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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Cast
- Christopher GuestNigel Tufnel
- Michael McKeanDavid St. Hubbins
- Harry ShearerDerek Smalls
- Rob ReinerMarty DiBergi
- June ChadwickJeanine Pettibone
- Bruno KirbyTommy Pischedda
- Ed Begley Jr.John 'Stumpy' Pepys
- Fran DrescherBobbi Flekman
- Dana CarveyMime Waiter
- Sandy HelbergAngelo DiMentibelio
Recommendations
- 100
Boston Globe
A heady flow of brilliant stupidity. - 100
Christian Science Monitor
The rock scene hasn't been the same since this hilarious 1984 comedy. - 100
Chicago Sun-Times
One of the funniest, most intelligent, most original films. - 96
Mr. Showbiz
So intensely funny that the viewer must hang on every word: comic gems spill forth almost continuously. - 90
Dallas Observer
Spinal Tap is still on the right side of the fine line between stupid and clever. - 90
Variety
A vastly amusing satire of heavy metal bands. - 80
Slate
It's no wonder young musicians say they learned to be rock stars from This Is Spinal Tap. It came to satirize and stayed -- and stays on -- to celebrate. - 80
Salon
The group's members come off more like real musicians than parodists.
