TIL the scene in Spinal Tap (1984) where the band becomes lost backstage was inspired by a video of Tom Petty walking through a series of doors trying to find the stage at a venue in Germany, but ending up on an indoor tennis court.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Spinal_Tap#:~:text=The%20scene%20where%20Spinal%20Tap%20becomes%20lost%20backstage%20was%20inspired%20…
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