This Is Spinal Tap
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This Is Spinal Tap is a 1984 American mockumentary comedy film directed by Rob Reiner in his feature directorial debut. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer play members of the parody heavy metal band Spinal Tap. Reiner plays Martin "Marty" Di Bergi, a documentary filmmaker following the band's American tour.
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7.4"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.
Cast
- Christopher Guest as Nigel Tufnel
- Michael McKean as David St. Hubbins
- Harry Shearer as Derek Smalls
- Rob Reiner as Marty DiBergi
- June Chadwick as Jeanine Pettibone
- Tony Hendra as Ian Faith
Themes
- rock star
- groupie
- parody
- mockumentary
- rock band
- found footage
- aftercreditsstinger
- duringcreditsstinger
- amplifier
- music industry
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- music industry
- Director
- Rob Reiner
- Screenwriter
- Rob Reiner
- Composer
- Harry Shearer
- Narrative location
- Tennessee
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 81
- FilmAffinity ID
- 691684
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- This is Spinal Tap 2016 poster.jpg
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- title
- This Is Spinal Tap
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- publication date
- 1984-01-01
- set in period
- 1980s
- film format
- 16 mm film
- review score
- 7.9/10
- capital cost
- 2000000
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