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Release Date: 1984

Cast: Tony Hendra, Fran Drescher, Anjelica Huston, Rob Reiner, June Chadwick, Ric Parnell, Harry Shearer, Sandy Helberg, Christopher Guest, Paul Benedict, Howard Hesseman, Bruno Kirby ...MORE

Cast: Tony Hendra, Fran Drescher, Anjelica Huston, Rob Reiner, June Chadwick, Ric Parnell, Harry Shearer, Sandy Helberg, Christopher Guest, Paul Benedict, Howard Hesseman, Bruno Kirby, Patrick Macnee, Shari Hall, Andrew J. Lederer, Fred Willard, Joyce Hyser, Chazz Domingueza, Michael McKean, Ed Begley, Jr., Billy Crystal, Kimberly Stringer ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Comedy, Satire, Indie, Cult, Mockumentary, Musical, Parody

This Is Spinal Tap is an American 1984 rock musical mockumentary directed by Rob Reiner about the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap. The film satirizes the wild personal behavior and musical pretensions of hard rock and heavy metal musical bands, as well as the hagiographic tendencies of rock documentaries of the time. Reiner and the three main stars are credited as the writers of the film, based on the fact that much of the dialogue was ad libbed by them. Several dozen hours of footage were filmed before Reiner edited it to the released film. A 4½ hour bootleg version of the film... MORE

This Is Spinal Tap is an American 1984 rock musical mockumentary directed by Rob Reiner about the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap. The film satirizes the wild personal behavior and musical pretensions of hard rock and heavy metal musical bands, as well as the hagiographic tendencies of rock documentaries of the time. Reiner and the three main stars are credited as the writers of the film, based on the fact that much of the dialogue was ad libbed by them. Several dozen hours of footage were filmed before Reiner edited it to the released film. A 4½ hour bootleg version of the film exists and has been traded among fans and collectors for years. The three core members of Spinal Tap—David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls and Nigel Tufnel—are played by the American actors Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, and English-American actor Christopher Guest, respectively. The three actors play their musical instruments and speak with mock English accents throughout the film. Reiner appears as Marty DiBergi, the maker of the documentary. Other actors in the film are Tony Hendra as the group manager Ian Faith and June Chadwick as St. Hubbins' interfering girlfriend Jeanine. Actors Paul Shaffer, LESS