This Goes To 11: Spinal Tap Movie Trivia

Lots of Dead Drummers

Apart from “Stumpy” Pepys, Spinal Tap lost a total of 18 drummers from 1964 to 1981. The band discusses these tragic deaths with a disarming nonchalance as they’re being interviewed by “documentarian” Marty Di Bergi.

Causes of death for these doomed drummers range from choking on vomit to a failed shark tank jump attempt to being eaten by a snake to spontaneous combustion. Several of the drummers’ fates are unknown, but most are presumed dead.

Other musicians associated with the band have also suffered tragic demises. Tambourinist Billy Murgatroyd overdosed on coffee creamer, and a vocalist by the name of Andy Sutcliffe flogged himself to death with his shoes.