Spinal Tap: Derek Smalls, David St Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel

If you visit the IMDB page for “This Is Spinal Tap” right now, you will discover that its rating can go all the way to 11.

This is a homage to the classic scene in the mockumentary in which guitarist Nigel Tufnel (played by Christopher Guest) proudly shows director Marty DiBergi (Rob Reiner) his trademark amp – an amp that can go all the way to 11.

Nigel’s response when questioned “Why don’t you make 10 be the top number and then make that a little louder?” by Marty?

As simple (and classic) as “These go to eleven”.