The essentials: It was almost all improv within a general framework. They wrote and performed all of their own music. This was the first "mockumentary" (predating The Office, etc.). It is said that the original rough cut was over 4 hours long. Christopher Guest (who is married to Jamie Lee Curtis) would go on to continue making mockumentaries, with "Best in Show", "A Mighty Wind", "Waiting for Guffman", etc. There is a new Spinal Tap sequel.
Kinokind
2025-09-26 17:33:21 +0000 UTC
It’s not your job to be as confused as Nigel
Catchermag
2025-09-26 04:02:13 +0000 UTC
“Well you’re not as confused as he is are you?” - one of the funniest lines in Cinema