TypicalFish 0 #1 November 14, 2004 I just watched this movie for maybe the 5th time have to say it is STILL one of the most hilarious things I have ever seen. (Especially given that "Behind the Music" is one of my guilty pleasures) Pure comedic genius. Not to be missed if you haven't caught it."I gargle no man's balls..." ussfpa on SOCNET Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhirledWeb 0 #2 November 14, 2004 The only thing that made it better with the release of the DVD was the audio commentary - it had me laughing so hard I was crying. "...very soothing, like rubbing the belly of a parrot" - who knows why I think that's funny (perhaps because my mom has a parrot... and it's the furthest thing from soothing EVER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don't be afraid of death, be afraid of the unlived life. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IB52 0 #3 November 14, 2004 Too funny....I'm watching it right now (for the third or fourth time) and here you are! One of my favorite lines - "It's such a fine line between stupid and clever." But there are so many great ones.... -- Lois Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ncrowe 0 #4 November 14, 2004 I've seen that movie ohh about 100 times and I still catch funny stuff I've never seen before. "No Bones" "Don't Mess Around With the Guy in Shades- Oh No!!! " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #5 November 14, 2004 Classic movie! When I first saw it, I was 16, and thought it was a real documentary about a really bad band who had the worst luck! I have probably watched it 10 times since. I found this on the web: "In 1991, before its triumphant return to the road to support "Break Like the Wind," Tap placed a classified ad in Daily Variety and the Hollywood Reporter announcing auditions: "Drummer died, need new one. Must have no immediate family. Auditions October 31 L.A. Coliseum. RSVP." Four hundred drummers phoned about the ad and 50 auditioned, including Mickey Dolenz of the Monkees, Mick Fleetwood (wearing a fire-retardant suit), Debbie Peterson of the Bangles, Stephen Perkins of Jane's Addiction and Gina Schock of the Go-Gos. (MST; TS) As to why Ric Shrimpton won the seat rather than Fleetwood, David explained, "Mick showed fear. You can't have that." Brilliant! "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TypicalFish 0 #6 November 14, 2004 The song titles are the best... "Sex Farm" "Big Bottom" "Lick My Love Pump"..."I gargle no man's balls..." ussfpa on SOCNET Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #7 November 14, 2004 QuoteWhen I first saw it, I was 16, and thought it was a real documentary about a really bad band who had the worst luck! Now I don't feel so bad... I thought it was about a real band the first time I saw it too... but at least I was only 13. I went to a record store and asked if they had any Spinal Tap records... The guy asked if I meant the soundtrack, so I figured it out right then and just said "yeah, the soundtrack"... "Certainly, in the topsy-turvy world of heavy rock, having a good solid piece of wood in your hand is often useful." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #8 November 14, 2004 From the classic: "Smell the glove"! "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #9 November 14, 2004 "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #10 November 14, 2004 Peter "James" Bond replaced Eric "Stumpy Joe" Childs on drums in 1974 before he spontaneously combusted at the Isle of Lucy Jazz-Blues festival. No, Stumpy Joe actually died when he choked on vomit, and they never figured out whose vomit it was. And as for Mick Fleetwood, he filled in on a few occasions for them. David St. Hubbins said that, although Fleetwood was a bit "wobbled at the knees" he should be, because Tap was an early influence on Fleetwood Mac, and FM used to open for them at clubs. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccowden 0 #11 November 14, 2004 One of my ALL TIME favorite movies!! Our team site makes references to Spinal Tap on the front page and the "About Us" page. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #12 November 14, 2004 "Ours go to eleven." So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TypicalFish 0 #13 November 14, 2004 "St.Hubbins; he was the patron saint of quality footwear"..."I gargle no man's balls..." ussfpa on SOCNET Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #14 November 15, 2004 And the classic "Bitch School." Of course, it was just about a dog. . . .right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antifnsocial 0 #15 November 15, 2004 I am going to watch this movie for the first time just for you Matt. Please feel free to reply to my posts and pm's, but only if you're smart enough to understand what they really mean. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedude 0 #16 November 15, 2004 ***No, Stumpy Joe actually died when he choked on vomit, and they never figured out whose vomit it was. _________________________________________________ They can't dust for vomit.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #17 November 15, 2004 Hmmm... Didn't one of them die in a...hmmm.... how shoudl I say that... "bizarre" gardening accident? "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airman1270 0 #18 November 15, 2004 QuoteToo funny....I'm watching it right now (for the third or fourth time) and here you are! One of my favorite lines - "It's such a fine line between stupid and clever." But there are so many great ones.... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Remember after the band landed in New York and they were driving to a gig in Philadelphia?...The guys wanted to know why they weren't booked in NY and the agent said "Well, New York isn't a big music town." "They were still booing him when we came onstage." "We had a Stonehenge in danger of being crushed by a dwarf!" "Can you record it in dubly?" PUPPET SHOW and SPINAL TAP , Jon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flyhi 24 #19 November 15, 2004 Quote"Well, New York isn't a big music town." "We were cancelled in Boston, but don't worry, it's not a big college town." "Love to stay and talk, but we have to go sit in the lobby and wait for the limo." Big fight about this movie this weekend. One of us still thinks it's funny. The other one thought it was sad because there actually are people like that out there.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lawrocket 3 #20 November 15, 2004 QuoteThe other one thought it was sad because there actually are people like that out there. Sad? 100 percent of all musicians who have toured or put out an album have had experiences identified in the film. The movie is so funny because it is so dead on accurate. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NickDG 23 #21 November 15, 2004 I especially like watching it with someone who's never seen it, and love that point where they finally get it. There are more good lines and context in this film than almost any other I've seen . . . "Let's go, mime is money!" "It's time to kick arse!" "That's from Spinal Tap, currently residing in the where are they now file." NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Ncrowe 0 #22 November 15, 2004 " Whats wrong with being sexy? " "Don't Mess Around With the Guy in Shades- Oh No!!! " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chuckbrown 0 #23 November 15, 2004 If you loved Spinal Tap, I highly recommend Fear of a Black Hat. It does to the rap scene what ST did to rock. Hilarious movie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lawrocket 3 #24 November 16, 2004 Some people I've watched it with never "get it." So much of the movies are truly inside digs. Zeppelin seemed to be a favorite target. Rahter than play the guitar solo with a violin bow, like Jimmy Page, he played the guitar with a violin (actually stopping midway through the solo to tune the violin) The Stonehenge bit was all based upon a stage prop used by Zeppelin during a concert in Seattle in 1977. Zeppelin had a big Stonehenge prop. Some of the other musical jokes are pretty subtle. When Nigel falls back and can't get up, it was a dig on his Les Paul Gold Top guitar. Those things are really heavy, as far as guitars go. "The Gospel According to Spinal Tap" bore a remarkable resemblance to Zeppelin's "Physical Graffiti" cover. Nigel also accused Jeff Beck of copying his hair style. The continuous deaths of drummers. The list goes on... My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Airman1270 0 #25 November 16, 2004 So much of the movies are truly inside digs. Zeppelin seemed to be a favorite target... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Such as the double-neck bass. When did you ever see a double-neck bass? I like the three bass players in the song "Big bottom." Jon S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
flyhi 24 #19 November 15, 2004 Quote"Well, New York isn't a big music town." "We were cancelled in Boston, but don't worry, it's not a big college town." "Love to stay and talk, but we have to go sit in the lobby and wait for the limo." Big fight about this movie this weekend. One of us still thinks it's funny. The other one thought it was sad because there actually are people like that out there.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #20 November 15, 2004 QuoteThe other one thought it was sad because there actually are people like that out there. Sad? 100 percent of all musicians who have toured or put out an album have had experiences identified in the film. The movie is so funny because it is so dead on accurate. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #21 November 15, 2004 I especially like watching it with someone who's never seen it, and love that point where they finally get it. There are more good lines and context in this film than almost any other I've seen . . . "Let's go, mime is money!" "It's time to kick arse!" "That's from Spinal Tap, currently residing in the where are they now file." NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ncrowe 0 #22 November 15, 2004 " Whats wrong with being sexy? " "Don't Mess Around With the Guy in Shades- Oh No!!! " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckbrown 0 #23 November 15, 2004 If you loved Spinal Tap, I highly recommend Fear of a Black Hat. It does to the rap scene what ST did to rock. Hilarious movie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #24 November 16, 2004 Some people I've watched it with never "get it." So much of the movies are truly inside digs. Zeppelin seemed to be a favorite target. Rahter than play the guitar solo with a violin bow, like Jimmy Page, he played the guitar with a violin (actually stopping midway through the solo to tune the violin) The Stonehenge bit was all based upon a stage prop used by Zeppelin during a concert in Seattle in 1977. Zeppelin had a big Stonehenge prop. Some of the other musical jokes are pretty subtle. When Nigel falls back and can't get up, it was a dig on his Les Paul Gold Top guitar. Those things are really heavy, as far as guitars go. "The Gospel According to Spinal Tap" bore a remarkable resemblance to Zeppelin's "Physical Graffiti" cover. Nigel also accused Jeff Beck of copying his hair style. The continuous deaths of drummers. The list goes on... My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airman1270 0 #25 November 16, 2004 So much of the movies are truly inside digs. Zeppelin seemed to be a favorite target... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Such as the double-neck bass. When did you ever see a double-neck bass? I like the three bass players in the song "Big bottom." Jon S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
