This Goes To 11: Spinal Tap Movie Trivia

Tony Hendra as Ian Faith

Actor Tony Hendra’s intense portrayal of the band’s manager “Ian Faith” was an all too real character to many in the music industry. Thought to be based on Led Zeppelin’s legendary manager, Peter Grant, who was known to occasionally do business armed with a baseball bat, Faith preferred the more appropriate English cricket-style bat for negotiations, famously saying: “Certainly, in the topsy-turvy world of heavy rock, having a good solid piece of wood in your hand is often useful.”

In response David St. Hubbins’ proposal that Faith co-manage the band with St. Hubbins’ girlfriend, Jeanine, Faith responds: “I’m not co-managing this band with anyone. Especially not someone who dresses like an Australian’s nightmare.”