This Is Spinal Tap
1984 · directed by Rob Reiner
- Rating
- 84/100
- Hit
- yes
"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.
This Is Spinal Tap (1984), directed by Rob Reiner, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Christopher Guest
- Michael McKean
- Harry Shearer
- Rob Reiner
- June Chadwick
- Tony Hendra
- Bruno Kirby
- Ed Begley Jr.
- Paul Benedict
- Zane Buzby
Crew
- Peter Smokler — Director of Photography
- Kent Beyda — Editor
- Kim Secrist — Editor
- Christopher Guest — Original Music Composer
- Harry Shearer — Original Music Composer
- Michael McKean — Original Music Composer
- Rob Reiner — Original Music Composer
- Christopher Guest — Writer
- Harry Shearer — Writer
- Michael McKean — Writer
- Rob Reiner — Writer
More from Rob Reiner
- The Princess Bride (1987) — 85/100 · hit
- Stand by Me (1986) — 81/100 · hit
- When Harry Met Sally... (1989) — 81/100 · hit
- Misery (1990) — 80/100 · hit
- A Few Good Men (1992) — 75/100
- The Sure Thing (1985) — 73/100
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