• This Is Spinal Tap (also known as This Is Spın̈al Tap: A Rockumentary by Martin Di Bergi) is a 1984 American mockumentary comedy film co-written and directed...
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  • Spinal Tap (stylized as Spın̈al Tap, with a dotless letter i and a metal umlaut over the n) are a fictional English heavy metal band created by the American...
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  • Spinal Tap II is an upcoming American mockumentary comedy film directed by Rob Reiner. It is a sequel to the 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap. Christopher...
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    This Is Spinal Tap (or simply Spinal Tap) is the soundtrack to the film This Is Spinal Tap, released in 1984. It was re-released in 2000 with lyrics and...
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  • Look up spinal tap or spinal taps in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Spinal Tap may refer to: Spinal tap (medical procedure), a procedure in which a...
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    Lumbar puncture (LP), also known as a spinal tap, is a medical procedure in which a needle is inserted into the spinal canal, most commonly to collect cerebrospinal...
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  • the Dead is an album by the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap. Released on June 16, 2009, it is the first release under the Spinal Tap name since...
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    Christopher Guest (category Short description is different from Wikidata)
    shot in mockumentary style. He wrote and acted in the rock satire This Is Spinal Tap (1984), and later directed a string of satirical mockumentary films...
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  • also phrased as "these go to eleven", is an idiom from popular culture, coined in the 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap, where guitarist Nigel Tufnel demonstrates...
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    and 1985. Shearer co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in the film This Is Spinal Tap (1984), a satirical rockumentary, which became a hit. In 1989, he...
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    Michael McKean (category Short description is different from Wikidata)
    he also co-wrote. He is also known for having collaborated with Christopher Guest acting in his films such as This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Best in Show...
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  • Victory Tischler-Blue (category Short description is different from Wikidata)
    demise of the band, she was cast as Cindy by director Rob Reiner in This Is Spinal Tap. Her film Edgeplay was based on her tenure in The Runaways. Vicki...
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  • Brooks' film editor in Modern Romance; a talkative limo driver in This Is Spinal Tap; the jealous, comedically impaired Lieutenant Hauk in Good Morning...
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    Fran Drescher (category Short description is different from Wikidata)
    Gorp (1980), The Hollywood Knights (1980), Doctor Detroit (1983), This Is Spinal Tap (1984), and UHF (1989) while establishing a television career with...
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  • Nigel Tufnel (category Spinal Tap (band) members)
    Tufnel is a fictional character in the 1984 mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap. In the film, he is the lead guitarist of the rock band Spinal Tap. He was...
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    Rob Reiner (category Short description is different from Wikidata)
    Reiner made his directorial film debut with heavy metal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984). He then earned acclaim directing the romantic comedy The Sure...
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  • John Sinclair (musician) (category Short description is different from Wikidata)
    playing for Ozzy Osbourne's band. He also is credited with styling keyboard parts for This Is Spinal Tap. Sinclair is now a qualified hypnotherapist. Head...
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    With Two Brains (1983), and had a short scene in the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984), playing Tucker Smitty Brown, the awkward hotel desk clerk...
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  • Look up TAP, tap, táp, tập, or țap in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tap(s), TAP(S) or tapped may refer to: Tap (film), a 1989 American dance drama...
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    Fred Willard (category Short description is different from Wikidata)
    an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work with Christopher Guest in his films This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Waiting for Guffman (1996)...
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  • Ric Parnell (category Short description is different from Wikidata)
    band Atomic Rooster, he is probably best known for his role as the ill-fated drummer Mick Shrimpton in the film This Is Spinal Tap. Born in London in 1951...
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    Derek Smalls (category Spinal Tap (band) members)
    Derek Albion Smalls is a fictional character played by Harry Shearer in the spoof rockumentary This Is Spinal Tap. He is the bassist for mock British heavy...
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  • Fred Asparagus (category Short description is different from Wikidata)
    Something Wilder and Wiseguy. He also appeared in films, such as This Is Spinal Tap, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, The Five Heartbeats, Dragnet, Beverly...
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  • reunites many of his company of actors from This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, and Best in Show for this film, including Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara...
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  • June Chadwick (category Short description is different from Wikidata)
    "Appointment in Athens" Her best-known film credit is as Jeanine Pettibone in This Is Spinal Tap (1984). Chadwick's notable works are: The Golden Lady...
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  • Heavy Trip (category Short description is different from Wikidata)
    Norway. The movie satirizes heavy metal tropes (a la Metalocalypse and This Is Spinal Tap), with a focus on those relevant to the Finnish and Scandinavian metal...
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    releasing the album Smalls Change in character as Derek Smalls from This Is Spinal Tap, and Spence interviewed Shearer as Smalls for Vice. Spence received...
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  • Lawrence. Fear of a Black Hat is similar in format to the satirical film about early 1980s heavy metal, This is Spinal Tap. It is told from the point of view...
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  • The Otto Show (category Spinal Tap (band))
    Show" features an appearance from Spın̈al Tap, a parody band that first appeared in the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984). The episode guest stars...
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  • Sam Whipple (category Short description is different from Wikidata)
    the TV series Seven Days. His credits include The Doors, Airheads, This Is Spinal Tap and The Rock. He also appeared in television shows such as Open All...
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