Spinal Tap II: The End Continues 4K Blu-ray Reveals First Details — Turn It Up to 11

It barely stuck around in theaters — which feels perfectly on brand — but Spinal Tap II: The End Continues is cranking it to 11 at home, with the first details on its 4K Blu-ray now dropping.

Spinal Tap is one of those movies that went from cult curiosity to all-timer thanks to VHS and late-night cable. The new sequel? Not so much. But even if the box office was rough, the home release is already gearing up, and the details are… a little odd in that very Spinal Tap way.

Box office reality check

Spinal Tap II: The Legend Continues limped out of the gate with a $1.6 million opening and a pretty grim $872 per-screen average. Frankly, this was never a guaranteed theatrical play. The 1984 original only made $5.8 million in its full run before home video and cable turned it into a legend. Different era, same energy.

So, about this 4K Blu-ray

Blu-ray.com posted specs for an upcoming 4K release tied to the Rob Reiner film, with a retail date listed as November 11. The cast on the listing matches the sequel: Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, and Fran Drescher. So far, so good.

Specs and extras (per the listing)

• HDR presentation of the film
• Audio: English Dolby Atmos; English Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
• Note: Atmos track includes a Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit) core
• Deleted scenes
• Trailers
• Optional English SDH and Spanish subtitles for the main feature
• Additional subtitle options listed: English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
• Video codec: HEVC / H.265
• Resolution: native 4K (2160p)
• HDR formats: Dolby Vision, HDR10
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (original aspect ratio: 1.85:1)
• Disc: 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, single disc (1 BD-66)
• Packaging: SteelBook with inner print
• Playback: region-free

The weird part (because of course)

Here’s where it gets very inside baseball: the description on the Blu-ray.com listing reads like it was written for the original This Is Spinal Tap, talking about a documentary-style chronicle of England’s loudest, most punctual band and promising a remastered, remixed, definitive version of a mockumentary classic. That’s the original movie’s pitch, not the sequel’s. So either the listing reused the OG blurb as placeholder text, or the page is mislabeled. Given the credited cast and the timing, it sure looks like this is the sequel’s 4K, but the copy is basically the original’s press language slapped on top. Very Spinal Tap chaos energy.

Our take

Our own Tyler Nichols dug the movie for what it is: a heartfelt hang with old friends more than a gag-a-minute redux of the first film.

'Spinal Tap II does not reach the same level as its predecessor, and that’s okay. It’s hard to recapture that kind of magic. But it’s such a welcome return of these characters and never betrays what was established in that first film. It’s almost like hanging out with old friends. And, like most people do as they get older, it’s more about these characters coming together, with plenty of genuinely sincere moments. That’s not to say there aren’t some laughs, but it certainly takes a backseat to just telling the story of these three bandmates.'

Bottom line

If you skipped the sequel in theaters (and statistically, you did), the 4K is reportedly hitting November 11 with proper HDR, Atmos, and a SteelBook. Just be aware the listing reads like someone cranked the copy-paste to eleven. Also, the post header floating around calls it Spinal Tap II: The End Continues while the body says The Legend Continues. So even the subtitle is improvising. Perfect, honestly.