Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest
A spoof about a filmmaker making a documentary about a once-famous, now almost forgotten British heavy metal band returning to the United States after 17 years for a concert tour.
DVD Release Date: July 14, 1998
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September 21, 2009This is Spinal Tap has to be credited as being the first ever mockumentary and its brilliantly done. It has been done better since though. Christopher Guest is a funny guy who pretty much invented a genres all by himself and for that I respect him but I can?t help but think he?s ...( read more)
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September 8, 2009Great mock-rockumentary about the grandiloquence, stupidity and poor musical taste of the supposedly British heavy metal band Spinal Tap.
Displaying one hilarious sketch after another, while this trio of social misfits meander all over the u.s in their "american tour"
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August 5, 2009This Is Spinal Tap is brilliant on several levels. It is a hilarious comedy, the music is excellent, the concept is fantastic, and it is a wonderfully accurate spoof as well.
The preparation which went into this film included going on tour with the band Saxon, which allegedly in...( read more) -
April 5, 2009Spinal Tap followed the same path as all of those other British wave bands, starting out as happy disciples of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones only to end up in the 1970's and 1980's a devilish metal gods. They have gone over that hill, fighting for a spot on the charts and a ...( read more)
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March 25, 2009Ahead of it's time.
Not my favorite "Guest Film"...but definately a classic.
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November 16, 2009This movie is fantastic. Obviously the "11" scene and the "how much more black could this be" scenes are hilarious but even funnier I find, is Nigel explaining his problem building sandwiches in the dressing room. And don't foget the midget stonehenge!
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November 11, 2009Classic rockumentary comedy that enabled us viewers to follow a cheap rock band as they tour(with both hilarious and grueling results) America. A satire of the 70's/80's rock bands' outrageousness, playing subtle jokes from exploitative album covers to extravagant stage props, "T...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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May 24, 2008In the topsy-turvy world of heavy rock, having a good solid piece of wood in your hand is often useful.
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June 12, 2007Can I raise a practical question at this point? Are we gonna do "Stonehenge" tomorrow?
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