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This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Best Line: “It’s like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None… more black.”
Believe it or not, during its initial run, not all audiences were in on the joke. “When Spinal Tap initially came out, everybody thought it was a real band,” says director Rob Reiner. Even Ozzy Osbourne wasn’t aware that the guys in Spinal Tap were just comedians. Some rockers, like U2 guitarist The Edge, thought the movie cut too close to home. “I didn’t laugh,” the Edge admitted. “I wept.” Maybe that’s why This Is Spinal Tap is still considered a cult classic today. It’s funny because it rings so very, very true.
