Although Rob Reiner denies it, the band is widely believed to have been based on Aerosmith. [This is untrue since Rob Reiner admitted the Nigel Tufnel was based on Jeff Beck.]
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Nigel: The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and...
Martin: Oh, I see. And most amps go up to ten?
Nigel: Exactly.
Martin: Does that mean it's louder? Is it any louder?
Nigel: Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where?
Martin: I don't know.
Nigel: Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?
Martin: Put it up to eleven.
Nigel: Elevn. Exactly. One louder.
Martin: Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?
[Pause.]
Nigel: These go to eleven.
Mistakes
At the Record Label party, where the band meets Bobbi Fleckman, Nigel is wearing a coat. In another shot where the band meets Sir Dennis Eaton Hogg at the same party Nigel has no coat and different shirt. See more...
Trivia
The film was written by all of the actors who appear in the film. See more...
This is Spinal Tap (1984) - 5 corrections
Directed by Rob Reiner, starring Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean (add more)
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Although Rob Reiner denies it, the band is widely believed to have been based on Aerosmith. [This is untrue since Rob Reiner admitted the Nigel Tufnel was based on Jeff Beck.]
During the song 'Big Bottom' you can briefly see Jeanine standing at the side of the stage. She isn't meant to be part of the band yet. I think this is only visible in widescreen. [Often at shows, girlfriends, roadies, photographers, etc., hang at the sides of the stage, so they can actually watch the show. This is not at all uncommon, but usually the audience can't see.]
When reading the reviews of Spinal Tap's various albums, Marty reads a review of an album called "The Gospel According to Spinal Tap." However when the picture of the album cover is shown, the album's actual title is revealed to be "Rock N Roll Creation." [Marty is only stating the concept of the record and not the title.]
When Nigel reappears at the gig at the end where he is invited back on stage, he walks in moments before the band go onstage. The stage is already set and the road crew are unlikely to set up and check equipment that won't be used. So, why is Nigel's custom Les Paul and wireless out on stage when he walks on? The band wern't expecting him back and David had already said they wouldn't be working together again. [Trust me, as a long-serving gigging musician, it comes as no surprise that the roadies set out all Nigel's gear - in real life, this often happens; wrong gear, wrong place, etc....]
When the group is playing "Big Bottom" David St. Hubbins is play Derek Small's Bass from the previous performance.(it is white with glitter strips on it) Then the Guitar changes into a regular 6 string guitar. But that's just nit picking isn't it? [Actually, the joke is that ALL THREE are playing bass guitar for the song, instead of the usual arrangement of 2 six-string guitars and 1 bass.]
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