Rob Reiner
Marty DiBergi
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Jan 21, 2001 · "This Is Spinal Tap," one of the funniest movies ever made, is about a lot of things, but one of them is the way the real story is not in the questions or in the answers, but at the edge of the frame. There are two stories told in the film: the story of what the rock band Spinal Tap thinks, hopes, believes or fears is happening, and the story ...
Mar 29, 2023 · This Is Spinal Tap purports to document the band—lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel (portrayed by Guest), guitarist and lead singer David St. Hubbins (McKean), bassist Derek Smalls (Shearer), keyboardist Viv Savage (David Kaff), and drummer Mick Shrimpton (R.J. Parnell)—as they tour the United States for the first time in six years in support of their new album, Smell the Glove.
Mar 2, 2024 · From the top of the charts to opening for a puppet show, the rising and falling fortunes of Spinal Tap reiterate a familiar showbiz arc, dotted with behind-the-music tropes including the Yoko ...
The complete 82-minute version of the film. Two audio commentaries, featuring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer; Rob Reiner, producer Karen Murphy, and editors Robert Leighton and Kent Beyda. Demo reel, Spinal Tap: The Final Tour. Promotional shorts: Heavy Metal Memories and “Hell Hole”.
Summaries. Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour. In 1982, the legendary English 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 ...
"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 ...
This Is Spinal Tap An idea or a concept isn't everything and this is a fine example for it, as the brilliant idea of it fades away quickly as it derails off the track and becomes something entirely different than what was promised or even more embarrassingly what was right. The writing is funny and brilliant, but fails to keep it true to its ...
