This Goes To 11: Spinal Tap Movie Trivia

Fran Drescher

This is Spinal Tap provided an early venue for many unknown and up-and-coming actors. Fran Drescher had already had some small but successful roles in films like Saturday Night Fever, Stranger in Our House, and American Hot Wax and later became a household name in 1993with her own sitcom The Nanny. But one of her most memorable roles before striking it big was that of the band’s irrepressible publicist Bobbi Flekman. One of her big scenes in the film takes place at an industry meet-and-greet, where she lectures the band on their over-the-top sexist album cover idea.

Fun fact: Drescher made an appearance as Bobbi Flekman on her show The Nanny several years after Spinal Tap.