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THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984) The mother of all ‘rockumentaries’, this legendary comedy follows an over-the-hill English hair metal band as they attempt an ill-advised comeback tour. A satire of an unwashed, vainglorious music industry, the film was famously whittled down from hundreds of hours of improvised footage by director Rob Reiner – who also headed up The Princess Bride and When Harry Met Sally – and is yet another classic in his catalogue of movies that shaped Hollywood, turning the mockumentary genre up to 11 at the box office. Though the band members are portrayed as madcap buffoons who occasionally self-combust, the film itself is thoroughly convincing, so much so that many real-life