The film famously shot far more material than it ended up using in the final cut.
“What we had was 20 hours of film and we got it down to 85 minutes.
It was a long, long chore,” McKean recalled.
Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Rob Reiner in ‘This is Spinal Tap’.Mary Evans/Ronald Grant/Everett Collection
Last year, Reinerrevealed that the sequel will feature appearancesfrom a number of A-list musicians.
“Paul McCartneyis joining us, andElton John, and a few other surprises.Garth Brooks,” he said.
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Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, and Michael McKean in ‘This Is Spinal Tap’.Embassy Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
