This Is Spinal Tap

About This Is Spinal Tap

"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 t…

This Is Spinal Tap (1984) is a comedy music film directed by Rob Reiner. Released in March 1984, it runs 82 minutes. It is part of This Is Spinal Tap Collection.

Its themes are parody, cheerful, rock 'n' roll, and mockumentary.

Christopher Guest appears as Nigel Tufnel, Michael McKean as David St. Hubbins, Harry Shearer as Derek Smalls, and Rob Reiner as Marty DiBergi. The screenplay is by Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer. Production companies include Embassy Films Associates, Embassy Pictures, and Spinal Tap Prod.. In the United States it streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel.

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, and Superman make useful companions to This Is Spinal Tap, all filed under comedy and musical comedy. TMDB voters put it at 7.4 out of 10 across 1,724 votes and it carries a R rating.