This Is Spinal Tap

Updated: 18 Jul 2022

Directors:

Harry Shearer Harry Shearer Rob Reiner Rob Reiner Rob Reiner Karen Murphy Victor Abbene Christopher Guest Christopher Guest Kent Beyda Michael McKean Michael McKean Lindsay Doran Anne Rapp Peter Smokler Kim Secrist Cary Glieberman Eve Brandstein Gregg Rudloff Tommy Estridge Kenneth Karman Jane Covner Bryan Jones Robert Eber Skip Cook Billy G. Arter Donald Newman Arthur Tostado Irwin Marcus

Actors:

Christopher Guest Michael McKean Harry Shearer Rob Reiner June Chadwick Bruno Kirby Ed Begley Jr. Fran Drescher Dana Carvey Sandy Helberg Billy Crystal Paul Benedict Howard Hesseman Russ Kunkel Joyce Hyser Paul Shaffer Archie Hahn Fred Willard Anjelica Huston Brinke Stevens Patrick Macnee Tony Hendra R.J. Parnell David Kaff Danny Kortchmar Julie Payne Zane Buzby Paul Shortino Lara Cody Andrew J. Lederer Victory Tischler-Blue Gloria Gifford Charles Levin Donald Kendrick Wonderful Smith Kimberly Stringer Chazz Dominguez Shari Hall Jean Cromie Patrick Maher Memo Vera Robin Menken Jennifer Child J.J. Barry George McDaniel Anne Churchill Cherie Darr Diana Duncan Gina Marie Pitrello

Genre:

Music, Comedy

Country: no data

Year: 1984

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"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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Simon Pegg

Actor

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almost 5 years ago

One of the things about This is Spinal Tap that amazed me was that when I first saw it was that I didn't even know those guys were American. I was shocked to discover they were doing accents.

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Thomas Lennon

Actor, Producer, Screenwriter

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35 FLIISTs

over 3 years ago

The funniest film that ever will be made. It invented an entire genre. It’s impossible for me to quantify the impact this film had on my sense of humor. When I meet young people who have not seen this film, I am at first dismayed and then overjoyed for them, because I know they get to experience the thrill of the “this one goes to eleven” speech for the very first time. This film is a master class in deadpan comedy. —TL

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Ricky Gervais

Actor, Writer, Producer

13 followers

116 FLIISTs

over 3 years ago

Still my favourite comedy movie of all time.

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Michael Arrington

Entrepreneur

8 followers

36 FLIISTs

5 years ago

Explaining "turn it up to 11" to someone who hasn't seen the movie, has no sense of humor, and seems unable to process idioms really reduces the fun down to a mere 10.

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