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Reiner

[rahy-ner]

noun

  1. Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.



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“We were now on a list of films that included ‘Citizen Kane,’ ‘Casablanca,’ ‘On the Waterfront,’ and ‘Lawrence of Arabia,’ ” Mr. Reiner writes.

But, Mr. Reiner explains, it was a tall order to persuade financiers of the possibilities of an imitation documentary about a nonexistent band.

“I don’t think they knew what heavy metal music was,” recalls Karen Murphy, Mr. Reiner’s producing partner.

Finally, Mr. Reiner prevailed upon Norman Lear—once his boss on “All in the Family,” then the head honcho of Embassy Pictures—to provide backing.

Perennially quotable, ad-libbed to Brit-accented perfection by co-creators Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer and finessed into an iconic spoof by director Rob Reiner, “Spinal Tap” was born.

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