Surprising Facts About This Is Spinal Tap— The OG Mockumentary

And Then There Were Three

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Rob Reiner was originally going to play a band member in the film. He decided to play the fictional director Marty Di Bergi after Harry Shearer told him he didn’t look good in Spandex.

In 2009, Shearer, Guest, and McKean went back on the road to perform Spinal Tap songs sans Spandex (or wigs, or even a drum kit). Although Reiner didn’t have his Spandex excuse anymore, he didn’t join the rest of the band on tour. Once a threesome, always a threesome, I guess. Also, it was probably the safest decision on his part— to avoid spontaneous human combustion.