SPINAL TAP – A FINE LINE BETWEEN STUPID AND CLEVER: THE STORY OF SPINAL TAP – HARDCOVER – BOOK

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For the first time,director Rob Reiner and cocreatorsChristopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer provide the full behind-the-scenes story of the making of the groundbreaking mockumentaryThis Is Spinal Tapand its upcoming sequel.

Since its original release in 1984,This Is Spinal Taphas evolved from a beloved cult film into a cinematic landmark: an all-time comedy classic that pioneered an entire genre, the mockumentary. Now, director Rob Reiner and his cowriters and costars, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer, tell the complete story of the movie and its fictitious bandhow they met, how Spinal Tap came to be, and how their low-budget indie film took on a life of its own. Years after the movie first came out, the Library of Congress selectedThis Is Spinal Tapfor inclusion in the National Film Registry and Tap went on to play The Royal Albert Hall, Wembley Stadium, and to over 100,000 fans at the Glastonbury Festival in England.

Reiner, Guest, McKean, and Shearer provide the backstories to the movies famous linesamong them Hello, Cleveland!, None more black, You cant dust for vomit, and These go to elevenand to such Tap anthems as Big Bottom and Stonehenge. Featuring never-before-seen photographs, band memorabilia, and personal reminiscences of their enduring creative partnership,A Fine Line Between Stupid and Cleverwill delight Tap-heads of all agesjust as the long-awaitedSpinal Tapsequel is hitting theaters.

BUT WAIT, THERES MORE!A Fine Line Between Stupid and Cleveralso comes with a bonus memoir by Reiners directorial alter ego, Marty DiBergi, in which he interviews Tap band members Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins, and Derek Smalls about their musical journey and their drummers who paid the ultimate sacrifice to the rock gods.