BAMcinématek turns it up to eleven with 11:11 screening of THIS IS SPINAL TAP on 11/11/11
THIS IS SPINAL TAP (Rob Reiner, 1984)
BAMcinématek
30 Lafayette Ave. between Ashland Pl. & St. Felix St.
Friday, November 11, $12, 7:00 & 11:11 pm
212-415-5500
www.bam.org
Get ready to smell the glove, and beware the patron saint of quality footwear. BAMcinématek is celebrating November 11, 2011 — 11/11/11 — with a special 11:11 pm screening of the greatest mockumentaries of them all, the towering classic This Is Spinal Tap. Rob Reiner’s triumphant tale follows the intimate lives of three heavy metal heads — Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) — and a series of highly flammable drummers as the band attempts a comeback. The hysterical film, which does indeed go all the way up to eleven, includes cameos by Bruno Kirby, Ed Begley Jr., Dana Carvey, Fran Drescher, Billy Crystal, Howard Hesseman, Paul Benedict, Paul Shaffer, Anjelica Huston, Fred Willard, and, yes, the one and only Patrick MacNee, as well as such unforgettable hits as “Hell Hole,” “Big Bottom,” “Sex Farm,” “Lick My Love Pump,” and, of course, “Stonehenge.” The screening will be followed by a Skype Q&A with Guest and Shearer in character; here’s hoping there are no electronic screw-ups like when Smalls gets stuck in a pod during one of the film’s funniest moments.