Without Rob Reiner‘s 1984 This Is Spinal Tap mock documentary – starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer as members of the fictional band Spinal Tap, who performed make believe rock songs – Jack Black insists that his band Tenacious D would never have existed.
During his Tuesday (12.16) appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Black revealed that his own comedy rock act Tenacious D as well as his 2003 movie School of Rock would not have been possible without Reiner’s 1984 film paving the way, adding:
“I don’t really want to talk about anything other than Rob Reiner because he was such an incredible inspiration to me.” “There is no Tenacious D without Spinal Tap… There’s no School of Rock without Spinal Tap.” And he subsequently urged the studio audience to do themselves “a favor” and check out This Is Spinal Tap.
Paying homage to Reiner’s directorial efforts, which also included films such as When Harry Met Sally, Stand By Me, A Few Good Men and Misery, Jack went on to say:
“I love so many of his movies. It’s like an incredible oeuvre of films that he made. What a genius.” “I just wanted to really quick give a shout-out to one of the biggest inspirations of my life and send love to the universe to one of the greats. He brought so much joy.”
In 1994, Black formed Tenacious D with band member Kyle Gass who’ve released four studio albums and starred in their own movie,Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny in 2006.
Directed by Richard Linklater, in School of Rock Black played struggling rock guitarist Dewey Finn, who becomes a substitute teacher and forms a band of talented school kids to win Battle of the Bands.
Alongside his wife Michele, Rob Reiner was found dead at their home in Los Angeles on Sunday (12.14,) and their 32-year old son Nick has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
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Author: Al Dente
Photo: Jay Godwin – Public Domain