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'80s cult classic stars back in costume decades after original
The cult rock mockumentary premiered in 1984 featuring a fictional British heavy metal band.
Spinal Tap drummer Ric Parnell dead at 70
The British musician best known for playing drummer Mick Shrimpton in "This Is Spinal Tap" has died at age 70.
Dave Grohl talks 'f--ked-up' new Foo Fighters horror movie 'Studio 666'
Turns out that when you're a 26-year-old band, making a record has some pretty creepy moments.
Tony Hendra, British humorist who shrunk 'Spinal Tap's' Stonehenge, dead at 79
Tony Hendra -- the British humorist best known as the "This is Spinal Tap" manager who blunderingly shrunk Stonehenge -- died Thursday of Lou Gehrig's disease in Yonkers, NY. He...
'This is Spinal Tap' creators, UMG strike deal on soundtrack rights
The creators of mockumentary “This is Spinal Tap” have settled a contentious, 3-year-old legal battle with Universal Music Group in a deal that will eventually give the comedians back the...
'Spinal Tap' creators fire back at current owners in court
The creators of “Spinal Tap” have turned the legal volume up to 11 in an effort to advance their $400 million suit against the movie’s current owner. In pleadings filed...
'Spinal Tap' owners attempt to get creators' $400M suit tossed
The foursome behind the “Spinal Tap” mockumentary — Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Rob Reiner — should have the volume of their $400 million suit against Vivendi turned...
'Spinal Tap' star says he was cheated out of royalties in $125M suit
Harry Shearer, who played bassist Derek Smalls in the 1984 mockumentary, “This Is Spinal Tap,” claims Universal Pictures has cheated him out of millions of dollars by paying him and...
Billy Crystal shines in new FX sitcom 'The Comedians'
Billy Crystal’s return to prime-time TV gets off to a good start in “The Comedians,” his first regular series gig since “Soap” launched him to stardom in the late ’70s....
Fake mayhem of 'Spinal Tap' was all too real
On March 2, 1984, the world learned that real guitar amps go to 11. That was the day that “This Is Spinal Tap,” starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry...