Here’s something I’ve been afraid to admit: until recently, I had never seen This Is Spinal Tap. I know, people have told me for years that it’s one of the funniest movies ever made and one of the best music movies. So, with the upcoming Spinal Tap II: The End Continues hitting the 2025 movie schedule, I decided to sit down and watch Rob Reiner’s absurd mockumentary about a metal band struggling with relevancy.
To the surprise of no one, myself included, Spinal Tap is legitimately one of the most enjoyable movie, music, and comedy experiences I’ve had in a very long time. Not only did I have a laugh fest watching Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, and Reiner’s characters on screen, but I was also finally able to have the proper context for so many of the movie’s jokes. Here are six that I loved the most…
