Rob Reiner’s big-screen directorial debut “This is Spinal Tap” is a hilariously plausible faux-documentary about a hapless British heavy-metal band. We look back at the director who had a tremendous golden streak

Rob Reiner’s big-screen directorial debut “This is Spinal Tap” is a hilariously plausible faux-documentary about a hapless British heavy-metal band. We look back at the director who had a tremendous golden streak