This Is Spinal Tap
United States • 1984 • 1h 22m
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#12Criterion Collection →Synopsis
"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.
Synopsis
"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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Credits
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DirectorRob Reiner
CinematographerPeter Smokler
ComposerChristopher Guest, Michael McKean, Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer
EditorKent Beyda, Kim Secrist
ProducerKaren Murphy