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The Inspiration for Spinal Tap
Topic Started: Jun 16 2017, 03:23 AM (57 Views)
George K
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http://movieweb.com/spinal-tap-movie-true-inspiration-christopher-guest/
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After taking part in the School of Film live event for A.V. Club's comedy festival, (Christopher) Guest took questions from the audience. One audience member stood up and asked Guest if any of the characters that he has portrayed over the yeas were autobiographical. After making a joke, Guest said that none of his characters over the yeas have been autobiographical, but rather all from his personal inspiration.

Guest then brought up This is Spinal Tap and told the real-life story that inspired This is Spinal Tap. Christopher Guest sets up the story by saying that he was at a hotel lobby in Los Angeles in 1974, waiting for a friend when he overheard a conversation at the front desk. Guest goes on to explain.

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"An English band was checking in, this was 1974. The manager and I think there were four of them, they went up to the desk and he started to the thing, I was just waiting for my friend. And the manager says to one of them "where's your bass?" "what?" "Where's your bass?" "I dunno, I think I left it at the airport"

Guest says that the exchange went on for about 15 minutes and that it was the best moment of his life next to meeting his wife. Guest does not reveal who the band was, but he does a hilarious impression of the exchange between the manager of the band and the bass player. It is pretty cool, after all of these years, to hear the real story that sparked the fictional Spinal Tap.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsIiBxWweRc&ab_channel=TheA.V.Club


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