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RE: https://yem.bouncingaroundtheroom.online/@thisisspinaltap/116601988827275287
New bot: @thisisspinaltap posts random captioned stills from the movie "This Is Spinal Tap"
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RE: https://yem.bouncingaroundtheroom.online/@thisisspinaltap/116601988827275287
New bot: @thisisspinaltap posts random captioned stills from the movie "This Is Spinal Tap"
#SpinalTap
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RE: https://yem.bouncingaroundtheroom.online/@thisisspinaltap/116601988827275287
New bot: @thisisspinaltap posts random captioned stills from the movie "This Is Spinal Tap"
#SpinalTap
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RE: https://yem.bouncingaroundtheroom.online/@thisisspinaltap/116601988827275287
New bot: @thisisspinaltap posts random captioned stills from the movie "This Is Spinal Tap"
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Movies of the day (4/8) 🎬 Love Again(2023) 🎬 This Is Spinal Tap(1984) 🎬 The Sex Of The Angels(2012) 🎬 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy(2010) © TMDB #LoveAgain #ThisIsSpinalTap #TheSexOfTheAngels #NeverSleepAgainTheElmStreetLegacy #Comedy #Documentary #Drama #Horror #Music
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Movies of the day (4/8) 🎬 Love Again(2023) 🎬 This Is Spinal Tap(1984) 🎬 The Sex Of The Angels(2012) 🎬 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy(2010) © TMDB #LoveAgain #ThisIsSpinalTap #TheSexOfTheAngels #NeverSleepAgainTheElmStreetLegacy #Comedy #Documentary #Drama #Horror #Music
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Movies of the day (4/8) 🎬 Love Again(2023) 🎬 This Is Spinal Tap(1984) 🎬 The Sex Of The Angels(2012) 🎬 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy(2010) © TMDB #LoveAgain #ThisIsSpinalTap #TheSexOfTheAngels #NeverSleepAgainTheElmStreetLegacy #Comedy #Documentary #Drama #Horror #Music
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Movies of the day (4/8) 🎬 Love Again(2023) 🎬 This Is Spinal Tap(1984) 🎬 The Sex Of The Angels(2012) 🎬 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy(2010) © TMDB #LoveAgain #ThisIsSpinalTap #TheSexOfTheAngels #NeverSleepAgainTheElmStreetLegacy #Comedy #Documentary #Drama #Horror #Music
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Movies of the day (4/8) 🎬 Love Again(2023) 🎬 This Is Spinal Tap(1984) 🎬 The Sex Of The Angels(2012) 🎬 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy(2010) © TMDB #LoveAgain #ThisIsSpinalTap #TheSexOfTheAngels #NeverSleepAgainTheElmStreetLegacy #Comedy #Documentary #Drama #Horror #Music
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Just about to watch #ThisIsSpinalTap for the first time. #SpinalTap
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Just about to watch #ThisIsSpinalTap for the first time. #SpinalTap
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Just about to watch #ThisIsSpinalTap for the first time. #SpinalTap
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Just about to watch #ThisIsSpinalTap for the first time. #SpinalTap
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Just about to watch #ThisIsSpinalTap for the first time. #SpinalTap
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Charli XCX Will Reveal Her “Most Extreme” Self in ‘The Moment’ (Exclusive)
#MovieFeatures #Movies #A24 #AlexanderSkarsgard #CharliXCX #International #Kateberlant #KylieJenner #RachelSennott #RobReiner #RosannaArquette #Sundance #Sundance2026 #ThisIsSpinalTaphttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/charli-xcx-the-moment-exclusive-1236478208/
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I've been replicating Marty DiBergi's hat patch from "Spinal Tap."
More info: https://www.therpf.com/forums/threads/spinal-tap-marty-dibergis-cap.365922/
#RobReiner #SpinalTap #ThisIsSpinalTap #cosplay #craftstodon
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Nikki Glaser Commemorates Rob Reiner’s Legacy With ‘Spinal Tap’ Hat & Quotes
#News #GoldenGlobes #NikkiGlaser #RobReiner #ThisIsSpinalTaphttps://deadline.com/2026/01/nikki-glaser-rob-reiner-tribute-this-is-spinal-tap-hat-1236680016/
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Movie TV Tech Geeks #Movie #ThisisSpinalTap #PinkFloydTheWall 10 Greatest Movies About Classic Rock, Ranked http://dlvr.it/TQ8bV6
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This week’s #SundayFunnies leading rockstars are Spın̈al Tap (Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer)
#ThisIsSpinalTap #ChristopherGuest #MichaelMcKean #HarryShearer #SpinalTap #RIPRobReiner #80smovies -
Posters for “This Is Spın̈al Tap: A Rockumentary by Martin Di Bergi” from The USA, Japan and Australia
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Martin Scorsese Pays Heartfelt Tribute To Rob Reiner: “We Had A Natural Affinity For Each Other”
#News #MartinScorsese #MicheleReiner #Misery #RobReiner #ThisIsSpinalTaphttps://deadline.com/2025/12/martin-scorsese-rob-reiner-tribute-1236656942/
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RE: https://flipboard.com/@indiewire/film-vdpff105z/-/a-F28vZIXYTve9oI9fp4W4MQ%3Aa%3A1805834852-%2F0
"The evening will kick off at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 with the TCM network premiere of “The Princess Bride,” followed by “When Harry Met Sally” at 10 p.m., “Stand by Me” at 12 a.m., and ending with “This Is Spinal Tap” at 1:45 a.m."
#TCM #RobReiner #Movies #ThePrincessBride #WhenHarryMetSally #StandByMe #ThisIsSpinalTap
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/643735/ Every Boomer’s Favorite R-Rated Comedy Is No Longer Relevant, Will Be Forgotten History #Entertainment #EntertainmentNews #metalocalypse #MovieNews #Movies #Opinions #RobReiner #SpinalTapII:TheEndContinues #TheGenerationalLine #TheSimpsons #ThisIsSpinalTap #UK #UnitedKingdom #WeirdAlYankovic
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Rob Reiner Influenced Today’s Comedy Creatives With Spinal Tap, More
After growing up with Rob Reiner‘s movies playing on repeat in his home, Jake Szymanski recently got to…
#NewsBeep #News #Movies #AmericanVandal #AU #Australia #BillyCrystal #ElanMastai #Entertainment #MegRyan #RobReiner #SuperBowl #ThePrincessBride #ThisIsSpinalTap #WhatIf #WhenHarryMetSally
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Every Boomer’s Favorite R-Rated Comedy Is No Longer Relevant, Will Be Forgotten History
By Robert Scucci | Published 33 seconds ago Last year, when Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (my…
#NewsBeep #News #Movies #CA #Canada #Entertainment #entertainmentnews #metalocalypse #MovieNews #Opinions #RobReiner #SpinalTapII:TheEndContinues #TheGenerationalLine #TheSimpsons #ThisIsSpinalTap #WeirdAlYankovic
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How Rob Reiner Influenced Today’s Comedy Creatives: “I Owe a Large Part of My Career to Him”
#MovieNews #Movies #AmericanVandal #BillyCrystal #ElanMastai #MegRyan #RobReiner #SuperBowl #ThePrincessBride #ThisIsSpinalTap #WhatIf #WhenHarryMetSally -
How Rob Reiner Influenced Today’s Comedy Creatives: “I Owe a Large Part of My Career to Him”
#MovieNews #Movies #AmericanVandal #BillyCrystal #ElanMastai #MegRyan #RobReiner #SuperBowl #ThePrincessBride #ThisIsSpinalTap #WhatIf #WhenHarryMetSally -
How Rob Reiner Influenced Today’s Comedy Creatives: “I Owe a Large Part of My Career to Him”
#MovieNews #Movies #AmericanVandal #BillyCrystal #ElanMastai #MegRyan #RobReiner #SuperBowl #ThePrincessBride #ThisIsSpinalTap #WhatIf #WhenHarryMetSally -
How Rob Reiner Influenced Today’s Comedy Creatives: “I Owe a Large Part of My Career to Him”
#MovieNews #Movies #AmericanVandal #BillyCrystal #ElanMastai #MegRyan #RobReiner #SuperBowl #ThePrincessBride #ThisIsSpinalTap #WhatIf #WhenHarryMetSally -
How Rob Reiner Influenced Today’s Comedy Creatives: “I Owe a Large Part of My Career to Him”
#MovieNews #Movies #AmericanVandal #BillyCrystal #ElanMastai #MegRyan #RobReiner #SuperBowl #ThePrincessBride #ThisIsSpinalTap #WhatIf #WhenHarryMetSally -
Funniest moment in #SpinalTap 2: Rob Reiner עה״ש compares a person's movement to "like davening, at the Wailing Wall" and Nigel (Christopher Guest) just stares at him in utter incomprehension.
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From Seinfeld to Shawshank, Rob Reiner changed Hollywood for ever – Movies – The Guardian
From Seinfeld to Shawshank, Rob Reiner changed Hollywood for ever
Reiner’s own films reshaped modern comedy and drama with their intelligence, empathy and range. But through his company, Castle Rock, he paved the way for Seinfeld, Sorkin and many more…
- News: Rob Reiner found dead in apparent homicide
- Gallery: Rob Reiner – a life in pictures
- Meeting Reiner was like a visit from Santa
By Andrew Pulver, Mon 15 Dec 2025 08.29 EST
As a film-maker, Rob Reiner championed humour, civility and intelligence – qualities you suppose would be out of step with the Hollywood of the 1980s where he made his name, and in the 1990s where he scored a series of extraordinary, far-reaching successes. Reiner had a family interest in the workings of on-screen comedy: his father Carl had played a key role on Sid Caesar’s TV shows, which themselves were revolutionary, and helped birth a new generation of screen comics by directing Steve Martin’s film debut The Jerk. Rob had become a household name as Meathead, the liberal foil to Carroll O’Connor’s bigoted Archie Bunker in 70s sitcom All in the Family (the equivalent to Mike Rawlins v Warren Mitchell in the British original, Till Death Us Do Part). But it was as a director and producer that he really made his impact felt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul-FKLl_K7s
In 1984, Reiner released This Is Spinal Tap, a “mockumentary” about a fictitious heavy metal band from the UK that rewrote the rules on what comedy could do. It sent up rock’n’roll behaviour and codified its cliches (with Reiner himself doing a hilarious parody of Martin Scorsese’s hosting role in The Last Waltz) and gave us zingers that haven’t lost their comedy power more than 30 years on: “The numbers all go to 11”, “it’s such a fine line between stupid, and er … clever.” Its deployment of improvised comedy was revolutionary for a Hollywood feature, and while Reiner wasn’t the first to use the fake-documentary techniques for comedic purposes (that goes back at least to Woody Allen’s Take the Money and Run), it hugely popularised the mockumentary style; subsequent efforts include Bob Roberts, Fear of a Black Hat, Drop Dead Gorgeous and Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. All these owe Tap a huge debt – as well as the microgenre of star Christopher Guest’s improv-mockumentaries: Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show and A Mighty Wind. Almost incidentally, Spinal Tap became a sort-of-real band, with tours, record releases and a follow-up feature (Spinal Tap II: The End Continues), in which the presence of music industry titans Paul McCartney and Elton John demonstrated the high regard in which the original was held.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_lEs4FYkhs
Rob Reiner directing When Harry Met Sally in 1989. Photograph: Allstar Picture Library / AlamyContinue/Read Original Article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/15/rob-reiner-director-this-is-spinal-tap-when-harry-met-sally
Tags: Actor, Archie Bunker, Castle Rock, Director, Hollywood, Meathead, Michelle Reiner, Modern Comedy, Modern Drama, Movies, Rob Reiner, Seinfeld, Shawshank, Sid Caeasar, The Guardian, This is Spinal Tap, When Harry Met Sally
#Actor #ArchieBunker #CastleRock #Director #Hollywood #Meathead #MichelleReiner #ModernComedy #ModernDrama #Movies #RobReiner #Seinfeld #Shawshank #SidCaeasar #TheGuardian #ThisIsSpinalTap #WhenHarryMetSally -
From Seinfeld to Shawshank, Rob Reiner changed Hollywood for ever – Movies – The Guardian
From Seinfeld to Shawshank, Rob Reiner changed Hollywood for ever
Reiner’s own films reshaped modern comedy and drama with their intelligence, empathy and range. But through his company, Castle Rock, he paved the way for Seinfeld, Sorkin and many more…
- News: Rob Reiner found dead in apparent homicide
- Gallery: Rob Reiner – a life in pictures
- Meeting Reiner was like a visit from Santa
By Andrew Pulver, Mon 15 Dec 2025 08.29 EST
As a film-maker, Rob Reiner championed humour, civility and intelligence – qualities you suppose would be out of step with the Hollywood of the 1980s where he made his name, and in the 1990s where he scored a series of extraordinary, far-reaching successes. Reiner had a family interest in the workings of on-screen comedy: his father Carl had played a key role on Sid Caesar’s TV shows, which themselves were revolutionary, and helped birth a new generation of screen comics by directing Steve Martin’s film debut The Jerk. Rob had become a household name as Meathead, the liberal foil to Carroll O’Connor’s bigoted Archie Bunker in 70s sitcom All in the Family (the equivalent to Mike Rawlins v Warren Mitchell in the British original, Till Death Us Do Part). But it was as a director and producer that he really made his impact felt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul-FKLl_K7s
In 1984, Reiner released This Is Spinal Tap, a “mockumentary” about a fictitious heavy metal band from the UK that rewrote the rules on what comedy could do. It sent up rock’n’roll behaviour and codified its cliches (with Reiner himself doing a hilarious parody of Martin Scorsese’s hosting role in The Last Waltz) and gave us zingers that haven’t lost their comedy power more than 30 years on: “The numbers all go to 11”, “it’s such a fine line between stupid, and er … clever.” Its deployment of improvised comedy was revolutionary for a Hollywood feature, and while Reiner wasn’t the first to use the fake-documentary techniques for comedic purposes (that goes back at least to Woody Allen’s Take the Money and Run), it hugely popularised the mockumentary style; subsequent efforts include Bob Roberts, Fear of a Black Hat, Drop Dead Gorgeous and Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. All these owe Tap a huge debt – as well as the microgenre of star Christopher Guest’s improv-mockumentaries: Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show and A Mighty Wind. Almost incidentally, Spinal Tap became a sort-of-real band, with tours, record releases and a follow-up feature (Spinal Tap II: The End Continues), in which the presence of music industry titans Paul McCartney and Elton John demonstrated the high regard in which the original was held.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_lEs4FYkhs
Rob Reiner directing When Harry Met Sally in 1989. Photograph: Allstar Picture Library / AlamyContinue/Read Original Article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/15/rob-reiner-director-this-is-spinal-tap-when-harry-met-sally
Tags: Actor, Archie Bunker, Castle Rock, Director, Hollywood, Meathead, Michelle Reiner, Modern Comedy, Modern Drama, Movies, Rob Reiner, Seinfeld, Shawshank, Sid Caeasar, The Guardian, This is Spinal Tap, When Harry Met Sally
#Actor #ArchieBunker #CastleRock #Director #Hollywood #Meathead #MichelleReiner #ModernComedy #ModernDrama #Movies #RobReiner #Seinfeld #Shawshank #SidCaeasar #TheGuardian #ThisIsSpinalTap #WhenHarryMetSally -
From Seinfeld to Shawshank, Rob Reiner changed Hollywood for ever – Movies – The Guardian
From Seinfeld to Shawshank, Rob Reiner changed Hollywood for ever
Reiner’s own films reshaped modern comedy and drama with their intelligence, empathy and range. But through his company, Castle Rock, he paved the way for Seinfeld, Sorkin and many more…
- News: Rob Reiner found dead in apparent homicide
- Gallery: Rob Reiner – a life in pictures
- Meeting Reiner was like a visit from Santa
By Andrew Pulver, Mon 15 Dec 2025 08.29 EST
As a film-maker, Rob Reiner championed humour, civility and intelligence – qualities you suppose would be out of step with the Hollywood of the 1980s where he made his name, and in the 1990s where he scored a series of extraordinary, far-reaching successes. Reiner had a family interest in the workings of on-screen comedy: his father Carl had played a key role on Sid Caesar’s TV shows, which themselves were revolutionary, and helped birth a new generation of screen comics by directing Steve Martin’s film debut The Jerk. Rob had become a household name as Meathead, the liberal foil to Carroll O’Connor’s bigoted Archie Bunker in 70s sitcom All in the Family (the equivalent to Mike Rawlins v Warren Mitchell in the British original, Till Death Us Do Part). But it was as a director and producer that he really made his impact felt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul-FKLl_K7s
In 1984, Reiner released This Is Spinal Tap, a “mockumentary” about a fictitious heavy metal band from the UK that rewrote the rules on what comedy could do. It sent up rock’n’roll behaviour and codified its cliches (with Reiner himself doing a hilarious parody of Martin Scorsese’s hosting role in The Last Waltz) and gave us zingers that haven’t lost their comedy power more than 30 years on: “The numbers all go to 11”, “it’s such a fine line between stupid, and er … clever.” Its deployment of improvised comedy was revolutionary for a Hollywood feature, and while Reiner wasn’t the first to use the fake-documentary techniques for comedic purposes (that goes back at least to Woody Allen’s Take the Money and Run), it hugely popularised the mockumentary style; subsequent efforts include Bob Roberts, Fear of a Black Hat, Drop Dead Gorgeous and Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. All these owe Tap a huge debt – as well as the microgenre of star Christopher Guest’s improv-mockumentaries: Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show and A Mighty Wind. Almost incidentally, Spinal Tap became a sort-of-real band, with tours, record releases and a follow-up feature (Spinal Tap II: The End Continues), in which the presence of music industry titans Paul McCartney and Elton John demonstrated the high regard in which the original was held.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_lEs4FYkhs
Rob Reiner directing When Harry Met Sally in 1989. Photograph: Allstar Picture Library / AlamyContinue/Read Original Article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/15/rob-reiner-director-this-is-spinal-tap-when-harry-met-sally
Tags: Actor, Archie Bunker, Castle Rock, Director, Hollywood, Meathead, Michelle Reiner, Modern Comedy, Modern Drama, Movies, Rob Reiner, Seinfeld, Shawshank, Sid Caeasar, The Guardian, This is Spinal Tap, When Harry Met Sally
#Actor #ArchieBunker #CastleRock #Director #Hollywood #Meathead #MichelleReiner #ModernComedy #ModernDrama #Movies #RobReiner #Seinfeld #Shawshank #SidCaeasar #TheGuardian #ThisIsSpinalTap #WhenHarryMetSally -
From Seinfeld to Shawshank, Rob Reiner changed Hollywood for ever – Movies – The Guardian
From Seinfeld to Shawshank, Rob Reiner changed Hollywood for ever
Reiner’s own films reshaped modern comedy and drama with their intelligence, empathy and range. But through his company, Castle Rock, he paved the way for Seinfeld, Sorkin and many more…
- News: Rob Reiner found dead in apparent homicide
- Gallery: Rob Reiner – a life in pictures
- Meeting Reiner was like a visit from Santa
By Andrew Pulver, Mon 15 Dec 2025 08.29 EST
As a film-maker, Rob Reiner championed humour, civility and intelligence – qualities you suppose would be out of step with the Hollywood of the 1980s where he made his name, and in the 1990s where he scored a series of extraordinary, far-reaching successes. Reiner had a family interest in the workings of on-screen comedy: his father Carl had played a key role on Sid Caesar’s TV shows, which themselves were revolutionary, and helped birth a new generation of screen comics by directing Steve Martin’s film debut The Jerk. Rob had become a household name as Meathead, the liberal foil to Carroll O’Connor’s bigoted Archie Bunker in 70s sitcom All in the Family (the equivalent to Mike Rawlins v Warren Mitchell in the British original, Till Death Us Do Part). But it was as a director and producer that he really made his impact felt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul-FKLl_K7s
In 1984, Reiner released This Is Spinal Tap, a “mockumentary” about a fictitious heavy metal band from the UK that rewrote the rules on what comedy could do. It sent up rock’n’roll behaviour and codified its cliches (with Reiner himself doing a hilarious parody of Martin Scorsese’s hosting role in The Last Waltz) and gave us zingers that haven’t lost their comedy power more than 30 years on: “The numbers all go to 11”, “it’s such a fine line between stupid, and er … clever.” Its deployment of improvised comedy was revolutionary for a Hollywood feature, and while Reiner wasn’t the first to use the fake-documentary techniques for comedic purposes (that goes back at least to Woody Allen’s Take the Money and Run), it hugely popularised the mockumentary style; subsequent efforts include Bob Roberts, Fear of a Black Hat, Drop Dead Gorgeous and Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. All these owe Tap a huge debt – as well as the microgenre of star Christopher Guest’s improv-mockumentaries: Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show and A Mighty Wind. Almost incidentally, Spinal Tap became a sort-of-real band, with tours, record releases and a follow-up feature (Spinal Tap II: The End Continues), in which the presence of music industry titans Paul McCartney and Elton John demonstrated the high regard in which the original was held.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_lEs4FYkhs
Rob Reiner directing When Harry Met Sally in 1989. Photograph: Allstar Picture Library / AlamyContinue/Read Original Article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/15/rob-reiner-director-this-is-spinal-tap-when-harry-met-sally
#Actor #ArchieBunker #CastleRock #Director #Hollywood #Meathead #MichelleReiner #ModernComedy #ModernDrama #Movies #RobReiner #Seinfeld #Shawshank #SidCaeasar #TheGuardian #ThisIsSpinalTap #WhenHarryMetSally -
From Seinfeld to Shawshank, Rob Reiner changed Hollywood for ever – Movies – The Guardian
From Seinfeld to Shawshank, Rob Reiner changed Hollywood for ever
Reiner’s own films reshaped modern comedy and drama with their intelligence, empathy and range. But through his company, Castle Rock, he paved the way for Seinfeld, Sorkin and many more…
- News: Rob Reiner found dead in apparent homicide
- Gallery: Rob Reiner – a life in pictures
- Meeting Reiner was like a visit from Santa
By Andrew Pulver, Mon 15 Dec 2025 08.29 EST
As a film-maker, Rob Reiner championed humour, civility and intelligence – qualities you suppose would be out of step with the Hollywood of the 1980s where he made his name, and in the 1990s where he scored a series of extraordinary, far-reaching successes. Reiner had a family interest in the workings of on-screen comedy: his father Carl had played a key role on Sid Caesar’s TV shows, which themselves were revolutionary, and helped birth a new generation of screen comics by directing Steve Martin’s film debut The Jerk. Rob had become a household name as Meathead, the liberal foil to Carroll O’Connor’s bigoted Archie Bunker in 70s sitcom All in the Family (the equivalent to Mike Rawlins v Warren Mitchell in the British original, Till Death Us Do Part). But it was as a director and producer that he really made his impact felt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul-FKLl_K7s
In 1984, Reiner released This Is Spinal Tap, a “mockumentary” about a fictitious heavy metal band from the UK that rewrote the rules on what comedy could do. It sent up rock’n’roll behaviour and codified its cliches (with Reiner himself doing a hilarious parody of Martin Scorsese’s hosting role in The Last Waltz) and gave us zingers that haven’t lost their comedy power more than 30 years on: “The numbers all go to 11”, “it’s such a fine line between stupid, and er … clever.” Its deployment of improvised comedy was revolutionary for a Hollywood feature, and while Reiner wasn’t the first to use the fake-documentary techniques for comedic purposes (that goes back at least to Woody Allen’s Take the Money and Run), it hugely popularised the mockumentary style; subsequent efforts include Bob Roberts, Fear of a Black Hat, Drop Dead Gorgeous and Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. All these owe Tap a huge debt – as well as the microgenre of star Christopher Guest’s improv-mockumentaries: Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show and A Mighty Wind. Almost incidentally, Spinal Tap became a sort-of-real band, with tours, record releases and a follow-up feature (Spinal Tap II: The End Continues), in which the presence of music industry titans Paul McCartney and Elton John demonstrated the high regard in which the original was held.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_lEs4FYkhs
Rob Reiner directing When Harry Met Sally in 1989. Photograph: Allstar Picture Library / AlamyContinue/Read Original Article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/15/rob-reiner-director-this-is-spinal-tap-when-harry-met-sally
#Actor #ArchieBunker #CastleRock #Director #Hollywood #Meathead #MichelleReiner #ModernComedy #ModernDrama #Movies #RobReiner #Seinfeld #Shawshank #SidCaeasar #TheGuardian #ThisIsSpinalTap #WhenHarryMetSally -
#CuratedCinema: two great movies by #RobReiner. 1984’s #ThisIsSpinalTap and 1987’s #PrincessBride beautifully represent the director’s gentle genius. More + VOD links: https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2025/12/curated-cinema-two-great-movies-by-rob-reiner.html
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https://www.europesays.com/fi/118674/ Rob Reinerin ikimuistoisimmat elokuvat ja niiden katselupaikat #AaronSorkin #AppleTV+ #BillyCrystal #DemiMoore #elokuvaohjaaja #elokuvat #Entertainment #FI #Film #Finland #Finnish #hollywood #JackNicholson #JamesCaan #KathyBates #KunHarryTapasiSallyn #KunnianMiehiä #MegRyan #mgm+ #Movies #piina #PrimeVideo #RobReiner #seinfeld #StandByMe #StephenKing #Suomi #ThisIsSpinalTap #TomCruise #viaplay #viihde
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In a cynical industry, Rob Reiner’s films taught us the power of sincerity
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New Rob Reiner Movie Delayed Following Tragic Death
Plans to release Rob Reiner’s final film are being put on pause following The Princess Bride director’s tragic…
#NewsBeep #News #Celebrities #BleeckerStreet #christopher-guest #Entertainment #HarryShearer #MichaelMcKean #MovieNews #RobReiner #SpinalTapatStonehenge:TheFinalFinale #SpinalTapII:TheEndContinues #ThisisSpinalTap #UK #UnitedKingdom
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‘Spinal Tap’ Stonehenge Concert Movie Release on Pause After Rob Reiner’s Death (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #RobReiner #SpinalTapatStonehengeTheFinalFinale #ThisIsSpinalTaphttps://variety.com/2025/film/news/rob-reiner-spinal-tap-stonehenge-on-pause-1236610146/
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‘Spinal Tap’ Stonehenge Concert Movie Release on Pause After Rob Reiner’s Death (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #RobReiner #SpinalTapatStonehengeTheFinalFinale #ThisIsSpinalTaphttps://variety.com/2025/film/news/rob-reiner-spinal-tap-stonehenge-on-pause-1236610146/
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‘Spinal Tap’ Stonehenge Concert Movie Release on Pause After Rob Reiner’s Death (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #RobReiner #SpinalTapatStonehengeTheFinalFinale #ThisIsSpinalTaphttps://variety.com/2025/film/news/rob-reiner-spinal-tap-stonehenge-on-pause-1236610146/
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‘Spinal Tap’ Stonehenge Concert Movie Release on Pause After Rob Reiner’s Death (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #RobReiner #SpinalTapatStonehengeTheFinalFinale #ThisIsSpinalTaphttps://variety.com/2025/film/news/rob-reiner-spinal-tap-stonehenge-on-pause-1236610146/
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‘Spinal Tap’ Stonehenge Concert Movie Release on Pause After Rob Reiner’s Death (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #RobReiner #SpinalTapatStonehengeTheFinalFinale #ThisIsSpinalTaphttps://variety.com/2025/film/news/rob-reiner-spinal-tap-stonehenge-on-pause-1236610146/
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https://www.europesays.com/es/291705/ Las películas más icónicas de Rob Reiner, de ‘La princesa prometida’ a ‘Cuando Harry conoció a Sally’ #BillyCrystal #ChristopherGuest #Cine #Entertainment #Entretenimiento #ES #España #Film #HarryShearer #MegRyan #MicheleSingerReiner #Movies #NormanLear #RobReiner #Spain #StephenKing #ThisIsSpinalTap
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‘I could watch the final 30 minutes on a loop till the end of time’: Guardian writers’ favourite Rob Reiner moments https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/16/i-could-watch-the-final-30-minutes-on-a-loop-till-the-end-of-time-guardian-writers-favourite-rob-reiner-moments #WhenHarryMetSally #ThisIsSpinalTap #Romancefilms #Comedyfilms #Dramafilms #Teenmovies #RobReiner #SpinalTap #Culture #Film
