As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.
No 48 - This is Spinal Tap Director - Rob Reiner Spinal Tap is always going to be an important film, in that it brought us really great, influential , iconic comedy that was improvised. The improvisation thing is what is really impressive, because like Anchorman (another moment of improvisatory genius), this film is so utterly quotable. It makes you wonder how committees who are meticulously writing scripts can fail to get the zest and the laughter than some people can just invent on the spot. The acting is also brilliant, creating fabulous performances which deliver these amazing moments in a brilliantly subtle and understated way. It makes the film believable as an (albeit ridiculous) actual ' rockumentary '. However, before I go on to talk about some of the performances from comedy greats in this film, I want to begin by talking about Rob Reiner's role as fake documentary (and advert) director Marty DiBergi . For most of the film it is fairly understated, asking ques...