This Is Spinal Tap

This Is Spinal Tap is an American 1984 rock musical mockumentary directed by Rob Reiner about the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap. The film satirizes the wild personal behavior and musical pretensions of hard rock and heavy metal musical bands, as well as the hagiographic tendencies of rock documentaries of the time. Reiner and the three main stars are credited as the writers of the film, based on the fact that much of the dialogue was ad l... More

Initial release date:

  • Mar 2, 1984

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Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 22 min

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Also known as:

  • Spinal Tap,
  • Esto es Spinal Tap,
  • This is Spinal Tap®: A Rockumentary by Martin Di Bergi

Film

Directed by

Rob Reiner

Robert "Rob" Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American actor, director, producer, writer, and political activist. As an actor, Reiner first came to national prominence as Michael "Meathead" Stivic, son-in-law of Archie and Edith Bunker (played by Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton), on All in the...

Tagline:

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

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Mar 2, 1984
  • Sep 8, 2000
  • Jul 14, 1998
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 22 min

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Awards

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs of 2000

DVD Exclusive Award for Best DVD Menu Design Nominees

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