This Is Spinal Tap
Directed by Rob Reiner
"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 moments that keep it all real.
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- Todd at ADHD.rocksFebruary 24, 2026watching this on the criterion edition with the directors commentary makes it even funnier because then you realize how much of this movie was improvised.
- DANNYZUKO78January 29, 2026WELL, IF YOU'VE BEEN LIVING UNDER A ROCK, I HAVE SOME REALLY BAD NEWS FOR YOU OUR VERY BELOVED ROB REINER HAS PASSED. I WATCHED THIS IN MEMORY OF ROB. IT'S A VERY GOOD MOVIE, BUT I WISH I WAS WATCHING FOR SOMETHING BETTER BUT I DID LOVE ROB AND HIS WIFE. I DON'T LIKE ONE THING ABOUT HIM HE CAN'T MAKE LIKE BOY WHY IS ALL OF HIS MOVIES GOOD.😞 BUT AS THE NEWS HAVEING I WAS WATCHING SOMETHING WITH HIS DAD CARL REINER. I FEEL BAD FOR THE REINER FAMILY I HOPE EVERYBODY IS DOING OK. I HAVEN'T LOST MY MOM OR DAD SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS LIKE TO HAVE HAPPEN. BUT RIP 🙏 ROB AND MICHELE REINER.
- CamFlixxxAugust 16, 2025Why don’t the stars go to 11?!?
- Anthony CzarnikApril 8, 2025C'mon. You already know it's the best. 😎
- LuffySeptember 29, 2025Wife did not enjoy
- SandyOlson78January 8, 2026RIP Rob Reiner. I didn't know that Fran Drescher was in it, love her. I love Michael McKean, too. I don't know much about metal or rock'n'roll or whatever the music is, so I don't know if this would be funny to fans of that kind of music, but I did think that it had its funny moments.
- Charles ScottDecember 19, 2025It simply did not speak to me.
- Benjamin AdamsDecember 14, 2025This one definitely goes to eleven.
- Nookie La LaOctober 2, 2025Classic & ground breaking for that time. This Rockumentary goes to 11
- Rob MacKinnonSeptember 22, 2025“Listen, we’d love to stand around and chat, but we gotta sit down in the lobby and wait for the limo.”
- chelogSeptember 19, 2025Not for me
- Todd DaleSeptember 2, 2025To use the great movie critic Roger Ebert. It simply, slyly, destroys one level of rock pomposity after another.
- Don the Darth Knight CORLEONEJuly 20, 2025It's hilarious and one of if not the best mockumentaries of all time!
- bogometerJune 1, 2025Watched it again after many years. It still rocks!
- pdesorcyNovember 26, 2024But, this one goes to Eleven!
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This Is Spinal Tap was released on March 2, 1984.
This Is Spinal Tap was directed by Rob Reiner.
This Is Spinal Tap has a runtime of 82m.
This Is Spinal Tap was produced by Karen Murphy.
"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 moments that keep it all real.
The key characters in This Is Spinal Tap are Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer).
This Is Spinal Tap is rated R.
This Is Spinal Tap is a Comedy, Music film.
This Is Spinal Tap has an audience rating of 9.2 out of 10.
This Is Spinal Tap had a budget of $2.5M.
This Is Spinal Tap has made $6.1M at the box office.