This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
1h 22min
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Prepare to crank those amps up to eleven
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"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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Directed by: Rob Reiner, Peter Smokler, Donald Newman
Written by: Michael McKean, Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest
Produced by: Karen Murphy
Composed by: Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean
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