I saw that my favorite local theater, The Beverly Theater, was having a single day special showing of the new Spinal Tap II movie with special guests, Blue Man Group. It was so much fun watching the movie with Deb and a theater full of fans. Deb hadn’t seen the original, so I gave her a quick summary and she said that she really enjoyed the movie, even without having seen the original. 

The movie begins with a comedic series of interviews covering  “what have they been doing” since we last saw them at the end of the last movie. Their prior manager passed away and left the contract with his daughter, who knows nothing about the record business and discovers that the band owes the record company one more performance/album, which is why they are getting together for this one last performance. The new manager employs a co-manager who has experience with  musical group, but he also hates music, saying that he has a condition that prevents him from actually being able to hear music. So the bad guy is now identified. Also in the tradition of reunion performances, will the issues that forced the band to break up come up again? Will they be able to rekindle the magic of their former glory? There’s a couple musical superstars who pop in on the group as they prepare for their concert. Will they help the band jell or make things worse? Enjoy. JBB

[Movie viewed on 2025-09-28 at The Beverly Theater with Debra Aarens]

Bonus interview videos of David, Derek, Nigel & Marty, the documentary filmmaker and Spinal Tap performing “Big Bottom”:

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