THIS IS SPINAL TAP (Rerelease) - The Season of Rob Reiner

The Cine-Files

Steve Morris & John Rocha

Tv & Film

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 141 minutes

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On this special rereleased episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue The Season of Rob Reiner with their discussion and breakdown of THIS IS SPINAL TAP with special guest Producer and Executive Michael Ross. To say that Rob Reiner's 1982 mockumentary invented its own genre is an incredible understatement. From improv projects like Waiting for Guffman and Curb your Enthusiasm to comedies using the documentary form like The Office and Parks and Recreation, This is Spinal Tap is one of the most influential films of all time and John, Steve and Mike have an amazing (and hilarious) time discussing it.

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0:00.0	What we do is if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?
0:05.0	Put it up to 11.
0:06.0	Exactly.
0:07.0	One louder.
0:08.0	Why don't you just make 10 louder and make 10 be the top number and make that a little louder?
0:13.0	These go to 11.
0:17.0	Hello. 11.
0:28.4	Hello and welcome once again to the Cinefiles, where each week we enter the world of a great film.
0:32.5	We explore its themes, the history, the filmmaking, and the influence it has on us today.
0:33.9	My name is Steve Morris.
0:37.3	I am a filmmaker and directing instructor in Los Angeles, California. Hello, everyone. My name is John Roker. I'm a writer, producer, and host, and voiceover artist here in San Diego, California, an avid fan of heavy metal rock.
0:47.0	And after what seemed like months, years, eons of exploring the difficult, fascinating,
0:54.6	exciting,
0:55.2	thrilling,
0:55.7	violent and occasionally
0:57.4	upsetting world of
0:58.2	Quentin Tarantino.
0:59.1	We have escaped.
1:01.7	We've gone as far
1:03.1	as we possibly can
1:04.7	away from that.
1:06.0	And I don't think
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