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‘Spinal Tap’ Director Rob Reiner on the Forthcoming Sequel ‘The End Continues,’ the ‘Remasterd’ Edition of the Original Film, and How They Got Here

'Spinal Tap' director Rob Reiner talks about the 'remasterd' version of the original film, and why 40 years later was the right time to make a sequel.

A “mockumentary” before the term existed, it was a comedy show skit that gradually evolved into a full-length film about a fictional — and terrible — British heavy rock band’s disaster-filled U.S. tour. You saw me in a chair, flipping with a remote from one channel to the next: sitcoms, commercials, telethons, and one thing we did was a takeoff on a late-night rock show called “The Midnight Special” that was hosted by [legendary radio DJ] Wolfman Jack. So I got a little financing, came back and said, “OK, we’re ready to go” — but then [legendary TV producer and “All in the Family” creator] Norman Lear and [business partner] Jerry Perenchio bought Avco Embassy.

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