This Is Spinal Tap

Theatrical - Wide 1984-03-02

Cast Rob Reiner Kimberly Stringer Chazz Dominguez Shari Hall
Directed by Rob Reiner
Written by Christopher Guest Michael McKean Harry Shearer Rob Reiner

Genres: Comedy Music

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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... See more group heading towards crisis, culminating in the infamous affair of the eighteen-inch-high Stonehenge stage prop.

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