DES MOINES, Iowa —

For me, and most of my Gen X friends, there are many films from which we’ll randomly throw out quotes. It comes, of course, from being the generation raised during the era of video stores and the beginnings of cable TV. Some of the more popular to quote include Ghostbusters , Fletch , Airplane, Real Genius and The Princess Bride , among others.

One of those others, one that contained a treasure trove of hilarious quotes for any occasion, was This is Spinal Tap . Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer got together back in the early 1980s and came up with a concept that would eventually become Reiner’s first film as a director.

Poking fun at rock & roll documentaries, This is Spinal Tap was an improvisational tour de force. It may no

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