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12. "This is Rutles: All You Need is Spinal Tap"
It's a hard ticket between This is Spinal Tap and The Rutles: All You Need is Cash. Which one will you watch? Let's decide!
Often cited as one of the classic mockumentaries, even popularizing the term into the 1990s and beyond, Spinal Tap brought its comedic spin on the "behind-the-music" genre to the mainstream. But did you know that Eric Idle of Monty Python fame beat Rob Reiner to the punch with his 1978 Beatles parody, The Rutles?
These two "rockumentaries" mercilessly lampoon the glam metal and Beatlemania crazes, respectively, while each was at its freshest. Now, in 2025, how do they stack up against each other?
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By Jeffrey BoggessIt's a hard ticket between This is Spinal Tap and The Rutles: All You Need is Cash. Which one will you watch? Let's decide!
Often cited as one of the classic mockumentaries, even popularizing the term into the 1990s and beyond, Spinal Tap brought its comedic spin on the "behind-the-music" genre to the mainstream. But did you know that Eric Idle of Monty Python fame beat Rob Reiner to the punch with his 1978 Beatles parody, The Rutles?
These two "rockumentaries" mercilessly lampoon the glam metal and Beatlemania crazes, respectively, while each was at its freshest. Now, in 2025, how do they stack up against each other?