This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

[Velvett Fogg]

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

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Director: Rob Reiner

Plot Summary

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.

Cast

Rob Reiner ... Marty DiBergi
Kimberly Stringer ... Heavy Metal Fan
Chazz Dominguez ... Heavy Metal Fan
Shari Hall ... Heavy Metal Fan
R.J. Parnell ... Mick Shrimpton
David Kaff ... Viv Savage
Tony Hendra ... Ian Faith
Michael McKean ... David St. Hubbins
Christopher Guest ... Nigel Tufnel
Harry Shearer ... Derek Smalls
Bruno Kirby ... Tommy Pischedda
Jean Cromie ... Ethereal Fan
Patrick Maher ... New York M.C.
Ed Begley Jr. ... John 'Stumpy' Pepys
Danny Kortchmar ... Ronnie Pudding

Does for rock and roll what "The Sound of Music" did for hills

[Culture Shock]

LOL this has to be the absolute BEST movie about being in a band ever! Anyone who has ever jammed live can relate in some way, shape, or form to the stuff that happens to/around this "band". From the showing up to play concerts that got cancelled to the stage theatrics gone horribly wrong this flick will leave you crying from laughter. And as a bonus, for the whole flick to be a joke... the band itself is NOT. Some very very cool tunes.