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This Is Spinal Tap

1984 · 82 min

A hilarious, affectionate send-up of rock stardom that feels like laughing with old friends at their absurd backstage antics.

Tagline
Prepare to crank those amps up to eleven.
Overview
"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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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • celebrity
  • friendship
  • ambition
  • identity
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • mockumentary
  • found footage
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour9
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, music
Directed by
Rob Reiner
Written by
Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Rob Reiner
Starring
Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, June Chadwick, Tony Hendra, Bruno Kirby, Ed Begley Jr.
Music
Michael McKean, Harry Shearer
Cinematography
Peter Smokler
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Japanese

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