Spinal Tap.

[@guitarman8462]

They actually put on real concerts and came out with albums. Also , a Part 2 is in the making.

[@John_Locke_108]

Last line of the film might be my favorite. I think he actually thought he was being offered a shoe salesman job.

[@ph8077]

"Would you be happy doing that?" Implying that any mundane job would be impossible for a rock star to contemplate "Well I don't know...what are the hours?" 🤣Yep, just sublime subtle humour.

[@toddjones1480]

Rock Band! My band name in the first couple Guitar Heroes and then the Rock Band series was In Dubly. I never played online, though.

[@BigGator5]

"Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?" "These go to eleven." Fun Fact: Director Rob Reiner is indeed Marty DiBergi. What Script Fact: Although the scenarios were written in advance, much of the actual dialogue was ad-libbed. Art Imitates Art Fact: Harry Potter Author J.K. Rowling cited the movie as inspiration for the unfortunate events that cause all Defence Against The Dark Arts teachers at Hogwarts to leave the job before completing a full school year. Music Enthusiast Fact: The actors are all competent musicians, so they co-wrote all the original songs and they're actually playing on the soundtrack. Although I found no charting information, Big Bottom (1984) specifically is considered a rock classic. Historical Fact: Several rock stars have commented on what an uncannily accurate spoof of the rock and heavy metal world this film was. Ozzy Osbourne said when he first watched the film, he was the only person who WASN'T laughing; he thought it was all too real. "I didn't laugh, I wept. It was so close to the truth." noted U2 guitarist The Edge. Marillion had five drummers in the space of a year between their first two albums, which guitarist Steve Rothery later admitted was: "like Spinal Tap."

[@maplenutsreact]

The Historical Facts are wild! I assumed a lot of it was realistic, but not THAT much! Haha

[@BigGator5]

It's interesting that they hit a nerve with professional musicians. Since the actors were musicians as well, they might have had some of those moments happen to them. Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍

[@maplenutsreact]

Oh I'm sure! @@BigGator5

[@NEIL-CURCIO]

this movie is an 11 😄 sorry I couldn’t help myself

[@victorsixtythree]

Even though I know Nigel was played by Christopher Guest, and I know Christopher Guest played the six-fingered man in The Princess Bride...they just absolutely do not seem like the same actor to me.

[@brunobrauer6301]

Both his fingers and his amp go to 11. 🙂

[@dnish6673]

Watch A Few Good Men and check out the coroner. It's Guest. He's also a member of the British House of Lords.

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

Michael McKean plays Saul's older brother in Better Call Saul.

[@Mike-rw2nh]

D Minor 😢

[@chimpinaneckbrace]

A Mach piece.

[@0okamino]

Nigel really knows how to touch us with his Love Pump piece.

[@octaviussludberry9016]

Before this, was The Comic Strip Presents: Bad News.

[@IcarusDrowning-gz8se]

If you could sit and listen to/watch them for hours, maybe you should see if the DVD extras are available online. I'm not suggesting another reaction, I'm just letting you know. There's a lot of stuff that never made it into the movie and there is a cast commentary track on which they stay in character all the way through and it's as good as the actual movie. You might want to check it out for yourselves if you can. I'm glad you had fun with this. I think it splits audiences a bit: you either get the comedy and it's hilarious, or you just don't get it at all. I'm glad you got it.

[@maplenutsreact]

Oh yes, we really want to see the extras now that we know there's so much more content! I'm really glad we had fun with it too! Luckily we have a similar sense of humor :)

[@malloid]

"Artie Fuffkin - Polymer Records!"

[@erictaylor5877]

Kick my ass! I'm not asking I'm telling with this lmao

[@0okamino]

Really have to be careful around that guy. He was the leader of the World’s Most Dangerous Band for many years.

[@davewhitmore1958]

​@@0okaminothey had more fun than human beings should be allowed to have!

[@treetopjones737]

Paul Shaffer, keyboardist on the original SNL, and later on band leader keyboardist for David Letterman show.

[@Easy_Skanking]

@@0okamino He could really rock the Roland Cheesmaster 3000!

[@ohiopower]

9:22 Dr. Johnny Fever.

[@Man_The_Machines]

Spinal Tap is a fine line between stupidity & cleverness:) heard they might be working on a new ST movie currently

[@shojoe]

Please let it happen.

[@bigbow62]

Armadillo in pants ( aka: Zucchini in tin foil ) 😂😂😂

[@gretschzeppelin1183]

I you get a chance listen to the DVD commentary, they do it in character as Spinal Tap... hilarious

[@gswithen]

They've definitely performed as Spinal Tap. They also recorded an audio commentary track in character. They released a track called Back From The Dead. Rob Reiner and the group are filming a sequel right now. Other movies with great soundtracks include: Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Pulp Fiction, Heavy Metal and American Pop. There is also 90 minutes of outtake footage out there to watch.

[@octaviussludberry9016]

Spinal Tap is two words.

[@DocLunarwind]

My favourite music comedy is Wallk Hard: the Dewey. Cox story. Not the same style as this though

[@maplenutsreact]

Thank you for the recommendation!

[@DocLunarwind]

@@maplenutsreactit’s worth it just for the soundtrack. It being hilarious is just a bonus.

[@maplenutsreact]

Oh nice. I'm totally sold by a good soundtrack.@@DocLunarwind

[@the_releaser]

When the lady said I wonder what the cover was, I saw a glint in her eye. She was thinking of a greased naked woman with a dog collar around her neck, and a hand pushing a black glove in her face..... Guess what? They did use that cover. The next record after this was called "break like the wind" The first song on that record is called bitch school. That was released as a single and that actually had that cover on the front. You can Google the picture I'm sure.

[@scottn.4865]

Easy one with great sound track is Purple Rain with Prince.

[@CousinWhatIsIt]

A great soundtrack and hilarious 80s comedy is Better Off Dead (1985). Repo Man (1984) is another cult classic with a great soundtrack.

[@erictaylor5877]

Great reaction, hilarious movie. If you didn't notice, the mimes were Billy Crystal and Dana Carvey! Let's go... mime is money lol

[@0okamino]

It’s true that mime is money, but it’s very rare to hear the real professionals in the field discuss it.

[@robloxvids2233]

This is one of the best film of the '80s.

[@MrJimithee]

Great band, for real! I saw them live at Glastonbury Festival and they blew away a lot of the "real" bands on the bill... really talented musicians x You should get the special edition DVD, over an hour of deleted scenes. It's almost a sequel!

[@Serai3]

You really should try to dig up the commentary for this movie from the DVD. The three guys do the commentary in character, and it's like watching a whole new movie. (The amount of time they spend bitching about the hatchet job Marty di Bergi did on them is hilarious.) Also, there's a great piece of interview with Christopher Guest here on YT where he explains the origin of Nigel Tufnel. It's hysterical. 😂

[@samswords9993]

fun movie with music and band =That Thing You Do

[@billtisch3698]

Yes. Concur. Even better if you can find the extended version. Tom Hanks wrote a lot of the music including the drum solo, "I Am Spartacus."

[@maplenutsreact]

Thank you! I've never heard of it, but I love me a fun movie with good music!

[@samswords9993]

I'll be awaiting your reaction to it.@@maplenutsreact

[@terryv2006]

My favourite movie with a great soundtrack is To Live and Die in LA. A gritty crime drama with a fantastic 80s soundtrack. Total bangers all by the band Wang Chung.

[@KabukiKid]

To Live and Die in L.A. also has one of the best authentic-feeling car chase scenes in movies. Yeah, Friedkin got tons of acclaim for the one in French Connection, but I MUCH prefer his chase in To Live and Die in L.A. It's also just a better movie, all around. I still remember it having one of the most WTF! moments I have ever experienced in a movie. If you know it, you know it. ;-)

[@garylee3685]

Christopher Guest (Nigel) is married to Jaimie Lee Curtis. Micheal McKean (David) was on Laverne And Shirley and Better Call Saul. Harry Shearer (Derek) voices a few Simpsons characters. I saw Spinal Tap live in '92. When they did Stonehedge the audience never saw the prop- it was too big for the stage. There were Letterman appearances by them in character. And there is DVD commentary in character also.

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

Chandra is so pretty 😊❤

[@anonymes2884]

And the cherry on the top of all that talent is, the main band are all from the US so they were doing it all while putting on an English accent (OK, as a UK native I can attest they're far from perfect BUT they're perfect _in these roles_ which is surely what counts). (on that note, despite the channel name I sometimes forget you guys are Canadian then Chandra will use a word like "jumper" and make it crystal clear again :)

[@treetopjones737]

BTW, a NEW Spinal Tap movie has been worked on, the actors and writers strike has delayed it.

[@maplenutsreact]

Oooh yes, that makes sense!

[@tofersiefken]

Looking forward to the release of the long-awaited sequel, Spinal Tap II.

[@chet8682]

hope you guys watch more from these guys most of the cast came back and did multiple movies like this! AND they just got together and are doing spinal tap 2!!!

[@maplenutsreact]

Oh! I would love to see more of their stuff! They were all so funny ❤

[@chet8682]

@@maplenutsreact my next favorite is 'waiting for guffman'

[@brettmarlar4154]

Stumpy Joe was played by one of the biggest session drummers in the industr, Russ Kunkle. To this day when on tour, his dressing room has to have a sign marking the door that reads "Stumpy Joe". He's currently on tour with Lyle Lovett, and also plays in a band called "The Immediate Family" which is made up of players who also played on the same sessions throughout the last 50 years. Spinal Tapp have done tours where they play all the tunes and pull off all the antics and a few others not shown here. The same 3 guys have done many films together, one of which spoofs the folk music scene wherein they basically play the same type of characters called "A Mighty Wind".

[@beatmet2355]

I heard They also opened for themselves. The Folksmen supposedly opened for Spinal Tap.

[@TearyEyesAndersonReacts]

"Eddie and the Cruisers" is another movie about a fictional band, that one even got a sequel. I remember in the 1990's the TV show "The Heights". They had a number 1 hit song ""How Do You Talk to an Angel", and I was looking forward to hearing more of their songs, and even enjoyed the soundtrack. Sadly, the show didn't do well, and got canceled fairly quick.

[@guitarman8462]

When people went to see this in the theatre they said " This Is the worst band !!" And didn't know it was fake. There also was no script. Everything was improvised.

[@ryanlinton2663]

ELEVEN 😂😂😂😂

[@chuckleezodiac24]

Phantom of the Paradise (1974). Tommy (1975).

[@williamburnham3659]

Christopher Guest has done some brilliant mockumentories, waiting for Guffman , best in show , a mighty wind ( he is also Lord Hayden Guest and married to Jamie Lee Curtis 😊😊😊😊(

[@hanng1242]

He also played Count Rugan in "The Princess Bride."

[@williamburnham3659]

@@hanng1242 indeed 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@maplenutsreact]

Oh awesome, thank you for all of these recommendations!

[@0okamino]

Excuse me. I couldn’t help noticing this strange and interesting comment about Christopher Guest. 😀

[@mikeoxstiff]

@@0okamino Shoop Da Doo 🎶

[@michaelweigand8643]

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[@65cj55]

The Bass Player is the comedian/actor Harry Shearer, who does voices for The Simpsons.

[@sterlingarcher9208]

SOUNDTRACKS: Dazed and Confused! the best 70's classic rock. The Wedding Singer the best 80's music. Rock Star w Mark Wahlberg great heavy metal music

[@DanielSSilva-616-]

Apparently, at least it is what I heard, the stonehenge bit actually happened to Black Sabbath (neither Ozzy nor Dio incarnation though) but instead of making it smaller they actually made it bigger than it was supposed to be. The bass player voices a few characters on the Simpsons, Mr. Burns and Smithers among others. I recal seeing a performance of Big Bottom here on KZbin, it might have been at a festival, where every band playing in the festival went up on stage to play that song. As far as suggestions off the top of my head of movies including great soundtrack (I will cheat a bit and include musicals): Reservoir Dogs, Sound of Music, the Phantom of the Opera, The Producers (2005), Knight's Tale, Guy Ritchie's King Arthur

[@maplenutsreact]

A too big stage prop seems better than one too small, unless you're a comedy band haha. And thank you so much for all the recommendations!

[@eddhardy1054]

Yeah this happened when Ian Gillan was lead vocalist.

[@yournamehere6002]

AIRHEADS has a great soundtrack, and so does SINGLES. SINGLES is a great film, as is SAY ANYTHING and ALMOST FAMOUS, all by Cameron Crowe, who did JERRY MAGUIRE

[@hannahpumpkins4359]

You should watch 'Almost Famous'!

[@selfrealeyes]

I recommend "Pump-up the Volume" starring Christian Slater. Great Movie & Soundtrack.

[@burkeiowa]

Indeed, there was so much demand for albums that they formed a band, because of the movie. As for Fran's first movie scene, she improvised the part about the album cover, not knowing that they intended to have an all-black album cover later in the film. So when she brought up the White album, it was too perfect, and they kept that first take, knowing they couldn't do better if they tried.

[@russellward4624]

Brian May the guitarist from Queen was hospitalized after injuring buttocks in ‘over-enthusiastic’ gardening incident a few years back, so I guess its not that hard to beleive.

[@maplenutsreact]

Hahaha What!? I can't even imagine what that means

[@blueboy4244]

didn't the Toto guy die in an unfortunate gardening accident?

[@killianlpc]

Achingly funny remember watching this at the cinema on release, just hilarious 'my numbers all go up to 11' and the row over the album cover, and 'he choked on somebody else's vomit' one of the greatest 'mockumentary' films ever made. So many rock bands at the time, and still do, take themselves way too seriously, and being a musician myself and having been around guys like this, is it actually pretty accurate even though way over the top. A great choice to react to, knew you would both would love this one. Two more rock music based hilarious comedy films are School Of Rock with Jack Black and Sarah Silverman, and a British film Still Crazy with Bill Nighy, Billy Connolly, Timothy Spall. Both these are just so funny you will die laughing.

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hope you two are having an great and awesome day ❤

[@HandchoiceEnterprise]

People who work in the music biz don't think this is a mockumentary. There is too much overlap with real life, from failling set pieces to backstage dramas. The 80's touring scene really was the wild west. It is far more corporate and sanitised today. I have witnessed bands lost backstage and set pieces failling to work, necessitating live repairs during a gig. I absolutely love this film!

[@apostle6100]

Watch A Mighty Wind, same guys but doing folk as the Folksmen, and they opened for Spinal Tap...

[@TreyBlythe]

If you have access to the movie with the commentary, they do it in character.

[@KabukiKid]

The best! :-D

[@splitimage137.]

Do check out THE RUTLES: ALL YOU NEED IS CASH. It's a "mockumentary" that details the history of The Rutles (i.e. the Beatles). It was made in 1978 for NBC TV by Eric Idle (of Monty Python fame - see "Monty Python and the Holy Grail) and features cameos by GEORGE HARRISON, Paul Simon and Mick Jagger. It has a lot of the original cast of Saturday Night Live (Bill Murray, John Belushi, Dan Akroyd, Gilda Radner). "The RUTLES are a living legend. A living legend that will live on long after other living legends have died."

[@Turnabout]

Well, the obvious next movie to watch would be A Mighty Wind. Spinal Tap appears in it... kind of. I don't want to spoil anything.

[@Super_Luminal_360]

OMG. None of you youtubers know how to present and edit this content. Why do keep CUTTING the punchline? They had to change their name back to the the New Originals. Thats the funny part. Is that not obvious? And you keep playing little bits out of context, and completely ruining the sophistication of the humor. And you keep making this more about you, than the movie. All the youtubers I see comment on this movie keep making the entire presentation about them and NOT the movie. Believe me these world class comedians at the peak of the career who produced a timeless classic icon are way funnier and more entertaining than any youtuber commentary. Play the setup for the punch line, and the entire punch line, and the transition after the punchline. And let the clip roll, while you laugh or cringe or whatever. Dont keep stopping the segment unless it is done if you want to pause to comment. Not just you but the other presenters I have seen review this movie are all doing the same thing and you are butchering the movie.

[@treetopjones737]

Fun to figure out which bands they are satirizing - like rubbing the violin on the guitar is Jimmy Page, who used a violin bow.

[@treetopjones737]

Some of the lyrics remind of the cringey Gene Simmons.

[@ianstopher9111]

The tuning of the violin always makes me laugh.

[@Wizardofgosz]

Yes, they made more records and toured as a band. In fact I heard they are finally planning a sequel to this, some 40 years later. If you want another movie with amazing music watch THAT THING YOU DO with Tom Hanks.

[@philstubblefield]

Two other movies with great soundtracks *_and_* where the actors are actually performing the music: _The Blues Brothers_ (1980) and _The Commitments_ (1991), both of which would make fantastic reactions! (Although it might be challenging to get the music past the KZbin censor bots...)

[@JohnBham]

Spinal Tap still does shows every now and then- more like appearances, not full up shows- and the running gag is that a few days ahead of time they advertise for drummers. This the absolutely best fake band ever. Second album title was 'Break like the Wind'. (Did you catch Billy Crystal as the mime? "Mime is Money" Also, a young Angelica Huston is the lady who made the 'Stonehenge' prop.)

[@daveangel2991]

I'm not gonna scroll through all the comments but in the unlikely event that nobody else has said it... Yes, they've played live gigs in character, including Glastonbury festival and the Freddie Mercury tribute concert at Wembley Stadium in London. Fingers crossed that the upcoming sequel comes close to being as good.

[@dereknolin5986]

If you loved this, then as others have said, definitely check out some of the other mockumentaries directed by Christopher Guest: Waiting For Guffman, A Mighty Wind, and Best in Show. I think Spinal Tap is the best personally, though.

[@RealBLAlley]

It's sad that younger people can't experience these movies fresh, Like we did. They become part of pop culture so nothing it a surprise.

[@Paul77ozee]

You guys should check out Best in Show that was made by the same people. Especially Christopher Guest.