#096: This Is Spinal Tap with Ryan Verrill

For our ninety-sixth episode, we’re joined by the great Ryan Verrill (“The Disc-Connected”) for the first installment in our two-part salute to the late Rob Reiner, focusing on the audio commentary for Reiner’s near-perfect 1984 directorial debut “This Is Spinal Tap”. Among the things discussed: deleted lip sore storylines, cheese rolling festivals, surprising comparisons to “Anchorman 2”, the drummer of Toto’s bizarre gardening accident, pruning hours of footage into a manageable 83 minute runtime, deconstructing filmmaking mystique, and so much more. This podcast goes to 11!

Ryan’s Recommendations: “Sesame Street: Old School” (1969-1974), “Catch-22” (1970), and “Tron” (1982)

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