First hilarious look at movie sequel fans have waited 40 years for
With the next instalment in the Naked Gun franchise about to hit cinemas – 31 years after the last film in the series came out – now comes a film fans have waited even longer for: A sequel to the 1985 comedy classic This Is Spinal Tap.
The first trailer for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues was released today - check it out in the video player above.
The original musical spoof pioneered the mockumentary genre, starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer as members of the titular hard rock act.
It was the first outing in a genre Guest would master, with follow-up mockumentaries like Waiting For Guffman, Best In Show and A Mighty Wind considered some of the funniest films of all time.
This new sequel reunites the trio with director Rob Reiner, and sees the members of Spinal Tap team up again for one final concert. As the trailer reveals, all three have fallen on hard times: Nigel Tufnel plays tiny pub gigs, David St. Hubbins is the least-convincing member of a Mexican mariachi band and Derek Smalls has resorted to hawking cryptocurrency online.
As the trio prepare to reunite for one last show, one young PR hack has a suggestion to get them maximum publicity: Would one – or preferably two – members of the band be prepared to die mid-show? That would really g enerate some press.
The new film also boasts celeb cameos from the likes of Elton John, Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, Questlove, and more.
While the original film wasn't a huge box office success upon release – grossing $US5.8m in America against a $US2m budget – it became one of the best-loved (and most oft-quoted) comedy films in modern cinema.
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