WBEZ Presents: An Evening with Rob Reiner

Join WBEZ for an evening with two-time Emmy Award–winning actor and director Rob Reiner at Music Box Theatre on Wednesday, September 17 to celebrate the release of A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever, the story of the making of the cult classic, This Is Spinal Tap.

For the first time, director Rob Reiner and his costars and cocreators Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer detail the full behind-the-scenes story of This is Spinal Tap, the rock ‘n’ roll comedy classic, and its highly anticipated sequel, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, to be released in theaters on September 12.

Since its release in 1984, This Is Spinal Tap has evolved from a beloved cult film into a cinematic landmark that has taken its place in the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry. It pioneered its entire genre, the mockumentary, and is one of the most quoted movies, from “These go to eleven” to “Hello, Cleveland!” Now, Reiner, joins the WBEZ stage to share how the fictitious band Spinal Tap came to be and how a low-budget indie film took on an unexpected, celebrated life of its own.

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