• 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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  • Look up spinal tap in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Spinal Tap may refer to: Spinal tap (medical procedure), a procedure in which a needle is inserted...
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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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    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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    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 joined...
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  • band Spinal Tap. Released on June 16, 2009, it is the first release under the Spinal Tap name since 1992's Break Like the Wind, and is Spinal Tap's most...
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    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 such...
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  • Nigel Tufnel (category Spinal Tap (band) members)
    the 1984 mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap. In the film, he is the lead guitarist of the rock band Spinal Tap. He was played by actor Christopher...
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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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    collaborated with Christopher Guest acting in his films such as This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration...
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    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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    O'Toole appeared as a backing singer for her husband's fictional band Spinal Tap at the London leg of the Live Earth concerts. She has also performed on...
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  • 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 Blue...
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  • Up to eleven (category Spinal Tap (band))
    eleven", is an idiom from popular culture, coined in the 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap, where guitarist Nigel Tufnel demonstrates a guitar amplifier whose volume...
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    Peter Cetera, Brian Culbertson, The Falling Wallendas, Steve Cole, and Spinal Tap, among others. Sucherman also plays with the band of fellow Styx member...
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    Derek Smalls (category Spinal Tap (band) members)
    Shearer in the spoof rockumentary This Is Spinal Tap. He is the bassist for mock British heavy metal group Spinal Tap, playing alongside guitarists Nigel Tufnel...
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    (1980), The Hollywood Knights (1980), Doctor Detroit (1983), This Is Spinal Tap (1984), and UHF (1989) and guest appearances on several television series...
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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, Vietnam;...
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  • Guest co-stars and reunites many of his company of actors from This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, and Best in Show for this film, including Eugene...
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    causing spinal nerve compression.[citation needed] In CT myelography, spinal tap is performed in the low back with dye injected into the spinal fluid....
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  • his role as the ill-fated drummer Mick Shrimpton in the film This Is Spinal Tap. Born in London in 1951, Parnell had a long family history of musical...
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    (Season 8 recurring, Season 9 regular: 1983–85) – Elliot Novak This Is Spinal Tap (1984) – Disc 'n' Dat Manager Do You Remember Love (1985, TV movie) –...
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    Queensrÿche, Motörhead, the Accüsed, Mötley Crüe and the parody bands Spın̈al Tap and Green Jellÿ. Among English speakers, the use of umlaut marks and...
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    for his work with Christopher Guest in his mockumentary films This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind...
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  • Words", Def Leppard's "Animal" and "Let's Get Rocked", performance by Spinal Tap, U2 and Mango Groove from the opening acts segment, and Plant's "Innuendo"...
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  • in format to the satirical film about early 1980s heavy metal, This is Spinal Tap. It is told from the point of view of a graduate student who is documenting...
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    homage to by many other films and television shows including This Is Spinal Tap, Bob Roberts, and Documentary Now!. The opening sequence featuring "Subterranean...
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  • Osbourne's band. He also is credited with styling keyboard parts for This Is Spinal Tap. Sinclair is now a qualified hypnotherapist. Head First (1978) Under Wheels...
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