The classic mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap is finally getting a sequel after 40 years, and here is everything we know about This Is Spinal Tap 2. This is Spinal Tap is one of the finest examples of the mockumentary subgenre, with its endlessly quotable dialogue embedded into pop culture. The movie was the directorial debut of Rob Reiner, who would go on to make other classic movies such as the drama Stand by Me, the fantasy film The Princess Bride, and the rom-com When Harry Met Sally. Reiner is back in the director's chair for This Is Spinal Tap 2. 1t5e6z

The first trailer for Spinal Tap 2has officially been released, revealing the movie's release month. The movie will be the follow-up to Rob Reiner's 1984 movie This Is Spinal Tap, which was a mockumentary about one of England's loudest bands. The film featured Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer. Since then, the development of Spinal Tap 2 was announced in May 2022, with the main cast confirmed to return.

Comedy movies are broadly defined by their ability to make the audience laugh. But there are many different ways to make an audience laugh. There are different styles of humor and different types of comedic storytelling. Romantic comedies use the foibles of dating to generate laughs. Buddy comedies do the same with the foibles of friendship. Dark comedies mine serious subjects for morbid chuckles.

Whilst mockumentaries have become more associated with comedy over the years, with What We Do In the Shadows just one great example of how it can be hilarious if not exactly convincing, it's a genre that, along with found-footage, has the potential to be incredibly convincing. This is Spinal Tap is just one example of a movie that managed to make a fair amount of viewers question whether it was fact or fiction.

Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers is getting a lot of attention and acclaim for all of its pop culture references and cameos, including Ugly Sonic, but Jar Jar Binks was unfortunately edited out of the final cut. It's hardly rare to have important sequences are cut out of movies, as whole storylines end up on the cutting room floor, but even if they're edited out, their paper trails can still be seen in the film.

While most long-gestating movie sequels suffer from an over-reliance on nostalgia, This Is Spinal Tap 2's 40-year gap could become the rock mockumentary's secret weapon for success. First bursting onto stage in a whirlwind of tight spandex and conspicuously-placed vegetables during the March of 1984, This Is Spinal Tap left an unshakable cultural imprint. Though the fictional band has reunited for gigs and studio albums (real ones!), This Is Spinal Tap 2 has never come to ... until now. Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer return as the original band , all of whom have fallen out and gone their separate ways, but are legally obliged to reunite for one final gig.

The rights for This Is Spinal Tap and the forthcoming sequel, Spinal Tap II, are going up for sale at the Cannes Film Festival. This Is Spinal Tap is a 1984 mockumentary about the fictional band Spinal Tap, which is made up of three : David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer). Rob Reiner directed the film, which he cowrote with the actors playing the band, and he also played Marty DiBergi, the filmmaker chronicling their tour.

With the announcement of This Is Spinal Tap 2, the film’s perfect release date can finally fix a broken trend for the fictional band. In doing so, the sequel to the original This Is Spinal Tap has a chance to correct a glaring mistake by returning. This Is Spinal Tap 2 is expected to release in a year that puts the franchise back on track.

This Is Spinal Tap 2 can finally do full, girth-y justice to Nigel Tufnel's classical masterpiece - the inimitable "Lick My Love Pump." Though The Office shunted mockumentary-style comedy into the mainstream, 1984's This Is SpinalTap remains one of the most celebrated examples of that fourth wall-breaking format. The tale of a fictional (well, semi-fictional - they've since released three proper studio albums) British rock band is now getting a sequel 38 years later. This Is Spinal Tap 2 reunites Rob Reiner (director and in-story filmmaker, Marty Di Bergi) alongside the central trio of Michael McKean (David St. Hubbins), Christopher Guest (Nigel Tufnel) and Harry Shearer (Derek Smalls).

Spinal Tap 2 is finally happening, with the original movie's stars and director all returning. Rob Reiner was the mastermind behind the camera of 1984’s This Is Spinal Tap, a mockumentary about a truly pretentious fake English rock band. Besides being a hilarious look behind-the-scenes at the rock star life, the movie's form also proved highly influential, setting the template for the whole mockumentary sub-genre.