2 thumbs up for the wonderful "This Is Spinal Tap", a brilliant comedy that satirizes rock 'n' roll documentaries. They both loved it.
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@ZeroChannelZero5 жыл бұрын
If Siskel gave it 1 thumb and Ebert gave it 1 thumb and you put them together it would go to 11 thumbs.
@goopah5 жыл бұрын
Mind blown. And if they had each given it TWO thumbs up, well, let's see...I was never good at higher math, but I think 11 is the highest recorded number in human history anyway, right next to infinity.
@stevejohnson15774 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@chriscripplercruz18334 жыл бұрын
Sounds about right to me lol
@michaelminervini19084 жыл бұрын
I see what you did there. nice
@Cissy2cute4 жыл бұрын
E X C E L L E N T---------------------------- 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼
@johnnyw525 Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing “This is Spinal Tap” in the theatre. I loved it so much. On our way out I turned to my girlfriend and deadpanned, “They could have at least picked a better band to make a movie about”. The guy in front turned and stared at me. I think the guy in front of me thought I was being completely serious.
@swrennie Жыл бұрын
Bravo, sir. ; )
@mikesilva3868 Жыл бұрын
Cool I saw this movie on DVD in 2009 from my library 😊
@Spacejockey426 Жыл бұрын
That . . . is brilliant! That is perfectly in line with the humor of this amazing film! I hope she laughed!
@ianjohns9398 Жыл бұрын
I see what you did there nice
@MrMatthiasSchneider Жыл бұрын
Haha, well done.
@Delamthedestroyer4 жыл бұрын
"I'm lucky to work with two great visionarys in this band. David and Nigel are like fire and ice. I see my role as somewhere in the middle. Sort of like luke warm water..." - Derek Smalls.
@pronkb0002 жыл бұрын
"So you're saying that when you play, you feel like a preserved moose onstage?"
@selectorken2 жыл бұрын
@@pronkb000 I'd probably work with children.
@Revelwoodie2 жыл бұрын
@@selectorken "It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr28232 жыл бұрын
@@Revelwoodie "if it looks stupid but it works, then it ain't stupid." The military
@BrianWilliams-ii9vi Жыл бұрын
Funny funny funny,should have gotten an Oscar
2 жыл бұрын
It's crazy how underrated Rob Reiner is as a Filmmaker. This film, Princess Bride, Stand by Me, When Harry Met Sally, Misery, A Few Good Men. Dude was on quite a hot streak from this film til A Few Good Men. Also, i really miss Siskel & Ebert.
@spencerhensley5495 Жыл бұрын
If only he hadn’t of made North he would still be one of our very best filmmakers. Fortunately everything he did from 1984-92 was great.
Жыл бұрын
@@spencerhensley5495 "of made"? Seriously? Go back to school.
@hughbetcha436 Жыл бұрын
Too bad he's such a hard left nutcase in real life!
@dlh7989 Жыл бұрын
@@spencerhensley5495ven after North he made The American President, and Ghosts of Mississippi I've heard is decent. It's really since the 90s that he's become a forgettable to bad filmmaker. I mostly think of his classic run through the 80s and 90s as movies that had some of the greatest screenplays ever most of all, but he certainly did justice to them.
@jeffgill420 Жыл бұрын
He's still a MEATHEAD
@pillettadoinswartsh49743 жыл бұрын
I showed this movie to my girlfriend, back in 1987 or so. About half-way through, we paused it to get snacks. I asked her what she thought of it so far (as she hadn't been laughing a lot). She said, "well, it would be a lot funnier if it wasn't real." We only lasted another week or so............
@MrMatthiasSchneider Жыл бұрын
I've made pretty much every GF I've ever had watch this movie with me. :-D
@azbluesdog Жыл бұрын
In 1986 my brother and I were playing in a rock band. On an off night, we rented This is Spinal Tap on VHS and watched it with our respective girlfriends. The girls didn't get it at all. My brother and I were laughing so hard we had to pause the tape to breathe.
@DMONEY7720 Жыл бұрын
The real version is the story of Anvil, life unfortunately imitating art
@kevaninthe41358 жыл бұрын
"This is Spinal Tap" is one of the most brilliant movies ever made.
@athletic-dashole86485 жыл бұрын
Uncle George, let's not get crazy....
@JordanPardes5 жыл бұрын
Athletic - Dashole he's right though
@MrRoundwound4 жыл бұрын
No. It is the most brilliant
@daves46454 жыл бұрын
@Lloyd Bonafide Yeah, he plays multiple characters on his radio show. That's real hard to get.
@dimbulb11784 жыл бұрын
A real documentary of Maroon Five would probably be funnier, albeit unintentionally.
@1pcfred4 жыл бұрын
The stonehenge prop sequence just about killed me when I saw it. The build up and delivery was sublime.
@brianmiller10774 жыл бұрын
My wife to be laughed so hard she fell off the couch and kept laughing
@1pcfred4 жыл бұрын
@@brianmiller1077 twas funny that.
@MondoMiami Жыл бұрын
@@brianmiller1077Yeah, that never happened.
@EstateSaleShopper14 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing "This Is Spinal Tap" in the theater. On our way out, I heard a guy behind me say "They could have at least picked a better band to make a movie about". Turned around and looked at him. I believe he was being completely serious. It had apparently escaped him that this was satire.
@aquamarine999112 жыл бұрын
lol, you hear these stories. But I thought as a band. they actually were pretty good. Sex Farm, Stonehenge, Jazz Odyssey ... they weren't bad songs. Sure they were parodies of a lot of 70s music, but the movie wouldn't have worked if they were BAD bad. I guess it just proves that there's a fine line between ... oops someone says it just below.
@djjukeboxhero64912 жыл бұрын
Either that or he was the best troll on the planet.
@starfishsystems2 жыл бұрын
And these people vote in federal elections.
@highdownmartin2 жыл бұрын
When Noel and Liam Gallagher saw a stage show of spinal tap the opening band was the clansmen(?) the folk rock pastiche group that shearer et al do in another film. Allegedly Liam growled at Noel, who are these fucking muppets? He had no idea that tap were the alter egos of the group currently on stage.
@aquamarine999112 жыл бұрын
@@highdownmartin So Liam's an idiot? Shocker!
@artdeco647 жыл бұрын
It's such a fine line between stupid and clever.
@robertwilson9736 жыл бұрын
I've used thst line several times in real life since
@TheLocutus705 жыл бұрын
Movies like this...I always say they're so stupid that they're funny.
@thesprawl23614 жыл бұрын
@@TheLocutus70 I always say stuff like This Is Spinal Tap and The Simpsons is stupid humour written by very clever people, and that's not a criticism.
@thesprawl23614 жыл бұрын
@Lloyd Bonafide I think it's safe to say you're in a very, very small minority.
@thesprawl23614 жыл бұрын
@Lloyd Bonafide What is it you have against Spinal Tap? Widely regarded as one of the greatest comedies of all time? Did they cut your lines from the movie or something?
@TXSugarMagnolia8 жыл бұрын
Man, I never wanted to live in a world without Siskel & Ebert. I didn't always agree with them, but dang, I sure miss them now!
@TXSugarMagnolia8 жыл бұрын
But, God, I love this movie for a MILLION reasons. Or at least eleven...
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr28237 жыл бұрын
TXSugarMagnolia have you seen the Sun-Times? It's ALL ads! There weren't any interesting articles or reviews like there used to be.
@TheRealLaughingGravy6 жыл бұрын
@Michelle M - Yes, the Sun-Times is an embarrassment now. After the Daily News closed, it was the best paper in the city, now it's like the Penny Shopper.
@MattMcIrvin3 жыл бұрын
Fuck cancer. It got them both.
@paulcooper88183 жыл бұрын
I liked them best when on PBS, Thursdays at 8 PM, then I could plan which movies to go see on the weekend. When they switched to syndication, the air day-time moved around so much it was hard to find and sometimes wouldn't air until late on Sunday, which made it less useful.
@RachelsSweetie6 жыл бұрын
I've done my time in bands, and this film is so real it hurts.
@aquamarine999114 жыл бұрын
Decades ago I read about an English dinner party which had Sting and Sinead O'Connor,and they were repeating the lines to each other and shrieking with laughter. That's what's so great about ST, the more you know about music, the funnier it is. Ever since, I can't stand watching music-themed films where the actors are clearly just miming the playing of their instruments. Harry really was playing (or knew how to play) that bass solo while stuck in the pod.
@MrUndersolo4 жыл бұрын
I completely understand the rock stars who watched this and thought it was a straight documentary.
@indagdnm4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been a musician all my life and this movie gets more real with each passing year.
@hulkjelly68764 жыл бұрын
Played for 26 years. Very accurate.
@anthonydavis96624 жыл бұрын
@Lloyd Bonafide Still bitter that you got passed over, huh, Phil? Go whack off to a Lita Ford album cover and relieve some of that dad-stress.
@johnellizz9 жыл бұрын
What amazes me about "Spinal Tap" is how they actually made TWO movies worth of scenes and jokes. When you watch the DVD with the bonus disc, you discover that the 'deleted scenes' from the film are so extensive that it's like watching a WHOLE NEW "Spinal Tap" movie that was filmed at the same time but that you never even knew existed. These scenes go on for as long as the feature length film and are just as funny!
@atlasking61105 жыл бұрын
ita...the bonus material is a whole 'nother movie and just as funny!
@campbellmanderson9435 жыл бұрын
I'd love to edit the film with the unused footage.
@cliffordshafran92505 жыл бұрын
Has anyone made an extended version with both the original and bonus material? Strange that there's so much cutting room material, given the movie's running time of only 85 minutes. Such a brilliant and funny mockumentary!
@markblum50595 жыл бұрын
@@campbellmanderson943 There is a bootleg called This is Spinal Tap The 4 1/2 Workprint. It is hard to find but it turns up every now and then on ebay or other second-hand sites. It is worth having. apersonofinterest.wordpress.com/2015/10/09/this-is-spinal-tap-mark-2-the-elusive-4-5-hour-workprint/
@montag45165 жыл бұрын
The DVD also has an additional in-charachter audio commentary track. Runs for the entire length of the film and is equally funny.
@SuperToughnut2 жыл бұрын
The scene where the band is attempting to harmonize over Elvis's grave with one of his songs is hilarious.
@a2ndopynyn2 жыл бұрын
"Same key I think..." 🤣
@DanielHBuchmann2 жыл бұрын
"Sounds fucking barbershop raga", lol.
@pfos Жыл бұрын
Nigel Tufnel: It really puts perspective on things though, doesn't it? David St. Hubbins: But too much! There's too much FAHkeen perspective now.
@dvhughesdesign11 ай бұрын
Since my baby left me... ............ left me.
@raymondrose65964 жыл бұрын
I saw this movie in the theatre and when they dropped the 12 inch Stonehenge on stage I burst out laughing uncontrollably. My favorite part.
@jc4evur6612 жыл бұрын
I loved the amp that went to 11
@skinovtheperineum12082 жыл бұрын
That and when the fan asked later if they were going to do Stonehenge again. - P.S. it was 18 inches.
@jc4evur6612 жыл бұрын
@@skinovtheperineum1208 18" and not 18'
@skinovtheperineum12082 жыл бұрын
@@jc4evur661 - You got on here to say 18 inches using another method of expression? ok
@jc4evur6612 жыл бұрын
@@skinovtheperineum1208 Spinal Taps agent (I believe he was) wanted an 18 foot (18') Stonehenge...but accidently wrote it on the napkin as 18 inches (18") which is the size the artist made it....it was hilarious like you said
@scottrobinson9752 Жыл бұрын
I am a live sound engineer. I spent the first 25 years of my career on the road with bands. I think for people in the touring industry, this movie has so many hilarious hidden gems. Its genius.
@bjblues78234 жыл бұрын
My favorite comedy of all time. I give it an 11.
@johnjay94045 жыл бұрын
"There's a fine line between clever and stupid." This was one liner heaven between us drunken band mates. It never gets old.
@VIDS2013 Жыл бұрын
My friends & I have been using that since the movie came out. 😄
@hulkjelly6876 Жыл бұрын
As a musician, this film nailed the whole "a day in the life" of a rock band. "PUPPET SHOW & Spinal Tap"
@pfos Жыл бұрын
Oh no. If I told them once, I told them a hundred times; to put Spinal Tap first and Puppet Show last.
@stevenr5149 Жыл бұрын
Not the real live metal bands I follow. Nothing like them.
@drbkap311 ай бұрын
My ex husband was a roadie for blue oyster cult. For one tour they actually had a t shirt with a marquee that said PUPPET SHOW/blue oyster cult. It was hilarious.
@goodtunes211 ай бұрын
I bought that shirt! @@drbkap3
@gemmaazzАй бұрын
One of the signs read "Spinal TARP." 😂😂😂
@captpicard68943 жыл бұрын
The true test of Spinal Tap is that you watch it today and it’s still relevant, still funny, and still as fresh, unique, and entertaining as it was when it first came out. Total masterpiece.
@anonUK7 ай бұрын
To be fair, though, most of the people it's parodying are now dead, or near as dammit.
@Stroheim3333 жыл бұрын
Six years _earlier,_ the mockumentary The Rutless by Eric Idle was released. A great inspiration for Spinal Tap, without doubt.
@KOSMICKEN092 жыл бұрын
Rutles - what is Rutless 😂
@jerryballard3712 жыл бұрын
Todd Rundgren did the album Deface The Music which was a straight out Beatles tribute band. Could easily be mistaken for lost Beatles tapes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6jIqWZ8hMR9jqM
@waynemarvin56612 жыл бұрын
@@KOSMICKEN09 Having no rut, obviously. Uh, I think the kid was trying to write "Rutles", but he didn't have anyone to spell it for him. He should be pitied, not made fun of. The same goes for Matthew, with his "Ruttles".
@cepson6 жыл бұрын
3:08 I don't know why I laugh hysterically every time I see Ed Begley, Jr. grin into the camera in that scene.
@daughterofolaf5 жыл бұрын
cepson He looks so happy and we know he winds up DEED! It’s sad and hilarious.
@zosothezephead8372 жыл бұрын
He reminds me of the "twisted old fruit" hotel receptionist.
@MrMatthiasSchneider Жыл бұрын
And that little inadvertent shoulder shrug at the end...
@somebodyelse7144 ай бұрын
@@zosothezephead837 he was just as God made him
@SpottedSharks6 жыл бұрын
I just realized Ed Bagely was the drummer behind Michael McKean in that 60s clip. Both are in Better Call Saul.
@thesprawl23614 жыл бұрын
'Ed Bagely' - as in 'Ed Like-a-bagel'
@co2metal4 жыл бұрын
@@thesprawl2361 Oh look at you, The Sprawl. Jumped right on that bagel thing you casual master of wit.
@thesprawl23614 жыл бұрын
@@co2metal Thanks chum. I'm going to take that as a compliment solely to annoy you.
@co2metal4 жыл бұрын
@@thesprawl2361 That won't be enough to annoy me, The Sprawl.
@thesprawl23614 жыл бұрын
@@co2metal Then I'm just going to take it as a compliment.
@fritzidler200210 жыл бұрын
When we first saw the add on TV, it said Spinal Tap was a movie for people who had a sense of humor about rock music. One of our pals said to me and my brother, "Well, I guess it's not for you two then." But when we all saw it together, we all laughed our heads off, except the guy who said that. He hardly laughed at all. I was not really surprised by this. Know why? Because his favorite band was Kiss.
@BlackMetalWorld10 жыл бұрын
Well I find this movie funny and all but my favorite genre is black metal and man in it's early days the genre went beyond spinal tap.
@fromthedoor10 жыл бұрын
Kiss is the worst
@thohangst8 жыл бұрын
+fromthedoor Yes. Yes they are. Oy, talk about non-music.
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr28237 жыл бұрын
thohangst worst example is "Beth." THERE goes a band that SHOULD NOT be allowed to do ballads. Not even a power ballad, if memory serves. I give Detroit Rock City a pass, tho...
@misterwishart7 жыл бұрын
I watched Spinal Tap right after watching "Live in Pompeii" by Pink Floyd; really hard to take the latter seriously now
@jeffwalker91225 жыл бұрын
The airport security scene with the foil wrapped cucumber down the bass players pants was pure gold!
@djrychlak444311 ай бұрын
We laugh because it's true. Who hasn't been down that road before? At an airport. With pickle wrapped in foil...
@lossratioband5 жыл бұрын
"We'd love to sit around and chat, but we gotta sit down in the lobby and wait for the limo."
@jeffclement29794 жыл бұрын
lossratioband my absolute favorite line delivered by Howard Hesseman
@jamestepera33564 жыл бұрын
Duke Fame......great name for a Rocker!
@chrisvanderwielen15305 жыл бұрын
I seem to remember reading somewhere about Ronnie James Dio praising this movie for actually being accurate about what life on tour for a real band is like. "Everyone has been lost in the tunnels under the stage at least one time..."
@randyhutchinson99105 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha, I remember that !!!
@pronkb0004 жыл бұрын
That scene was apparently inspired by a video of Tom Petty walking through a door expecting the stage and finding himself in an indoor tennis court.
@thedativecase97332 жыл бұрын
I actually used this gag when I was in a group of patients being led through the corridors of a gloomy NHS hospital: "Wooo Rock n Roll!!". Everyone got the joke. That's how famous this film is.
@kkpenney4442 жыл бұрын
I have never laughed at a movie scene more than that one. Still kills me.
@monty43362 жыл бұрын
The getting lost backstage scene actually happened to KISS at a concert where the elevator took them to the wrong floor. 😆
@gkogko37047 жыл бұрын
"I woudn't worry about it. Boston's not a big college town." Ian Faith
@atlasking61105 жыл бұрын
They're becoming more...selective in their appeal.
@coccinelle805 жыл бұрын
Gko Gko 🤣🤣🤣of course it’s not. There’s no Harvard, Boston U, MIT, etc.
@leegsy5 жыл бұрын
Oh, hi, Liam? It's Ian. Right, Ian, how you doing?
@Ericwvb25 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite lines in the film. Quick, name a US city that's MORE of a college town than Boston ha ha ha.
@happydayz78575 жыл бұрын
Eric van Bezooijen even more impressive is the fact this movie was ad lib
@happydayz78575 жыл бұрын
In a recent interview I learned this movie was ad lib, with the exception of the band’s history. I can’t believe that much brilliance came out of improv.
@keyman66895 жыл бұрын
They had to develop each of their character's history, and that of the band, so that their improv would make sense
@AV575 жыл бұрын
I mean, could you imagine actually reading a script like this? This kind of stuff only comes from multiple people trying to one-up each other on the spot.
@magistrumartium4 жыл бұрын
They're all naturally brilliant performers
@brianmiller10774 жыл бұрын
You can almost see Guest and McKean break character during the "shark Sandwich" review.
@richardtheconquerer4 жыл бұрын
@@brianmiller1077 "*chuckles* they didn't print that"
@mattsmith875 жыл бұрын
For anyone who have worked (especially on the road) in the rock business, this is the most accurate documentary ever made.
@amiblueful2 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. It never gets old.
@barnabyaprobert51595 жыл бұрын
To anyone who's played in a rock band "This Is Spinal Tap" is comedy gold. Right up there with Monty Python or the best of Mel Brooks.
@frankphillips60015 жыл бұрын
While the movie is absolute gold, a good number of professional musicians didn't find the movie funny at all because it hit far to close to home. Stars ranging from Sing to Dio felt the movie was far too real to be funny.
@barnabyaprobert51595 жыл бұрын
@@frankphillips6001 I didn't know that. Thanks for the insight!
@sweet604 жыл бұрын
Or it's "sea of retarded sexuality".
@mikegike72734 жыл бұрын
100% true. Espicially on the shit thats going on in todays world. On really bad days, I need to pull out my dvd's and watch one of these movies.
@monty43362 жыл бұрын
Eddie Van Halen said he thought the movie was more realistic than comedy.
@montag45165 жыл бұрын
The DVD version has an additional commentary audio track that's almost equally as funny because the actor's remain in charachter throughout.
@jamesanthony84384 жыл бұрын
I know. It's actually my favorite part of the DVD. =)
@AD-df5tm4 жыл бұрын
That's the thing I miss most now that streaming is big. Commentary tracks were sometimes hidden gems. The spinal tap one is a good example. The anchorman commentary is another (there are all kinds of people who have nothing to do with the movie on it). The Armageddon ones where Ben Affleck trashes there movie and pisses off Micheal Bay is another haha.
@customsongmaker2 жыл бұрын
"That movie was such a hit piece. We've heard that people saw the film, and they actually laughed!"
@uneedtherapy425 жыл бұрын
this was a simpler time....no rotten tomatoes yet no internet... this was always a show we watched. Loved these guys.
@freddylopez58894 жыл бұрын
Please, go watch Half in the Bag, those guys are like modern Roger and Gene.
@anonb46324 жыл бұрын
The internet was around then, just for a few academics and military men.
@Delamthedestroyer4 жыл бұрын
"You should have seen what they wanted her to smell. It wasn't a glove believe me.."
@Nightdare4 жыл бұрын
"What's wrong with being sexy?"
@pronkb0003 жыл бұрын
@@Nightdare "IST. Ist."
@Durwood7110 жыл бұрын
There will never be another team like Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.
@RyanInLA6 жыл бұрын
when they were alive most everyone thought they were annoying
@whatsupguys85476 жыл бұрын
That defines you RyaninLA
@trikkerman16 жыл бұрын
what about HBO Sneak Preview with Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara (Ben Stiller's mom and dad).
@chibbykill6 жыл бұрын
Gregg and tim
@clubhouseme5 жыл бұрын
@@trikkerman1 what about them? those two idiots are no Siskel and Ebert
@tokyodirect459411 ай бұрын
Watched the movie 2 weeks ago. Totally stands up as one of the very best.
@SmilePileProd11 жыл бұрын
The scene where he starts playing experimental free-form jazz on his bass to save that daylight rodeo show is probably one of my top ten movie moments.
@omnipop49362 жыл бұрын
A free-form jazz... exploration.😂
@halweiss86712 жыл бұрын
My favorite was the scene where you expect him to use the violin bow on the guitar, but instead uses the violin.
@edwardofgreene2 жыл бұрын
“On the bass, Derek Smalls. He wrote this.”
@AO-bl7cc2 жыл бұрын
Love the little sound effects that can be heard in that scene. Like the amp hiss and what sounds like an instrument that got accident unplugged
@ggsilik Жыл бұрын
@@halweiss8671 And then he tightens the string on the violin 😂
@Corey-zg3bc11 ай бұрын
the first time i watched it, the audience laughed so much that I had to see it again the next night….
@deluge7110 жыл бұрын
What a blast from the past! I used to love watching Siskel & Ebert (RIP) as a kid.
@harshkumarsingh49127 жыл бұрын
This Is Spinal Tap movie here => twitter.com/3895325dde0fc845c/status/822791310893404165
@michaelcurry975 жыл бұрын
We've got Armadillos in our trousers. It's really quite frightening.
@BrBill3 жыл бұрын
Siskel & Ebert didn't talk at all here about how almost every moment of the film is improvised (around an outline). Genius level work here.
@jeffclement29794 жыл бұрын
"Our first drummer died after choking on vomit... Not his own,someone elses"
@seanmulloy8544 жыл бұрын
They decided it one of those crimes, better left...unsolved.
@worstxb1playertylerteehc6354 жыл бұрын
Well we don't know who's Vomit.
@jamesconroy70304 жыл бұрын
YOU ARE WRONG!!!! John “Stumpy” Pepys was the first Spinal Tap Drummer. who died in a bizarre gardening accident.
@jamesconroy70304 жыл бұрын
@@djavidianmx1832 Especially, since the first drummer John “Stumpy” Pepys died in a bizarre gardening accident. It was the second drummer who choked on vomit.
@jeffclement29794 жыл бұрын
@@jamesconroy7030 Ok! I was wrong! About something that NEVER HAPPENED in tbe first place Sorry didn't mean to shout
@sweet604 жыл бұрын
Really one of the greatest comedies, if not movies of all time. It's one of those movies that I've seen dozens of times, and it never (because it can't) gets old. Every rock musician can relate to the antics and mishaps that torture this band. This movie was years ahead of it's time. Brilliant.
@erilaz73 жыл бұрын
Christopher Guest had previously performed as Nigel Tufnel on the 1979 album "Lenny & Squiggy Present Lenny and the Squigtones" (which of course featured Michael McKean as Lenny).
@goudagirl60954 жыл бұрын
The most brilliant mockumentary ever. If you grew up during the 70s, YOU GOT IT. Love the flick. Oh and much of the dialog was ad-libbed through the film. Turn it up to...11.
@ms.lisamurphy2694 жыл бұрын
kelli blue Kelli - I agree wholeheartedly. Problem for me? My friends and I went to see the movie - and well - we were teenagers who just DID NOT GET IT. After about 25 minutes - we walked out. We weren’t sophisticated enough to understand satire - we thought it was a real band we’d never heard of ( which I’d actually true) And because it was my idea/ my friends weren’t happy I’d drained 4 bucks out of there dwindling allowances. Flash forward/ from that year it was released ( 1983?) to 2013. I was laid up in bed for 6 weeks with a cast on my leg. The boredom was excruciating. So I flipped through amazon movies -huh? Wow - there’s that movie. Over the years I’d heard the film mentioned repeatedly on top 10 lists, different reviews all pointing to it as a classic in the genre of satire - but more importantly- it was without exception described as utterly hilarious. What did miss at 15? ALOT!!! You know a movie is the real deal when you’re by yourself laughing till you start that coughing thing. I was dying. I understand my youthful disdain. The jokes -are in the realm of “insider” or plain just went over our daffy heads. In any case. It’s now on my list of favorite films! Only took 30 years! Happy New Year 🦋
@SithCelia2 жыл бұрын
I first learned of this film from my grandmother back when I was a little kid. I remember her recounting the scene with Derek trapped in the pod. This is comedy that goes to an 11!
@kdryan2110 жыл бұрын
The authorities said it was one of those things that was better left unsolved...
@geekrockrats9 жыл бұрын
A bizarre gardening accident
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr28237 жыл бұрын
geekrockrats how bizarre was it that legendary drummer Jeff Porcaro dies in 1990, 6 years AFTER this came out, on his lawn, rumored to be "a gardening accident." Not the drugs. No sir. A favorite drummer. I figure he would have loved this movie.
@Antonicane5 жыл бұрын
The official ruling was that he choked 'on vomit'. It wasn't actually his vomit, it was somebody else's.
@FanboyFilms5 жыл бұрын
You can't really dust for vomit.
@rmartin75585 жыл бұрын
Say what you want about Siskel and Ebert, they were ahead of the curve when it came to Spinal Tap. They got it right away. Many folks did not.
@Ericwvb25 жыл бұрын
Ebert doesn't always get it. He gave the awful dreck of Star Wars Ep 3 1/2 stars - an almost unwatchable disaster of a film. He gave Die Hard 2 stars, The Professional 2 1/2 stars, My Cousin Vinny 2 1/2 stars, Brazil 2 stars, Dirty Harry 3 stars, Blade Runner 3 stars, A Clockwork Orange 2 stars -- all films far superior to the execrable Ep 1.
@denniscassley999210 жыл бұрын
"These go to ELEVEN"...classic!!
@stevehumphrey6679 жыл бұрын
Wasn't the question like, "Why didn't they just make 10 louder?" Moment of confusion and silence then...
@traysutherland84919 жыл бұрын
+s Humphrey Well, they go to eleven, so that's (pause to think) one louder
@stevehumphrey6679 жыл бұрын
Trayton Sutherland Awesome, I'm cracking up right now! That movie is awesome. That unscripted and ad libbed stuff isn't always great but it's the one thing that really makes lose it as I enter middle age.
@supafuckinmingster7 жыл бұрын
Probably the greatest comedy scene ever IMHO.
@JustWasted3HoursHere5 жыл бұрын
Yep! Enjoy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q362h2eFqcqkeKc
@blakkat41265 жыл бұрын
This the the way I want to remember Siskel and Elbert. Vibrant and full of life. I used to watch them before they became famous with the “thumbs up/ down thing. They were shown on PBS and they based their recommendations on “yes” or “no.” Now they’re gone.
@photosbydoyle10 жыл бұрын
Ebert had it right. God bless him and Siskel. May they rest in peace.. There will never be two others like them! We miss you guys! You reviewed movies when movies mattered!
@Esus42 жыл бұрын
When they were around the newspaper ad would simply say two thumbs up and you knew then it was worth the risk of buying a ticket. Rotten Tomatoes will always be a mediocre substitute. I
@xxxYYZxxx2 жыл бұрын
WTF, the entire newspaper, TV, and movie industry is "just like them". 🤣
@robloxvids22332 жыл бұрын
Best thing was those songs were played by the band. And one of them was used unironically in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead.
@jacktorrance26332 жыл бұрын
The soundtrack is great!
@ericprebys81657 жыл бұрын
Few movies have left us with as many immortal quotes as this one. 33 years later, I still say "goes to 11" at least once a week.
@jlaakso1706 Жыл бұрын
The fact we hear about something that "goes to 11" so many times over the year about other things I think is testament to the impact the film has had. The band should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
@ernestkinas59735 жыл бұрын
The shit eating grin on Christopher Guest's face when he's joining in on the chorus of Gimme Some Money is worth the price of admission alone.
@andrewdiamond26973 жыл бұрын
Paul McCartney also wore the shit-eating grin at that time in history.
@adamdesanti67134 ай бұрын
In the 90's during my teens I made my dad tape Siskel & Ebert on Sunday nights as it would come on at 12 midnight. I was the highlight of my monday morning breakfast watching 30 minutes of their reviews before school.
@benahern74105 жыл бұрын
Whenever I start thinking or hear about some kind of art. Intravenous De Milo always comes to mind.
@taylorcarlson86848 жыл бұрын
Kind of funny the following review is for a Jamie Lee Curtis movie, since she eventually married Christopher Guest.
@AgentXPQ8 жыл бұрын
The whole reason why I scrolled down the comments, was to see if anyone else caught that too.
@depaola637 жыл бұрын
He's great!
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr28237 жыл бұрын
Taylor Carlson in 1984, about when this came out, married since, apparently.
@kingofallwhites7 жыл бұрын
Taylor Carlson She is also pretending to be something she isnt
@MUFFINHEAD19855 жыл бұрын
@@kingofallwhites hush now. No one wants to hear the truth.
@davejss10 жыл бұрын
"How much more black can it get? The answer is none, none more black. "
@StasisDreams6 жыл бұрын
Metallica ripped off their album cover, lol.
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr28236 жыл бұрын
JB Metallica was CLEARLY the inspiration for ST. Proof: "Some kind of Monster." Funniest thing I ever saw.
@doctorfeelfunny5845 жыл бұрын
Spinal Top was created in 1979. Metallica's first album was released in 1983.
@toms44425 жыл бұрын
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 millennials!
@MB-ln9nv5 жыл бұрын
Death sells!
@jasonlefler34563 жыл бұрын
While laughing along to this movie, it can be easy to miss what a dope jam the chorus of Rock n Roll Creation is.
@jaybee92692 жыл бұрын
It really is!
@stevekenna Жыл бұрын
Some of Spinal Tap's songs are actually solid examples of the ridiculous Cock Rock of the 70s and 80s.
@aeropilot4419 Жыл бұрын
Sex Farm! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
@patrickmichaellangan5766 жыл бұрын
Both "Siskel & Ebert" as well as "This Is Spinal Tap" are shows I'd watch over and over again.
@tolfan44382 жыл бұрын
Siskel and Ebert was a very popular show in it's day.for most people pre internet it was the number one place for movie reviews . Most people didn't even realize it was called "At the movies".
@daveygivens7357 жыл бұрын
If any of you Tappers are Jonesing for a sequel I highly recommend "A Mighty Wind". It's not Tap, but it's pretty damn good.
@BackwoodsFilms5 жыл бұрын
Definitely worth watching. It's Spinal Tap if they were folk musicians. Other good Christopher Guest films include Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, For Your Consideration,
@ericwalters53825 жыл бұрын
It's a Lot more Nowtro alright.
@FanboyFilms5 жыл бұрын
Or watch the Spinal Tap Reunion TV movie from 1992, I think it was released on DVD. Coincided with the release of the Break Like The Wind album.
@jeffclement29794 жыл бұрын
Davey Givens I saw the Folksmen on SNL before I saw "Tap" and it totally went over my head "Why's everybody laughing?" Didn't get Spinal Tap the first time either...but... The second and third and etc. ROTFLMAO!
@billyboblillybob3443 жыл бұрын
@@jeffclement2979 In fairness, there are two different Folksmen. The Mark Shubb Folksmen then the Marta Shubb Folksmen.
@davidscott76265 жыл бұрын
Speaking as a lifelong fan of hard rock music, this movie was brilliant. Hell their music was much better than a lot of the utter crap that came later.
@TheHardcoreRob5 жыл бұрын
The greatest “mockumentary” ever made.
@imarriedabrkfsttaco3737 Жыл бұрын
Glad these 2 actually got the gist of thos classic. 40 years later and This Is Spinal Tarp...TAP is still hilarious. This flick was convincing enough to fool some bands when it came out.
@duffyjohnson776 жыл бұрын
S & E probably didn't realize it when they taped this show but TIST was completely improvised, as were all of Chris Guests subsequent mock-doc comedies. These guys belong in the pantheon of the greatest film comic geniuses with Chaplin, Keaton & the Marx Bros
@parliamentlite2 жыл бұрын
Monty Python too!
@hisokamorow37564 жыл бұрын
This movie still has the "old tagger on it". My favorite and always fun to watch. The loudest Rock Band Ever.
@raymondweaver85262 жыл бұрын
Because they go to 11
@hisokamorow37562 жыл бұрын
@@raymondweaver8526 Tell it Bro, rayray ✊✌️🤙
@toms44425 жыл бұрын
Big bottom, talk about mud flaps my girls got them big bottom drive me out of my mind, how could I leave this behind! Pure poetry!!!
@NATIVESUNSETS655 жыл бұрын
It's been awhile since i've seen Spinal Tap wasn't Big Bottom when they all played bass and Derek Smalls had the ultimate overkill a Double Neck Bass LOL TAP never received their props, they were brilliant lyricists plowing bean fields SEX FARM Let's rock and roll Working on a sex farm Trying to raise some hard love Getting out my pitch fork And poking your hay. Scratching in your henhouse Sniffing at your feedbag Slipping out your back door I'm leaving my spray. Sex farm woman I'm gonna mow you down Sex farm woman I'll rake and mow you down. Sex farm woman Don't you see my silo risin' high. Working on a sex farm Hosing down your barn door Bothering your livestock They know what I need. Working up a hot sweat I'm scratching in your pea patch Plowing through your bean field Planting my seed. Sex farm woman I'll be your hired hand Sex farm woman I'll let my offer stand Sex farm woman Don't you feel my tractor rumbling by By, by, by. Working on a sex farm Wolfing down some cornbread I'm turning on the TV Joining the grange.
@billyboblillybob3443 жыл бұрын
@J M Yes the "Live Earth" show in '07
@jchis98524 жыл бұрын
Greatest album of all time... Smell the Glove!
@Tranquillado4 жыл бұрын
Listening to S&E talk about what a brilliant premise a comedic mock documentary is is mind-blowing.
@AgentXPQ4 жыл бұрын
I think S&E are more or less right in how they review this, but there is one point I disagree with- The best comedies are usually ones that you CAN approach from a smart place, but you can also approach from a dumb place. Tap I think qualifies in this regard.
@virginiapicker3 жыл бұрын
Good point
@paulsneed19523 жыл бұрын
You might say they managed to be both stupid and clever.
@MobiusBandwidth3 жыл бұрын
there's a fine line, between stupid, and clever...
@shaolinotter3 жыл бұрын
the Simpsons also nails this
@RobwLPOC2 жыл бұрын
Like 95% of the entire movie's dialogue, The line was improvised Rob Reiner himself said that 1 line the absolute perfect description of the movie as a whole= "It's such a fine line between stupid and clever"
@Scoddygoat4 жыл бұрын
Watching the DVD with the band commentary is like getting a second movie.
@daughterofolaf4 жыл бұрын
DUDE. I agree. I hardly ever actually watch the movie without the commentary anymore because the commentary is so awesome. So many quotable lines in the commentary that I use in everyday life. :P
@thesprawl23614 жыл бұрын
I'll have to hunt that down...
@uriel736 Жыл бұрын
I'm a bass player and got to jam with the drummer (rick parnell, one who's in most of the movie) a few times. Phenomenal drummer. Sadly he passed away not to long ago.
@joadbreslin5819 Жыл бұрын
Did he spontaneously combust? (RIP, Ric.)
@JimmyNasium Жыл бұрын
@@joadbreslin5819no one knows. The authorities thought it best unsolved.
@n.w.18039 ай бұрын
..yes, but it wasn't his own vomit..does that make it potential homicide?
@morrisman6410 жыл бұрын
I miss those guys
@Xayjohns6 жыл бұрын
The best film critic duo of all time
@davidolie83926 жыл бұрын
I have seen "Siskel and Eberting" used as a verb. They have entered the language.
@kevbotchill5 жыл бұрын
Dude you make tge best guitar instructionals! Legendary stuff you put out
@albertvalenzuela84175 жыл бұрын
I'm with you, bro.
@UDAMZ5 жыл бұрын
I only started paying attention to Roger's reviews later in life and I truly miss them. I really respected his opinions and was one reviewer you could trust.
@chasbodaniels17443 жыл бұрын
Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert were a terrific review team. They didn’t get along too well, but they did a great job.
@markyncole3 жыл бұрын
If they gave any movie 2 Thumbs Up,you know it was good.
@steverogers26032 жыл бұрын
I didn’t always agree with Roger but I loved his writing style.
@steverogers26032 жыл бұрын
@@chasbodaniels1744 they actually were friends in real life, though it seemed to be a complex friendship.
@fredtheted22595 жыл бұрын
You can’t dust for vomit👌
@gingercube15 жыл бұрын
Great band! Saw 'em at a cheese rolling festival that ended tragically. Also, I hopped the fence on the Isle of Lucy. The song remains, basically, the same.
@almostfm2 жыл бұрын
I hate to admit how many times I'd seen this movie before the "Isle of Lucy" joke clicked.
@jackal5911 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite little details comes later in the film when they're doing the sound check before the album and Jeannie show. While playing, they call to each other for "Gimme Some Money" as "GSM" and David/Michael McKeen does a perfect Roger Daltey "My Generation" stammer on "You know what I n-n-n-n-need."
@ROGER20958 жыл бұрын
At the very end of the movie, during the closing credits, they interview (I think) the keyboardist: "So what's in the future? Just sex, drugs, and rock & roll?" A: "Well, as long as I have the sex and drugs, I could do without the rock & roll..."
@imthedorf19646 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure it was the drummer.
@BScott72205 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite line in the whole movie. 2nd: "They're experimenting with the album cover. What, do they have monkeys opening them?"
"I'd be a full time dreamer", and "I'd be the patron saint of fine footwear" are up there too.
@spacetimecontinuum9 жыл бұрын
This movie is dangerous!! The first time I saw this I literally thought I might die laughing, I seriously could not catch my breath and all these years later I have YET to see anything which has made me laugh that hard. Intravenus DeMilo FTW! Tis funny that the next movie Siskel&Ebert go on to review, stars Jamie Lee Curtis who Christopher Guest goes on to marry and they are still married, yay! R.I.P Sis and Ebe x
@LiberalsArePoop9 жыл бұрын
spacetimecontinuum It really is an amazingly funny movie, isn't it?
@spacetimecontinuum9 жыл бұрын
***** Stonehenge, where the demons dwell, where the banshees live and they do live well, Stonehenge, where a man is man and the children dance to the pipes of Pan! ;-)
@spacetimecontinuum9 жыл бұрын
DanR67 Brilliantly funny!
@Kedbuka8 жыл бұрын
+She Says "I love her each weekday, each velvety cheekday, you know what I mean!"
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr28237 жыл бұрын
Kedbuka "Talk about mudflaps..." lol, ok, nevermind...
@jazzmann119810 жыл бұрын
RIP Gene,and Roger
@JohnSmith-mx8wp6 жыл бұрын
Did they choke on vomit?
@raymondkitchen61375 жыл бұрын
No. It was a flash-fire in a waterbed shop. Perhaps I'm mixing up their death with Stig from The Rutles. I can't remember.
@llh30255 жыл бұрын
@@JohnSmith-mx8wp But who's vomit? You can't dust for vomit.
@ShamrockNRoller11 жыл бұрын
"Why do they call them little people? It's so belittling."
@margotbronski22343 жыл бұрын
No matter how many times I see this, I still find new laughs.
@8triagrammer6 жыл бұрын
I was too young to appreciate how awesome Siskel was.
@cshq1772 жыл бұрын
One of the most entertaining films ever made.
@ScottyKirk14 жыл бұрын
I remember an interview with Eddie Van Halen saying that he didn't think this movie was very funny when he saw it first bcuz alot of the stuff happened to him in real life.
@ghostownaproach3 жыл бұрын
I heard somewhere probably a KZbin video, that the scene where Nigel has problems with the food before a show was based on an actual occurance where Eddie Van Halen did that same type thing.
@andrewdiamond26973 жыл бұрын
@@ghostownaproach I think it was David Lee Roth. Van Halen had a contract that only certain color M&Ms were permitted and required, and the unfavored colors had to be removed. It was done as a test to see if the promoters at each venue had read the contract. If they found the wrong M&M, they trashed the place.
@Gravyballs20117 жыл бұрын
"....the danger of having a set-piece crushed by a dwarf!"
@randyhutchinson99105 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
@felipeaguena5289 Жыл бұрын
As a heavy metal guitarist myself let me tell you something, y'all have no idea how many brands of equipment still pay homage to the 11 joke to this day
@KimDryden194 жыл бұрын
SO miss Ebert when he liked a film... He always cracked me up. Miss them both... :)
@zeppelinmexicano3 жыл бұрын
The oddest thing of all is that they could play pretty well, and they always hired kick ass drummers.
@raymondweaver85262 жыл бұрын
Didn't several drummers die including one exploding onstage?
@philmann34762 жыл бұрын
@@raymondweaver8526 A lot of people spontaneously combust.
@BinaryJoe Жыл бұрын
They wrote all that music and the score for A Mighty Wind as well. These guys are total musicians.
@PozerAdultRacingTeam4 жыл бұрын
Awesome movie.You know your day as a musician is going bad when you have a “Spinal Tap Moment “.
@njlauren Жыл бұрын
Saw this not long ago and it holds up. If anything, with the spectacle of groups well past their shelf life performing, and the inaneness of most concerts as spectacle, this holds up. One major thing is a lot of this was kind of done ad libbed it, lot of it was roughly blocked out then they shot it. Saw a reunion of these guys done by Harry Smith several years ago, it was funny as hell ( the 3 actors and Rob Reiner).
@squamish424410 жыл бұрын
"Rockers pushing 40", lol now rockers are pushing 70 and still at it, 40 is nothing.
@EmileJoulbert5 жыл бұрын
Now they're pushing 80, and in the meantime a lot of them have started pushing up the daisies.
@squamish42445 жыл бұрын
Pushing 75 ;)
@tracylf54095 жыл бұрын
@@squamish4244 Hey, what matters is you're here, in the "now", baby! And seemingly of sound mind and a body capable of posting here, so "kudos"!
@squamish42445 жыл бұрын
Damn right!!!
@rdubb775 жыл бұрын
You can thank streaming for that. I'm not against technology by any means, but the royalties that were normally gotten on the sale of physical media dried up.
@lynnturman815711 жыл бұрын
My favorite moment in the movie is when Chris Guest is playing a guitar solo using a violin. He stops in the middle of it to tune the violin. Now THAT'S pretentious!!!
@thohangst6 жыл бұрын
Yes, a nod to the ostentatiousness of prog rock, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Yes, etc. Brilliance.
@seamusconley4 жыл бұрын
Definitely the best part
@Kohntarkosz4 жыл бұрын
@@thohangst Actually, he was making fun of Jimmy Page's violin bow guitar solos, which were a feature of Led Zeppelin's shows. Supposedly, Page was so offended or appalled by the scene in the movie that he never used the violin bow again. I've actually heard there were a lot of musicians were MASSIVELY offended when the movie first cam eout, because they didn't get the joke (seeing as they kinda WERE the joke).
@assmane9994 жыл бұрын
Kohntarkosz exactly. It hit too close to home. Sometimes a parody really captures a truth even though it is exaggerated a bit
@martianshoes4 жыл бұрын
The Scorpions used to joke about being the “real Spinal Tap”.. And Ian Gillian, whos Black Sabbath actslly had a Mammoth Stonehenge set that crowded them off the stage, remarked laughingly in an interview that it was a “true Spinal Tap moment”...
@jpavlvs6 жыл бұрын
I"m going to have to watch Spinal Tap again.
@Wooley6892 жыл бұрын
I miss these guys, Siskel and Ebert were a have to watch.
@gideonharris14933 жыл бұрын
Trivia... When Derek goes through the metal detector several times, the airport announcers voices are them with their real accents.
@catharineorellana35223 жыл бұрын
"Do you have any artificial limbs...?"
@gideonharris14933 жыл бұрын
@@catharineorellana3522 Gold.
@MobiusBandwidth3 жыл бұрын
surprised they didn't mention this movie was largely unscripted and improvised. brilliant film. after it came out, several major music and guitar magazines wanted in on the joke, and treated the band as if they were a real band that had been around since the 60s, which I'm sure some younger kids bought. it was a beautiful moment in time.
@parliamentlite2 жыл бұрын
It was also something real metal fans would use to sort of weed out posers or newbies. "Dude, how about Spinal Tap? They rock!" "Oh yeah, Tap rules!" Judgment ensues.
@Hexon66 Жыл бұрын
@@parliamentlite Who comes out on the short end of that evaluation, though?
@studapeppahead53845 жыл бұрын
WOW! That intro brought me back to 1984.......
@Dave-ti2ue Жыл бұрын
Never saw it in the theater. I rented it on VHS. I remember the first time I watched it I had no reaction to it at all. By the third or fourth viewing, I was hysterical. Took me a while to start getting it.
@joetube1412 жыл бұрын
It was such a special time when Siskel and Ebert would come on and review movies. Nothing today compares. It made a special cinematic era even more special.