A fine line between stupid and clever the story of Spinal Tap
An inside look at the creation, legacy and cultural impact of the groundbreaking mockumentary comedy This Is Spinal Tap features behind-the-scenes stories, iconic quotes and rare memorabilia from the fictional band that became a real rock phenomenon.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC,
2025
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| Edition: | First Gallery Books hardcover edition. |
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| Summary: | An inside look at the creation, legacy and cultural impact of the groundbreaking mockumentary comedy This Is Spinal Tap features behind-the-scenes stories, iconic quotes and rare memorabilia from the fictional band that became a real rock phenomenon. |
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| Item Description: | Titles from separate title pages; works bound back to back and inverted. Foreword to Smell the Book written by David Byrne. Includes: Smell the book : the oral history of Spinal Tap / Marty DiBergi, David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls, and Nigel Tufnel ; foreword by David Byrne. |
| Physical Description: | 196, viii, 67 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781668079140 1668079143 |
| Author Notes: | Christopher Guest is a director, actor, and musician. His films include This is Spinal Tap , The Princess Bride , The Big Picture , Waiting for Guffman , Best in Show , A Mighty Wind , For Your Consideration , and Mascots . For the National Lampoon his albums include Radio Dinner , Gold Turkey , Goodbye Pop , That's Not Funny That's Sick , and Lemmings . He has appeared as a cast member on Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell and the other Saturday Night Live . He has one Emmy, one Grammy, and one Grand Clio award. He is a recipient of an honorary doctorate from The Berklee College of Music. Michael McKean is an accomplished artist with a career spanning six decades as an actor, musician, songwriter, screenwriter, director, producer, and television host. His theater credits on Broadway and elsewhere include Hairspray , The Pajama Game , The Homecoming , Superior Donuts , The Best Man , All the Way, The Little Foxes , and currently on Broadway in Glengarry Glen Ross . His television credits include Laverne & Shirley , Saturday Night Live , Good Omens , Breeders , The Diplomat , The X-Files , and more, as well as Better Call Saul, for which he was nominated for an Emmy. His many film credits include Young Doctors in Love , Used Cars , Clue , Light of Day , The Brady Bunch Movie , True Crime , Best in Show , This is Spinal Tap , its upcoming sequel Spinal Tap: The End Continues , and others. Michael and his wife, Annette O'Toole, were nominated for an Academy Award for their song "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" from Christopher Guest's A Mighty Wind , and he won a Grammy alongside Guest and Eugene Levy for the film's title track. Michael lives in Los Angeles and New York and wherever his next adventure takes him. Known to millions for his voices on The Simpsons , Harry Shearer is an actor, author, director, musician, broadcaster, humorist, and voiceover artist. His films include This Is Spinal Tap , The Mighty Wind , For Your Consideration , The Fisher King , and The Truman Show and, as a writer and director, The Big Uneasy and Teddy Bears' Picnic . His TV appearances include The Jack Benny Program , Saturday Night Live , and Nixon's the One . His long-running radio program Le Show recently became part of The Library of Congress archives. He also has a musical, Here Comes J Edgar ; a novel, Not Enough Indians , and five albums of satirical songs to his name. |
