In the grand tradition of endless farewell tours, Spinal Tap II has the subtitle The End Continues. This, though, looks like it’s really the end. Thanks to Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer for getting the band back together one more time. Because in a world where Sabrina Carpenter actually faces the same criticism as the fictional Spinal Tap did for “Smell the Glove,” we need their insanity to bring sanity.
From the press release:
Forty-one years after the release of the groundbreaking mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, the now estranged bandmates David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls (Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer) are forced to reunite for one final concert. Spinal Tap II: The End Continues also marks the resurrection of documentarian Marty Di Bergi (Rob Reiner), who once again tries to capture his favorite metal gods as they contemplate mortality—and the hope that their 12th drummer doesn’t join them in The Great Beyond. Joined by music royalty Paul McCartney and Elton John, Spinal Tap wrestles with their checkered past to put on a concert that they hope will solidify their place in the pantheon of rock ’n’ roll.
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Written by: Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer
Cast: Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer
Producers: Rob Reiner, Michele Reiner and Matthew George
Rock on, gentlemen. I can’t wait for September 12.
