THIS IS SPINAL TAP is director Rob Reiner's hilariously deadpan mockumentary about a fictional heavy metal band hitting the skids during their U.S. tour. The film has inspired legions of dedicated, obsessive fans who know all of the lines by heart.
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Run a Quick Search on "This Is Spinal Tap" starring Michael McKean to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "This Is Spinal Tap"Browse more products related to "Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Rob Reiner"ReviewNew York Times, 12/30/1984, p.II:15, Included in The New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1984" New York Times, 03/02/1984, p.C6, "...A witty, mischievous satire, and it's obviously a labor of love....Delightful..." Rolling Stone, 11/27/2003, p.71, "...The greatest rock movie ever....It's not just a comedy -- it's a love story. And it goes to eleven..." USA Today, 06/02/2000, p.1E, "...[The movie is] required viewing in every musician's tour bus..." Premiere, 12/01/2003, p.13, "Anytime a movie takes the piss out of a phenomenon, you've got England's loudest band to thank, dead drummers and all." Chicago Sun-Times, 01/21/2001, p.3, "...One of the funniest movies ever made....Reiner fills the frame with background information and subtle touches..." Entertainment Weekly, 05/23/2003, p.28, "...Stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer play fools as only wise men can..." Chicago Sun-Times, 09/15/2000, p.24, "...The movie is brilliant at telling its story....There are a lot of great visual jokes..." Total Film, 10/01/2009, 5 stars out of 5 -- "TAP's legend still runs....Endlessly quotable gags fly fast and a whiff of plausibility pervades..." Los Angeles Times, 09/08/2000, p.C4, "...Funny, devastatingly clever and original....As funny a film about the intersection of music and popular culture as has ever been made..." Title NoteTheatrical release: April 1984. Product Quotation/Excerpt"There's such a fine line between stupid and..."--David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean) Distributor NoteYou're about to get personal with one of music history's greatest and loudest heavy metal bands, Spinal Tap! Whether or not you're a die-hard fan of the group, you'll love this detailed "rockumentary" of Engand's legendary Spinal Tap. Acclaimed commercial director Marty DiBergi takes you behind the scenes for an intimate look at a band whose time has come and gone and come again and.... Through interviews, rare footage and lots of musicincluding classic Tap tunes like "Big Bottom" and "Hell Hole"you'll get acquainted with David St. Hubbins (lead guitar), Nigel Tufnel (lead guitar), Derek Smalls (lead bass) and every drummer who ever livedand diedfor this renowned rock band. Be a part of the sights, sounds and smells of this celebrated heavy metal phenomenon. It's an experience you'll never forget. Release NoteBlu-ray Disc Features: Blu-ray Disc Features: Additional Features: Product NotesA brilliant and hilarious documentary-style satire of a has-been British heavy metal band who never really was on an absurd American comeback tour that never quite gets off the ground, THIS IS SPINAL TAP practically birthed the mockumentary style. Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer are David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls, respectively--three clueless, self-absorbed men who form the nucleus of Spinal Tap, aging purveyors of overwrought songs with titles such as "Big Bottom," "Smell the Glove," and "Sex Farm." Shot in faux cinema verité-style with director Rob Reiner as fictional filmmaker Marty DiBergi, the film lampoons just about every rock & roll cliché (not to mention every rockumentary cliché) in the book as it follows these fallen rock idols from one disastrous gig to the next. Scenes of the tour's descent from desperation into total collapse are interspersed with interviews in which the band members delightfully prattle on inanely about the none-too-illustrious history and dubious vision of Spinal Tap. THIS IS SPINAL TAP is a striking and acutely hysterical directorial debut for Reiner and a deserved cult classic. Watch for an endless array of cameos by wonderful comic character actors along the way. If You Enjoy "This Is Spinal Tap (Blu-Ray)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "This Is Spinal Tap (Blu-Ray)"There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!
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