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. Driven by the creative tensions between
pouting, preening front man David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean) and guitarist
extraodinaire Nigel Tufnel (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, which the spoof band declar...