Rob Reiner
This Is Spinal Tap
A documentary crew discovers that following a heavy metal band on tour is its own kind of rock 'n' roll disaster.
A documentary filmmaker follows Spinal Tap, a British heavy metal band whose American tour is plagued by backstage mishaps, baffling creative decisions and an alarming lack of self-awareness. As the group struggles to keep its career alive, the line between rock-star ambition and outright absurdity grows increasingly thin. Rob Reiner's cult mockumentary lovingly skewers the egos, excesses and absurdities of life on the road.
Een documentairemaker volgt Spinal Tap, een Britse heavy-metalband die tijdens een Amerikaanse tournee wordt geteisterd door backstageproblemen, onbegrijpelijke creatieve beslissingen en een schrijnend gebrek aan zelfinzicht. Terwijl de band probeert haar carrière overeind te houden, vervaagt de grens tussen rocksterambities en pure absurditeit steeds verder. In deze cultmockumentary neemt Rob Reiner de ego's, excessen en eigenaardigheden van het tourleven liefdevol op de hak.
Getting the Band Back Together
Music brings us together. Whether that’s from Amsterdam to The Hague, from one end of the Grote Marktstraat to the other, or in a high school bathroom, outside the closed doors of your favourite band’s concert, or at a barn with vampires lurking outside. That's why this November, Filmhuis Den Haag, Melkweg and PAARD are striking the same chord to present GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER: a joint film programme celebrating bands in all shapes, sizes and genres. Click here to see the full line up.