"This Is Spinal Tap" quotes
Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.
Director: Rob Reiner
Writer: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer
Production: N/A
Year: 1984
MetaScore: 92/100
ImdbRating: 7.9
BoxOffice: $4,736,202
Released: 02 Mar 1984
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations
120 Clips
00:19 Now I know that the band's sign is Virgo
00:15 JEANINE You don't do heavy metal in Doubly you know You...
00:12 David whenever a single bump or a ruffle comes into this...
00:07 I feel like a schlub and I don't know what's...
00:16 'Twas the rock 'n' roll creation
00:06 We toured the world we toured the States
00:17 SINGING The bigger the cushion the sweeter the pushin'
00:12 Now we here at Polymer we're all looking forward
00:10 My baby fits me like a flesh tuxedo
00:09 But at this point both Sears and Kmart stores have
00:30 Tap tap tap tap Welcome to Memphis gentlemen
00:17 MARTY If I were to ask you what your philosophy
00:14 Don't I doll
00:05 Gimme some money
00:18 If I told them once I told them a hundred times
00:18 Sex farm woman I'm gonna mow you down
00:07 You are Spinal Tarp
00:25 Rock 'n' roll Yeah
00:36 SINGING I don't need a woman I won't take me no...
00:03 And I sort of tart it up for them
00:19 You're sweet but you're just 4 feet
00:13 Did you ever run into a musical group works out of Kansas...
00:21 And I have just one request
00:31 The last time Tap toured America
00:05 I was given this napkin I mean
00:04 We are Spinal Tap from the UK
00:18 You know we've grown musically
00:21 And she can IAN She
00:19 MARTY Denis Eton Hogg the president
00:12 Do you have a philosophy or creed that you live by
00:21 Why don't you play this alone
00:27 If it got solved that would be all right
00:17 You've got to be realistic about this sort of thing you...
00:18 Big bottom big bottom
00:04 People were still booing him when we went on
00:08 See that sort of thing I think I could probably muster up
00:05 Well I'm sure I'd feel much worse
01:08 I got this You'd like bigger bread
00:25 We're very lucky in the sense that
00:11 We saturated We oversaturated
00:19 I understand Nigel you and David originally started the band
00:18 I have a small piece of bad news
00:04 You know what I want
00:04 Fucking limeys
00:13 Excuse me Viv Can you play a bass line
00:06 No that's
00:15 You know what I want you to do Will you do something for me
00:19 I would like to get the playing on
00:09 Certainly in the topsy turvy world of heavy rock
00:29 So what SoHo
00:06 Do you have any artificial plates or limbs
00:21 Listen we'd love to stand around and chat
00:26 Given the history of Spinal Tap drummers in the past
00:37 ARNIE Excuse me are you reading Yes I Can
00:13 They're not going to release the album
00:04 Money talks and bullshit walks
00:04 JEANINE You don't do heavy metal in Doubly you know You...
00:31 We've got to go another way
00:06 Quite exciting Quite exciting this computer magic
00:06 You can go and have a bite and
00:07 As long as there's you know sex and drugs
00:30 We're in the group
00:30 Well I don't I don't really think that the end can...
00:07 Have a good time all the time
00:08 We're lucky Yeah
00:06 Spontaneously combust each year
00:09 At the Luton Palace we were talking about a rock musical
00:07 We've got you know armadillos in our trousers
00:15 You know we say Love your brother
00:09 Here lies David St Hubbins
00:12 ALL Yeah Fine may I start by saying
00:11 DEREK Can I raise a practical question at this point
00:26 MARTY Do you feel that playing rock 'n' roll music...
00:35 Kick my ass No
00:32 You like this
00:07 The sustain listen to it
00:37 SINGING In ancient times
00:11 I believe virtually everything I read
00:19 This is our monthly at ease weekend
Cast
Marty DiBergi - Rob Reiner
Heavy Metal Fan - Kimberly Stringer
Heavy Metal Fan - Chazz Dominguez
Heavy Metal Fan - Shari Hall
Mick Shrimpton - R.J. Parnell
Viv Savage - David Kaff
Ian Faith - Tony Hendra
David St. Hubbins - Michael McKean
Nigel Tufnel - Christopher Guest
Derek Smalls - Harry Shearer
Tommy Pischedda - Bruno Kirby
Ethereal Fan - Jean Cromie
New York M.C. - Patrick Maher
John 'Stumpy' Pepys - Ed Begley Jr.
Ronnie Pudding - Danny Kortchmar
Bobbi Flekman - Fran Drescher
Sir Denis Eton-Hogg - Patrick Macnee
Bartender - Memo Vera
Mime Waitress - Julie Payne
Mime Waiter - Dana Carvey
Angelo DiMentibelio - Sandy Helberg
Angelo's Associate (as Robin Mencken) - Robin Menken
Rolling Stone Reporter - Zane Buzby
Morty the Mime - Billy Crystal
Limo Groupie - Jennifer Child
Rack Jobber - J.J. Barry
Southern Rock Promoter - George McDaniel
Tucker 'Smitty' Brown - Paul Benedict
Reba - Anne Churchill
Terry Ladd - Howard Hesseman
Duke Fame - Paul Shortino
Fame Groupie - Cherie Darr
Fame Groupie - Lara Cody
Student Promoter - Andrew J. Lederer
Eric 'Stumpy Joe' Childs - Russ Kunkel
'Jamboree Bop' Dancer - Diana Duncan
'Jamboree Bop' Dancer - Gina Marie Pitrello
Jeanine Pettibone - June Chadwick
Cindy (as Vicki Blue) - Victory Tischler-Blue
Belinda - Joyce Hyser
Airport Security Officer - Gloria Gifford
Artie Fufkin - Paul Shaffer
Room Service Guy - Archie Hahn
Disc 'n' Dat Manager - Charles Levin
Janitor - Wonderful Smith
Polly Deutsch - Anjelica Huston
Little Druid - Chris Romano
Little Druid - Daniel Rodgers
Colonel On Military Base - Fred Willard
Joe 'Mama' Besser - Fred Asparagus
L.A. Party Guest - Rodney Kemerer
Moke - Robert Bauer
End of Tour Party Guest - Raechel Donahue
End of Tour Party Guest - Lindsay Doran
Jordan St. Hubbins - David's Punk Rocker Son - Sean Frye
'Pod' Concert Viewer - Helen Kelly
Rock star, LA party guest - Paul Korda
Comercial Headbanger - Blackie Lawless
End of Tour Party Guest - Artie Ripp
Girlfriend - Claudia Sloan
Girlfriend - Brinke Stevens
Recording Engineer - Sam Whipple