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This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
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Ratings: 8.0/11 from 65,764 users
Metascore:
85/100
Reviews: 296 user | 113 critic | 13 from Metacritic.com Spinal Tap, the world's loudest band, is chronicled by hack documentarian Marti DeBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour. Director:Rob Reiner |
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Cast
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Kimberly Stringer | ... |
Heavy Metal Fan
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Chazz Dominguez | ... |
Heavy Metal Fan
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Shari Hall | ... |
Heavy Metal Fan
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Tommy Pischedda
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Jean Cromie | ... |
Ethereal Fan
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Patrick Maher | ... |
New York M.C.
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Ronnie Pudding
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Storyline
In 1982 legendary British heavy metal band Spinal Tap attempt an American comeback tour accompanied by a fan who is also a film-maker. The resulting documentary, interspersed with powerful performances of Tap's pivotal music and profound lyrics, candidly follows a rock group heading towards crisis, culminating in the infamous affair of the eighteen-inch-high Stonehenge stage prop. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>
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Does for rock and roll what "The Sound of Music" did for hillsParents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
This is Spinal Tap®: A Rockumentary by Martin Di Bergi See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$30,835 (USA) (4 March 1984) (3 Screens)Gross:
$4,491,645 (USA) (1 July 1984)Company Credits
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Marty DiBergi: Hello; my name is Marty DiBergi. I'm a filmmaker. I make a lot of commercials. That little dog that chases the covered wagon underneath the sink? That was mine. In 1966, I went down to Greenwich Village, New York City to a rock club called Electric Banana. Don't look for it; it's not there anymore. But that night, I heard a band that for me redefined the word "rock and roll". I remember being knocked out by their...
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Written by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Rob Reiner and Harry Shearer
Performed by Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer See more »
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In the course of the film, Spinal Tap has four different drummers: John "Stumpy" Pepys, Eric "Stumpy Joe" Childs, Mick Shrimpton, and Joe "Mama" Besser. These names were inspired by the four different men who played the role of third Stooge in The Three Stooges films: Curly Howard, Curly Joe DeRita, Shemp Howard, and Joe Besser. See more »Goofs
Continuity: During the record company convention scene, herpes sores can be seen on the band member's lips which aren't there in most other scenes. This is because of a deleted subplot involving the band members having sex with members of another band touring with them, and they get the disease from one of the members of the other group (acknowledged by crew on Criterion Collection DVD commentary.) See more »Quotes
[first lines]Marty DiBergi: Hello; my name is Marty DiBergi. I'm a filmmaker. I make a lot of commercials. That little dog that chases the covered wagon underneath the sink? That was mine. In 1966, I went down to Greenwich Village, New York City to a rock club called Electric Banana. Don't look for it; it's not there anymore. But that night, I heard a band that for me redefined the word "rock and roll". I remember being knocked out by their...
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" (Listen To The) Flower People"Written by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Rob Reiner and Harry Shearer
Performed by Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer See more »
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