"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and… Read more
81% ★★★★☆ (398,854)
This Is Spinal Tap
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Movie · Comedy · Music · R
1984 · 1h 22m · ★ 81% (399K)
Prepare to crank those amps up to eleven.
Director: Rob Reiner
Starring: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer
Overview
"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.
Director
Rob Reiner
Production
Spinal Tap Prod., Embassy Films Associates, Embassy Pictures
Cast
Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, June Chadwick, Tony Hendra, Bruno Kirby, Ed Begley Jr., Paul Benedict, Zane Buzby, Billy Crystal, Howard Hesseman, Patrick Macnee, Paul Shaffer, Fred Willard, R.J. Parnell, David Kaff, Fran Drescher, Joyce Hyser, Victory Tischler-Blue