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“Let’s face reality. We’re all businessmen here. And businesswomen. Hi, gals.”
This fabulous teaser trailer for This Is Spinal Tap was - one guesses - intended only for theaters, but it sneakily manages to defuse any sort of expectation towards the film in question.
Director Rob Reiner, “famous television star”, only mentions Tap in passing, but goes all out - swearing, begging, boasting, cursing studio executives and, finally, caving in to their request (“you gotta show something”).
Chaos ensues.
Possibly the funniest teaser ever made, it speaks volumes about the Tap experience, and the cultish appeal it would retain even 20+ years down the road.
For a look at the actual trailer, go no further.
