Mock-documentaries, aka mockumentaries, began making an impact in Hollywood in the 1960s, with A Hard Day's Night and the sketch "The Funniest Joke in the World" from Monty Python's Flying Circus ...
In 1982, I began shooting an almost entirely improvised film,“This Is Spinal Tap,” which also happened to be my first as a director. It transformed my life and the lives of my three friends, ...