Battling with exploding drummers, mini Stonehenges and amplifiers with an
excessive volume level, Christopher Guest's comic creations have reached
legendary status as the cult heavy metal band who were the focus of the spoof
rockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap (1984). Driven by the creative tensions
between pouting, preening front man David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean) and
guitarist extraodinaire Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), the lads produced such
insightful classics as "Big Bottom", "Sex Farm" and "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You
Tonight". The cult continued beyond the film, wh...