Film
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Prepare to crank those amps up to eleven.
Comedy, Music· Directed by Rob Reiner· 82 min
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.
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- This ain't just rock and roll . . .
- Crank it to Eleven
- 'Spinal Tap' does for sex, drugs & rock n' roll what Sound of Music did for hills
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- Life on the road was never this funny!
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- The funniest movie ever made about rock and roll!
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- The original rockumentary created by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer
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Connections
This Is Spinal Tap
- This Is Spinal Tap (1984) — this film
- Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025)
Top billing
- 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